The Lucky Galah

The Lucky Galah

First edition
Author	Tracy Sorensen
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Pan MacMillan, Australia
Publication date	27 February 2018
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	304
ISBN	9781760552657

The Lucky Galah (2018) is a novel by Australian author Tracy Sorensen. ^[1]

Plot summary

The Lucky Galah is set in a fictional remote coastal town named Port Badminton in Western Australia in the year 1969. The story is narrated by a galah named Lucky who can receive signals from satellite dishes (based on OTC Satellite Earth Station Carnarvon).

Reviews

• ABC Radio National Debut writers series: The Lucky Galah
• Newtown Review of Books TRACY SORENSEN The Lucky Galah. Reviewed by Michelle McLaren
• Australian Book Review ^[2]

Awards

• The UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing (2019 NSW Premier's Literary Awards) — Shortlisted ^[3]
• The Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction (2018) — Shortlisted ^[4]
• The Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction (2019) — Longlisted ^[5]
• Russell Prize (2019) — Shortlisted ^[6]
• Miles Franklin Award (2019) — Longlisted ^[7]

References

1. "The Lucky Galah - Pan Macmillan AU". Pan Macmillan Australia. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
2. Taylor, Josephine. "Josephine Taylor reviews 'The Lucky Galah' by Tracy Sorensen". www.australianbookreview.com.au. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
3. "NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2019 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
4. "Readings announces 2018 New Australian Fiction Award shortlist". Books+Publishing. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
5. "Indie Book Awards 2019 longlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
6. "Russell Prize for Humour Writing 2019 shortlist announced". Books + Publishing. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
7. "Miles Franklin 2019 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2019-05-22.