Minimalist poet Antigone Kefala wins the Patrick White Award for her contribution to Australian literature
- Written by Elizabeth McMahon, Professor of English literary studies, UNSW Sydney
Antigone Kefafa.Giramondo Publishing
The news that Antigone Kefala has won the Patrick White Award is completely thrilling. She is a most deserving winner by all the terms of that prize.
White established the award with funds from his 1973 Nobel prize. It is awarded without application “to a writer who has been highly creative over a long...




