New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
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The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards were established in 1979 by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran
. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities. If governments treat writers and artists with respect and understanding, the community will be more likely to do the same." Notable prizes include the Christina Stead
Prize for fiction, the Kenneth Slessor
Prize for poetry, and the Douglas Stewart Prize for non-fiction.
Note: no awards were presented in 1998.
.
Neville Wran
Neville Kenneth Wran, AC, CNZM, QC was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 until 1986. He was National President of the Australian Labor Party from 1980 to 1986 and Chairman of both the Lionel Murphy Foundation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation from 1986...
. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities. If governments treat writers and artists with respect and understanding, the community will be more likely to do the same." Notable prizes include the Christina Stead
Christina Stead
Christina Stead was an Australian novelist and short-story writer acclaimed for her satirical wit and penetrating psychological characterisations.-Biography:...
Prize for fiction, the Kenneth Slessor
Kenneth Slessor
Kenneth Adolf Slessor OBE was an Australian poet and journalist. He was one of Australia's leading poets, notable particularly for the absorption of modernist influences into Australian poetry. The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is named after him.-Life:Slessor was born Kenneth Adolphe...
Prize for poetry, and the Douglas Stewart Prize for non-fiction.
Note: no awards were presented in 1998.
Christina Stead Prize for fiction
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- 1999 H M Bark Endeavour by Ray ParkinRay ParkinRay Parkin was an Australian writer, amateur artist, and self-taught historian, noted for his memoirs of World War II and a major work on Captain Cook's Endeavour voyage.-Early life:...
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- 1995 The Orchard by Drusilla ModjeskaDrusilla Modjeska- Life :Drusilla Modjeska was born in England and lived in Papua New Guinea before arriving in Australia in 1971. She studied at the Australian National University and the University of New South Wales completing a PhD which was published as Exiles at Home: Australian Women Writers 1925-1945...
- 1994 Australia's Spies and Their Secrets by David McKnight; The Scandalous Penton by Patrick Buckridge
- 1993 Robert Menzies Forgotten People by Judith BrettJudith BrettJudith Brett is a professor of politics at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.She was an editor of Meanjin, the Melbourne-based Australian literary quarterly in the 1980s, and was a co-editor of Arena Magazine in the 1990s.-Books:...
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- 1979 A History of Australia Volume IV by Manning ClarkManning ClarkCharles Manning Hope Clark, AC , an Australian historian, was the author of the best-known general history of Australia, his six-volume A History of Australia, published between 1962 and 1987...
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
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Smoke Encrypted Whispers by Samuel Wagan WatsonSamuel Wagan WatsonSamuel Wagan Watson is a contemporary Indigenous Australian poet.Samuel Wagan Watson was born in Brisbane, his family is Irish, German, Bundjalung and Birri Gubba... - 20042004 in Australian literatureThe year 2004 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2004 in literature.See also:2003 in Australian literature,2004 in Australia,...
Dear Deliria: New & Selected Poems by Pam BrownPam BrownPam Brown is an Australian poet.- Career :Brown was born in Seymour, Victoria, and her childhood was spent in on military bases in Toowoomba and Brisbane. Since her early twenties, she has mostly lived in Sydney... - 20032003 in Australian literatureThe year 2003 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2003 in literature.See also:2002 in literature,2003 in Australia,2004 in Australian literature....
Screens Jets Heaven: New and Selected Poems by Jill JonesJill Jones (poet)Jill Jones is a poet and writer living in Sydney, Australia.In 1993 she won the Mary Gilmore Prize for her first book of poetry, The Mask and the Jagged Star . Her third book, The Book of Possibilities , was published in 1997. It was shortlisted for the National Book Council 'Banjo' Awards and the... - 2002 The Lovemakers by Alan WearneAlan WearneAlan Wearne is an Australian poet.Alan Wearne was born and grew up in Melbourne. He studied history at Monash University where he met the poets Laurie Duggan and John A. Scott...
- 2001 Africa by Ken Taylor
- 2000 Mines by Jennifer MaidenJennifer MaidenJennifer Maiden is a contemporary Australian poet.Jennifer Maiden was born in Penrith, New South Wales. She began publishing professionally in the late 1960s and has been active in Sydney's literary scene since then. She took a BA at Macquarie University in the early 1970s...
