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How truth and fiction won Emma Batchelor this year’s Vogel Award – Sydney Morning Herald
An unseen upheaval in her relationship galvanised Emma Batchelor to write her award-winning novel Now That I See You.
On the day that Jesse Petrie, her partner of several years, told her she was transitioning to a woman, Emma Batchelors life changed forever. She hadnt seen the bombshell coming and it plunged her into depression, doubts about her sexuality, and thoughts of suicide.
It also provided her with material for her first novel, which has won this years Vogel award for an unpublished manuscript by a writer under 35. The prize has previously launched the careers of many Australian writers including Kate Grenville,…
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