ALT Alice Boyle, a light-skinned woman with dark hair, glasses, and wearing a striped t-shirt, is holding a copy of Dancing Barefoot and looking excited. The book has a reddish-pink and lilac cover and illustrations of the three main characters on the front. There's also a metallic silver stamp that shows that the book won the Text Prize.

ALT A teal and green graphic announcing the Readings Prize shortlist for 2023.

ALT A graphic showing the cover of Dancing Barefoot and a photo of the author, Alice Boyle. The cover is pink and red and features illustrations of three teenagers. The author photo shows a woman with glasses and curly hair

ALT A stack of shortlisted books, including 'Where You Left Us' by Rhiannon Wilde , 'Completely Normal (and Other Lies)' by Biffy James, 'If You Could See the Sun' by Ann Liang, 'The Upwelling' by Lystra Rose, 'Dancing Barefoot' by Alice Boyle, and 'Spice Road' by Maiya Ibrahim.

ALT The opening of an email that reads, 'Hi Alicia'.

ALT A lift mirror selfie of a woman wearing a bright red suit, a pink Keith Haring t-shirt, a black bumbag, and heels. She had luggage and tote bags with her in the lift.

ALT A photo of four women standing onstage at Sydney Writers Festival. All four are smiling at the camera.

ALT A photo of Carriageworks in Sydney, a large converted industrial space strung with fairy lights.

ALT Stacks of books sitting on a sunny table, including 'Dancing Barefoot' by Alice Boyle.