- 1999 Race Against Time by Lee CataldiLee CataldiLee Cataldi is a contemporary Australian poet and linguist.-Biography:Lee Cataldi was born in Sydney during World War II when, owing to her Italian heritage, she was technically an 'enemy alien'. As a child she lived in Hobart, moving back to Sydney for university...
- 1997 The Viewfinder by Anthony LawrenceAnthony Lawrence-Biography:Born in Tamworth, New South Wales, Anthony Lawrence left school at 16, and has worked variously as a jackeroo, fisherman, teacher and writer. Lawrence has received a number of Australia Council for the Arts Literature Board Grants and has won numerous awards for his poetry, including the...
- 1996 Weeping for Lost Babylon by Eric BeachEric BeachEric Beach, born 1947, is a New Zealand and Australian poet, playwright, and short story writer.-Biography:Born in New Zealand, Beach has lived in Tasmania and in Victoria since 1972...
; Selected Poems by J. S. HarryJ. S. HarryJ. S. Harry is a contemporary Australian poet who has been described as “one of Australian poetry’s keenest satirists, political and social commentators, and perhaps its most ethical agent and antagonist.”... - 1995 Coming Home From the World by Peter BoylePeter Boyle (poet)-Biography:Peter Boyle was born in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1951. He has published nine collections of poetry, including The Blue Cloud of Crying and Coming Home From the World....
- 1994 Ghosting William Buckley by Barry HillBarry Hill (writer)Barry Hill is an Australian historian, poet, journalist and academic.Hill was born in Melbourne, Australia. He studied at the University of Melbourne gaining his Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Education and a Doctor of Philosophy and from there went to London where he gained his Master of Arts ...
- 1993 Translations from the Natural World by Les A. MurrayLes Murray (poet)Leslie Allan Murray, AO , known as Les Murray, is an Australian poet, anthologist and critic. His career spans over forty years, and he has published nearly 30 volumes of poetry, as well as two verse novels and collections of his prose writings...
- 1992 Selected Poems by Elizabeth RiddellElizabeth RiddellElizabeth Riddell was an Australian poet and journalist.Born in Napier, New Zealand, Elizabeth Richmond Riddell came to Australia in 1928 where she worked at Smith's Weekly and won a Walkley Award....
- 1991 The Winter Baby by Jennifer MaidenJennifer MaidenJennifer Maiden is a contemporary Australian poet.Jennifer Maiden was born in Penrith, New South Wales. She began publishing professionally in the late 1960s and has been active in Sydney's literary scene since then. She took a BA at Macquarie University in the early 1970s...
- 1990 The Clean Dark by Robert AdamsonRobert Adamson (poet)Robert Adamson is an Australian poet and publisher.-Biography:Adamson grew up in Neutral Bay and spent much of his teenage years in Gosford Boys Home for juvenile offenders. He discovered poetry while educating himself in Gaol in his 20s. His first book, Canticles on the Skin, was published in 1970...
- 1989 Under Berlin by John TranterJohn TranterJohn Ernest Tranter is an Australian poet, publisher and editor. He has a long list of achievements in writing, publishing and broadcasting...
- 1988 The Domesticity of Giraffes by Judith BeveridgeJudith BeveridgeJudith Beveridge is a contemporary Australian poet, editor and academic.-Biography:Judith Beveridge was born in London, England, arriving in Australia with her parents in 1960. Completing a BA at UTS she has worked in libraries, teaching, as a researcher and in environmental regeneration...
- 1987 Blood and Bone by Philip HodginsPhilip HodginsPhilip Ian Hodgins was a prize-winning Australian poet whose work appeared in such major publications as The New Yorker. Peter Rose called him 'probably the most loved [Australian] poet of his generation', noting that 'his admirers ranged from... Alan Hollinghurst to Ron Barassi and Peter Porter...
