An asylum seeker detained on Manus island has won one of Australia’s biggest literature prizes, the Victorian Prize for Literature, for a book that he wrote via WhatsApp. We discuss the significance of the book and how art can contribute to championing the causes of asylum seekers.

<p>An asylum seeker detained on Manus island <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2019/01/boochani-asylum-seeker-manus-wins-australian-literature-prize-190131153103650.html">has won</a> one of Australia&rsquo;s biggest literature prizes,&nbsp;the Victorian Prize for Literature,&nbsp;for a book that he wrote via WhatsApp. We discuss the significance of the book and how art can contribute to championing the causes of asylum seekers.</p>

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