NSW Premier's Award shortlist celebrates short storytelling

By Linda Morris
Updated May 8 2017 - 9:43am, first published April 26 2017 - 10:47pm
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 12:  Nick Earls is launching a series of novellas set around the world on April 12, 2016 in Brisbane, Australia.  (Photo by Glenn Hunt/Fairfax Media) Photo: Glenn Hunt
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 12: Nick Earls is launching a series of novellas set around the world on April 12, 2016 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Glenn Hunt/Fairfax Media) Photo: Glenn Hunt

Nick Earls' novella Vancouver might be pocket-sized but its naming on the 2017 NSW Premier's Literary Awards' shortlist Wednesday flags a coming-of-age of shorter forms of storytelling and its growing popularity among time poor, screen-devoted readers.

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