- 1986 Selected Poems 1963-83 by Robert GrayRobert Gray (poet)Robert William Geoffrey Gray is an Australian poet, freelance writer, and critic.-Biography:Gray grew up in Coffs Harbour and was educated in a country town on the north coast of New South Wales. He trained there as a journalist, and since then has worked in Sydney as an editor, advertising...
- 1985 Your Shadow by Kevin Hart
- 1984 The People's Other World by Les A. MurrayLes Murray (poet)Leslie Allan Murray, AO , known as Les Murray, is an Australian poet, anthologist and critic. His career spans over forty years, and he has published nearly 30 volumes of poetry, as well as two verse novels and collections of his prose writings...
- 1983 Tide Country by Vivian SmithVivian SmithVivian Brian Smith is an Australian poet. He is considered one of the most lyrical and observant Australian poets of his generation....
- 1982 Kaddish and Other Poems by Fay ZwickyFay ZwickyFay Zwicky is a contemporary Australian poet, short-story writer, critic and academic primarily known for her autobiographical poem Kaddish which deals with her identity as a Jewish writer.-Life:...
- 1981 Astral Sea by Alan GouldAlan GouldAlan Gould is a contemporary Australian novelist and poet.Born in London Alan Gould's family lived in Northern Ireland, Germany and Singapore before arriving in Australia in 1966. He completed a BA at Australian National University and a Diploma of Education at the then Canberra College of...
- 1980 Man in the Honeysuckle by David CampbellDavid Campbell (poet)David Watt Ian Campbell was an Australian poet who wrote over 15 volumes of prose and poetry.-Life:Campbell was born on 16 July 1915 at Ellerslie Station, near Adelong, New South Wales...
NSW Premier's Biennial Prize for Literary Scholarship
- 20082008 in Australian literatureThe year 2008 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2008 in literature.See also:2007 in Australian literature,2008 in Australia,...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: a Literary Life by William Christie - 20062006 in Australian literatureThe year 2006 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2006 in literature.See also:2005 in Australian literature,2006 in Australia,...
Postcolonial Conrad: Paradoxes of Empire by Terry Collits - 20042004 in Australian literatureThe year 2004 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2004 in literature.See also:2003 in Australian literature,2004 in Australia,...
Broken Song: T.G.H. Strehlow and Aboriginal Possession by Barry HillBarry Hill (writer)Barry Hill is an Australian historian, poet, journalist and academic.Hill was born in Melbourne, Australia. He studied at the University of Melbourne gaining his Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Education and a Doctor of Philosophy and from there went to London where he gained his Master of Arts ...
Ethel Turner Prize for young people's literature
- 20092009 in Australian literatureThe year 2009 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2009 in literature.See also:2008 in Australian literature,2009 in Australia,...
A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper - 20082008 in Australian literatureThe year 2008 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2008 in literature.See also:2007 in Australian literature,2008 in Australia,...
Town by James RoyJames RoyJames Roy is an Australian writer. He writes primarily for young adults and children, and in addition to his native Australia, his books are published in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany and South Korea.Roy's parents were Seventh-day Adventist missionaries to Papua... - 20072007 in Australian literatureThe year 2007 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2007 in literature.See also:2006 in Australian literature,2007 in Australia,...
The Red Shoe by Ursula DubosarskyUrsula DubosarskyUrsula Dubosarsky is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has won nine national literary prizes, including five NSW Premier's Literary Awards, more than any other writer in the Awards' 30 year history... - 20062006 in Australian literatureThe year 2006 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2006 in literature.See also:2005 in Australian literature,2006 in Australia,...
Theodora's Gift by Ursula DubosarskyUrsula DubosarskyUrsula Dubosarsky is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has won nine national literary prizes, including five NSW Premier's Literary Awards, more than any other writer in the Awards' 30 year history... - 20052005 in Australian literatureThe year 2005 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2005 in literature.See also:2004 in Australian literature,2005 in Australia,...
By the River by Steven HerrickSteven HerrickSteven Herrick is an Australian poet. Writing mainly free verse, Herrick has published eighteen books of poetry for adults, young adults and children.... - 20042004 in Australian literatureThe year 2004 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2004 in literature.See also:2003 in Australian literature,2004 in Australia,...
