Congratulations to the Adas 2021 writers!
The Ada Cambridge Biographical Prose Prize 2021
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| AWARDED | TITLE | WRITER |
| Winner | The Harder They Fall | Natalie Fraser |
| Runner-up | Crossing Bridges | Frances Collings |
| Highly Commended | Frank | Anne Hotta |
| Commended | The Big Gas, 1973 | James Walton |
| Commended | Dust Figures | Maya Linden |
| Shortlisted | Walking in the Dark | Pamela Baker |
| Shortlisted | The Other Jenny | Penelope Bingham |
| Shortlisted | Bindoon | Sam Elkin |
| Shortlisted | Champagne Problems | Zach Pryor |
| Shortlisted | One Hell of a Day | Diane Williamson |
The Ada Cambridge Poetry Prize 2021
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| AWARDED | TITLE | WRITER |
| Winner | Sonali’s Detour | Suzi Mezei |
| Runner-up | Hawaiian Spangle | Jennifer Harrison |
| Highly Commended | Love Like This | Gayelene Carbis |
| Commended | Illumination | Belle Hann |
| Commended | You Are Not/Your Poetry | Gayelene Carbis |
| Commended | The Whelp | Suzi Mezei |
| Commended | Get Lit | Thuy On |
| Shortlisted | Changing the Sheets before Lockdown | Karen Andrews |
| Shortlisted | Sparrows | Rosemary Blake |
| Shortlisted | With Lorenzo Lotto awake in the early hours | Anne Elvey |
The Young Adas Prize 2021
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| AWARDED | TITLE | WRITER |
| Winner | A Kumquat Enterprise | Elena Turner |
| Runner-up | A Roll of Film | Crislin Rosete |
| Highly Commended | The Foreign Land | Cathy Le |
| Commended | Crashing Thunder | Agrima Ghosh |
| Commended | A Foreign Touch | Rydham Oza |
| Shortlisted | Her Story | Adelaide Umali |
| Shortlisted | Snapshots of Time Well Spent | Alex Eagles |
| Shortlisted | A Woman’s Guide to Staying Alive | Charlize Miranda |
| Shortlisted | Little Rabbit | Cindy Truong |
| Shortlisted | My Name | Likitha Kujala |