Jessie’s novel Darkness on the Edge of Town has been shortlisted for the ALS Gold Medal.
The ALS Gold Medal is awarded annually for an outstanding literary work in the preceding calendar year. The Medal was inaugurated by the Australian Literature Society, which was founded in Melbourne in 1899 and incorporated into the Association for the Study of Australian Literature in 1982. The winner receives a gold medal.
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Jessie Cole 
Oh yeah! Well done – from the ladies at Heidi’s Place.