Boys of Blood and Bone by David Metzenthen - 20032003 in Australian literatureThe year 2003 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2003 in literature.See also:2002 in literature,2003 in Australia,2004 in Australian literature....
The Messenger by Markus ZusakMarkus ZusakMarkus Zusak is an Australian author. He is best known for his books The Book Thief and The Messenger , which have been international bestsellers.- Career :... - 2002 Soldier Boy: The True Story of Jim Martin, the Youngest Anzac by Anthony HillAnthony Hill (author)Anthony Hill is an Australian author based in Canberra.Born in Melbourne, Victoria, he attended Melbourne University from 1960 until 1963 and then worked as a journalist at the Melbourne Herald before joining the Parliamentary Press Gallery in 1972. In 1977 he left the Press Gallery to run an...
- 2001 Feeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn MoriartyJaclyn MoriartyJaclyn Moriarty is an Australian novelist, most known for her young adult literature.-Biography:Moriarty was raised in the northern suburbs of Sydney. She has five sisters and one brother. Two of her sisters, Liane Moriarty and Nicola, are also novelists. Moriarty studied English at the University...
- 2000 The Binna-Binna Man by Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor
- 1999 The Divine Wind by Garry DisherGarry DisherGarry Disher is an Australian author of crime fiction and children's literature.- Awards :*Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2007: winner for Chain of Evidence...
- 1997 The Two Bullies by Junko Morimoto
- 1996 Johnny Hart's Heroes by David Metzenthen
- 1995 Mr Enigmatic by Jenny Pausacker
- 1994 The White Guinea Pig by Ursula DubosarskyUrsula DubosarskyUrsula Dubosarsky is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has won nine national literary prizes, including five NSW Premier's Literary Awards, more than any other writer in the Awards' 30 year history...
- 1993 Tjarany Roughtail by Gracie Greene, Lucille Gill and Joe Tramacchi
- 1992 All in the Blue Unclouded Weather by Robin KleinRobin KleinRobin McMaugh Klein is an Australian author of books for children. She was born 28 February 1936, in Kempsey, New South Wales and now resides near Melbourne.-Early life:...
- 1991 Strange Objects by Gary CrewGary Crew-Life:Gary Crew was born in Brisbane, Queensland on 23 September 1947. An illness during childhood kept him home from school but enabled him to develop an interest in reading adventure stories....
- 1990 The Blue Chameleon by Katherine ScholesKatherine ScholesKatherine Anne Scholes is an Australian writer. She was born in the Dodoma Region of Tanzania where her parents were English missionaries, and spent most of her childhood there before moving to England and then Tasmania....
- 1989 You Take the High Road by Mary Pershall
- 1988 Answers to Brut by Gillian RubinsteinGillian RubinsteinGillian Rubinstein is an English-born children's author and playwright. Born in Potten End, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, Rubinstein split her childhood between England and Nigeria, moving to Australia in 1973. As well as eight plays, numerous short stories and articles, she has written...
- 1987 A Rabbit Named Harris by Nan Hunt and Betina Ogden
- 1986 The True Story of Spit MacPhee by James AldridgeJames AldridgeHarold Edward James Aldridge was a multi-award–winning Australian author and journalist whose World War II despatches were published worldwide and formed the basis of several of his novels, including the prize-winning The Sea Eagle about Australian troops in Crete.Aldridge was born in White Hills,...
- 1985 The House That was Eureka by Nadia WheatleyNadia WheatleyNadia Wheatley is an award winning Australian writer of children’s fiction and non-fiction, adult non-fiction and biographies, and newspaper and journal articles. Her works often focus on "the difficulties faced by Aborigines or non-English-speaking newcomers to Australia, ... environmental issues...
- 1984 Possum Magic by Mem FoxMem FoxMem Fox, AM is an Australian writer of children's books and an educationalist specialising in literacy. Fox is semi-retired and lives in Adelaide.-Career:...
and Julie Vivas - 1983 Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela AllenPamela AllenPamela Allen, born in April 1934, in Devonport, New Zealand is a children's writer and illustrator. She has published over 30 picture books since 1980, when she moved to Australia. Eight of her books have been adapted for the stage by The Patch Theatre Company and performed at the Sydney Opera House...
