- Australian Literature Society Gold Medal, 1983: joint winner with Malouf's short story collection Child's Play[3]
- The Age Book of the Year Award, Imaginative Writing Prize, 1982: winner
- The Age Book of the Year Award, Book of the Year, 1982: winner
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