a roving party member under the leadership of Cottrell but probably still residing at Kingston. Gumm accompanied John Batman when he sailed to Port Phillip in the venture to establish a settlement that would eventually become the city of Melbourne. Awards and nominations 2011 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction 2011 winner The Australian/Vogel Literary Award (for an unpublished manuscript) 2012 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — UTS Award for New Writing 2012 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2012 co-winner The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist of the Year 2012 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Newcomer of the Year 2012 shortlisted The National Year of Reading 2012 Our Story Collection — Tasmania 2012 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) — Award for Fiction 2012 shortlisted Indie Awards — Debut Fiction 2013 winner Tasmanian Premier's Literary Prizes — Margaret Scott Prize 2013 shortlisted Tasmania Book Prizes — Tasmania Book Prize References External links Allen & Unwin The Australian The Age - Vogel Winner follows in contentious footsteps ABC review Sydney Writer's Centre UTAS - Grad awarded 2011 Vogel Award 2011 Australian novels Australian historical novels Novels set in Tasmania English-language novels 2011 debut novels Allen & Unwin books