; Five Times Dizzy by Nadia WheatleyNadia WheatleyNadia Wheatley is an award winning Australian writer of children’s fiction and non-fiction, adult non-fiction and biographies, and newspaper and journal articles. Her works often focus on "the difficulties faced by Aborigines or non-English-speaking newcomers to Australia, ... environmental issues...
(Special Children's book) - 1982 Whistle Up the Chimney by Nan Hunt and Craig SmithCraig SmithCraig Smith is an American professional basketball player who was most recently member of the Los Angeles Clippers...
- 1981 When the Wind Changed by Ruth ParkRuth ParkRuth Park, AM was a New Zealand-born author, who spent most of her life in Australia. Her best known works are the novels The Harp in the South and Playing Beatie Bow , and the children's radio serial The Muddle-Headed Wombat , which also spawned a book series .-Personal history:Park was born in...
and Deborah NilandDeborah NilandDeborah Niland is an Australian artist, well known as a writer and illustrator of children's books. Some of her most popular books include Annie's Chair, When The Wind Changed, Mulga Bill's Bicycle, and Chatterbox...
; Seventh Pebble by Eleanor SpenceEleanor SpenceEleanor Spence was an award-winning Australian author of novels for young adults and older children. Her books explore a wide range of issues, including Australian history, religion, autism, bigotry, materialism and alienation. She was a Member of the Order of Australia.-Biography:Eleanor Rachel... - 1980 Mr Archimedes' Bath by Pamela AllenPamela AllenPamela Allen, born in April 1934, in Devonport, New Zealand is a children's writer and illustrator. She has published over 30 picture books since 1980, when she moved to Australia. Eight of her books have been adapted for the stage by The Patch Theatre Company and performed at the Sydney Opera House...
; Land of the Rainbow Snake by Catherine BerndtCatherine BerndtCatherine H. Berndt , born in Auckland, was an Australian anthropologist. She published valuable monographs on Aboriginal Australia, including Changing ceremonies in Northern Australia ....
(Special Children's book) - 1979 John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat by Jenny Wagner; The Dark Bright Water by Patricia WrightsonPatricia WrightsonPatricia Wrightson was an Australian author who wrote a number of highly regarded and influential children's books. Her reputation came to rest largely on her magic realist titles. Her books, including the widely praised The Nargun and The Stars , were among the first Australian books for children...
(Special Children's book)
Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature
- 20092009 in Australian literatureThe year 2009 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2009 in literature.See also:2008 in Australian literature,2009 in Australia,...
The Word Spy by Ursula DubosarskyUrsula DubosarskyUrsula Dubosarsky is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has won nine national literary prizes, including five NSW Premier's Literary Awards, more than any other writer in the Awards' 30 year history...
and Tohby RiddleTohby RiddleTohby Riddle is an Australian cartoonist and picture-book creator. In 2005 he became editor of The School Magazine, in which his illustrations, non-fiction pieces and poems appear regularly... - 20082008 in Australian literatureThe year 2008 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2008 in literature.See also:2007 in Australian literature,2008 in Australia,...
The Peasant Prince by Li CunxinLi CunxinLi Cunxin is a Chinese-Australian former ballet dancer and current stockbroker.-Early life:Li was born into poverty in the Li Commune near the city of Qingdao in the Shandong province of People's Republic of China...
, (Anne Spudvilas, illus) - 20072007 in Australian literatureThe year 2007 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2007 in literature.See also:2006 in Australian literature,2007 in Australia,...
Home by Narelle Oliver - 20062006 in Australian literatureThe year 2006 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2006 in literature.See also:2005 in Australian literature,2006 in Australia,...
In the Monkey Forest by Kierin MeehanKierin MeehanKierin Meehan is an Australian children's book author, teacher and choreographer.-History:As a child, Meehan wanted to be a ballet dancer or a veterinarian, but her life took a different path when she discovered she did not like wearing pointe shoes and was afraid of animals... - 20052005 in Australian literatureThe year 2005 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2005 in literature.See also:2004 in Australian literature,2005 in Australia,...
Farm Kid by Sherryl Clark - 20042004 in Australian literatureThe year 2004 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2004 in literature.See also:2003 in Australian literature,2004 in Australia,...
Night Singing by Kierin MeehanKierin MeehanKierin Meehan is an Australian children's book author, teacher and choreographer.-History:As a child, Meehan wanted to be a ballet dancer or a veterinarian, but her life took a different path when she discovered she did not like wearing pointe shoes and was afraid of animals... - 20032003 in Australian literatureThe year 2003 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2003 in literature.See also:2002 in literature,2003 in Australia,2004 in Australian literature....
Where in the World by Simon French - 2002 The Red Tree by Shaun TanShaun TanShaun Tan is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books such as The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and The Arrival...
- 2001 Fox by Margaret WildMargaret WildMargaret Wild is an Australian author. She was born in 1948 in Eschew, a small town in South Africa, and came to Australia in 1972. She now lives in Sydney. Before becoming a fulltime writer, Margaret was a journalist for newspapers and magazines and then she worked for sixteen years as a book...
and Ron Brooks (illustrator) - 2000 The Spangled Drongo by Steven HerrickSteven HerrickSteven Herrick is an Australian poet. Writing mainly free verse, Herrick has published eighteen books of poetry for adults, young adults and children....
- 1999 Antonio S and the Mystery of Theodore Guzman by Odo HirschOdo HirschOdo Hirsch is the pen name of David Kausman, an Australian author of children's books. He was born in Melbourne, where he trained to be a doctor, but moved to London, where he currently lives....
Community Relations Commission Award
(Note from 1980 to 2000 called the Ethnic Affairs Commission Award)- 20092009 in Australian literatureThe year 2009 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2009 in literature.See also:2008 in Australian literature,2009 in Australia,...
Destination Australia: migration to Australia since 1901 by Eric Richards - 20082008 in Australian literatureThe year 2008 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2008 in literature.See also:2007 in Australian literature,2008 in Australia,...
Sunrise West by Jacob G. Rosenberg - 20072007 in Australian literatureThe year 2007 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2007 in literature.See also:2006 in Australian literature,2007 in Australia,...
The Arrival by Shaun TanShaun TanShaun Tan is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books such as The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and The Arrival... - 20062006 in Australian literatureThe year 2006 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2006 in literature.See also:2005 in Australian literature,2006 in Australia,...
The Secret RiverThe Secret RiverThe Secret River, written by Kate Grenville in 2005, is a historical fiction about an early 19th century Englishman transported to Australia for theft. The story explores what may have happened when Europeans colonised land already inhabited by Aboriginal people. The book is also one of careful...
by Kate GrenvilleKate GrenvilleKate Grenville is one of Australia's best-known authors. She's published nine novels, a collection of short stories, and four books about the writing process.... - 20052005 in Australian literatureThe year 2005 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2005 in literature.See also:2004 in Australian literature,2005 in Australia,...
A Certain Maritime Incident: the sinking of SIEV X by Tony Kevin - 20042004 in Australian literatureThe year 2004 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2004 in literature.See also:2003 in Australian literature,2004 in Australia,...
Against Paranoid Nationalism: Searching for Hope in a Shrinking Society by Ghassan HageGhassan HageGhassan Hage is a Lebanese-Australian academic serving as Future Generation Professor of Anthropology and Social Theory at the University of Melbourne. Professor Hage has been a very high-profile contributor to debates on multiculturalism in Australia and has published widely on the topic... - 20032003 in Australian literatureThe year 2003 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2003 in literature.See also:2002 in literature,2003 in Australia,2004 in Australian literature....
Secrets and Spies: The Harbin Files by Mara Moustafine - 2002 Visits Home: Migration Experiences between Italy and Australia by Loretta Baldassar
- 2001 Rabbit-Proof FenceRabbit-Proof Fence (film)Rabbit-Proof Fence is a 2002 Australian drama film directed by Phillip Noyce based on the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara...
by Christine Olsen
Ethnic Affairs Commission Award
In 2001 superseded by the Community Relations Commission Award.- 2000 The Binna-Binna Man by Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor
- 1999 Mortal Divide: the Autobiography of Yiorgos Alexandroglou by George AlexanderGeorge AlexanderGeorge Alexander may refer to:*George Alexander , British actor*George Alexander , mayor of Los Angeles*George T. Alexander , US Army soldier*George W...
- 1997 The Fiftieth GateThe Fiftieth GateThe Fiftieth Gate is a book written by Mark Raphael Baker and published by HarperCollins in 1997. The book documents his exploration of his parents' memories and past in relation to the Holocaust...
by Mark Raphael Baker - 1996 Caravanserai by Hanifa DeenHanifa DeenHanifa Deen is an award-winning third generation Australian writer, originally of Pakistani ancestry.. She has described how one of her grandfathers was a Kashmiri who jumped ship in Melbourne, while the other was a Punjabi small business man who came in the wake of the Afghan camel drivers, who...
- 1995 The First Book of Samuel by Ursula DubosarskyUrsula DubosarskyUrsula Dubosarsky is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has won nine national literary prizes, including five NSW Premier's Literary Awards, more than any other writer in the Awards' 30 year history...
- 1994 Aphrodite and the Others by Gillian BourasGillian BourasGillian Bouras is an expatriate Australian writer who has written several books, stories and articles, many of them dealing with her experiences as an Australian woman in Greece.-Life:...
- 1993 The Crocodile Fury by Beth Yahp
- 1992 Inside Outside by Andrew Riemer
- 1991 Jewels and Ashes by Arnold ZableArnold ZableArnold Zable is an award winning Australian writer, storyteller, educator and human rights advocate, particularly in the area of migrant education. His writings focus primarily on migrant experience.-Life:...
- 1987 Dreamtime Nightmares by Bill Rosser
- 1986 No Snow In December by Maria Lewitt
- 1985 Oh Lucky Country by Rosa Cappiello
- 1984 A Universe of Clowns by Serge Liberman
- 1983 Faith of Our Fathers by Spiro ZavosSpiro ZavosSpiro Zavos is an Australasian historian, philosopher, journalist and writer...
- 1982 The Long Farewell by Don CharlwoodDon CharlwoodDonald Ernest Cameron Charlwood OAM is an Australian author. He has also worked as a farm hand, in air traffic control, and most notably as an RAAF navigator in Bomber Command during the Second World War....
- 1981 For the Patriarch by Angelo LoukakisAngelo LoukakisAngelo Loukakis is an Australian author. He was born in Australia, attended Fort Street High School, studied English Literature at the University of New South Wales, and acquired a Dip. Ed. from Sydney Teachers College and a Doctorate in Creative Arts from the University of Technology, Sydney. He...
- 1980 Australia through Italian Eyes by Stephanie Lindsay Thompson
Gleebooks Prize for Critical Writing
- 20092009 in Australian literatureThe year 2009 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2009 in literature.See also:2008 in Australian literature,2009 in Australia,...
Unfinished Business: Paul Keating's interrupted revolutionUnfinished Business: Paul Keating's interrupted revolutionUnfinished Business: Paul Keating's interrupted revolution is a non-fiction political book, by David Love. It won the 2009 Gleebooks Prize for critical writing.It is his account of the prime ministership of Australia of Paul Keating.-Bibliography:...
by David Love - 20082008 in Australian literatureThe year 2008 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2008 in literature.See also:2007 in Australian literature,2008 in Australia,...
Race and the Crisis of Humanism by Kay Anderson - 20072007 in Australian literatureThe year 2007 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2007 in literature.See also:2006 in Australian literature,2007 in Australia,...
Asbestos House: the Secret History of James Hardie Industries by Gideon HaighGideon HaighGideon Clifford Jeffrey Davidson Haigh is an English-born Australian journalist, who writes about sport and business. He was born in London of a Yorkshire father and an Australian mother, and was raised in Geelong, Victoria.- Career :Haigh has been writing about sport and business for over... - 20062006 in Australian literatureThe year 2006 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2006 in literature.See also:2005 in Australian literature,2006 in Australia,...
The Weather Makers: the History and Future Impact of Climate ChangeThe Weather MakersThe Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change is a book by Tim Flannery.The book received critical acclaim. It won the major prize at the 2006 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, and was short-listed for the 2010 Jan Michalski Prize for Literature.-Description:The book...
by Tim FlanneryTim FlanneryTimothy Fridtjof Flannery is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist and global warming activist.... - 20052005 in Australian literatureThe year 2005 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2005 in literature.See also:2004 in Australian literature,2005 in Australia,...
Blackfellas Whitefellas and the Hidden Injuries of Race by Gillian Cowlishaw - 20042004 in Australian literatureThe year 2004 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2004 in literature.See also:2003 in Australian literature,2004 in Australia,...
The Artificial Horizon: Imagining the Blue Mountains by Martin Thomas - 20032003 in Australian literatureThe year 2003 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2003 in literature.See also:2002 in literature,2003 in Australia,2004 in Australian literature....
How Simone de Beauvoir Died in Australia by Sylvia Lawson - 2002 Borderline: Australia's treatment of refugees and asylum seekers by Peter Mares
- 2001 Broken Circles: Fragmenting Indigenous Families 1800-2000 by Anna Haebich
- 2000 Reading the Holocaust by Inga ClendinnenInga ClendinnenInga Vivienne Clendinnen AO is an Australian author and historian, anthropologist and academic.-Life and career:Born in Geelong, Victoria, Clendinnen graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1955 with a BA...
- 1999 Ngarrindjeri Wurruwarrin: A World that Is, Was and Will Be by Diane BellDiane BellDiane Robin Bell is a pioneering Australian feminist anthropologist, author and activist, Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the George Washington University in Washington, D. C., Writer and Editor in Residence at Flinders University, South Australia and Visiting Professor School of Social...
- 1997 Love and Freedom: Professional Women and the Reshaping of Personal Life by Alison Mackinnon
- 1996 Artful Histories: Modern Australian Autobiography by David McCooeyDavid McCooeyDr. David McCooey, poet, critic and academic, was born in London in 1967. He moved to Perth, Western Australia, with his family in 1970. He studied at University of Western Australia , and completed his doctorate at Sydney University ....
- 1995 Volatile Bodies, Towards a Corporeal Feminism by Elizabeth GroszElizabeth GroszElizabeth A. Grosz is an Australian feminist academic living and working in the USA. She is known for philosophical interpretations of the work of French philosophers Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze, as well as her readings of the works of French feminists, Luce...
UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing
Award renamed in 2008 from the UTS Award for New Writing to honour Glenda AdamsGlenda Adams
Glenda Emilie Adams was an Australian novelist and short story writer, probably best known as the winner of the 1987 Miles Franklin Award for Dancing on Coral...
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- 20092009 in Australian literatureThe year 2009 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2009 in literature.See also:2008 in Australian literature,2009 in Australia,...
The Boat by Nam LeNam Le (writer)Nam Le is a Vietnamese-born Australian writer, who won the Dylan Thomas Prize for his book The Boat, a collection of short stories... - 20082008 in Australian literatureThe year 2008 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2008 in literature.See also:2007 in Australian literature,2008 in Australia,...
Feather Man by Rhyll McMasterRhyll McMasterRhyll McMaster is a contemporary Australian poet and novelist. She has worked as a secretary, a nurse and a sheep farmer. She now lives in Sydney and has written full-time since 2000.... - 20072007 in Australian literatureThe year 2007 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2007 in literature.See also:2006 in Australian literature,2007 in Australia,...
Swallow the Air by Tara June WinchTara June WinchTara June Winch is an Australian writer of Aboriginal and European descent. Her first book, Swallow the Air, won several major Australian literary awards.-Life:... - 20062006 in Australian literatureThe year 2006 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2006 in literature.See also:2005 in Australian literature,2006 in Australia,...
An Accidental Terrorist by Steven Lang - 20052005 in Australian literatureThe year 2005 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2005 in literature.See also:2004 in Australian literature,2005 in Australia,...
The Last Ride by Denise Young
Play Award
- 20092009 in Australian literatureThe year 2009 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2009 in literature.See also:2008 in Australian literature,2009 in Australia,...
The Serpent's Teeth by Daniel Keene - 20082008 in Australian literatureThe year 2008 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2008 in literature.See also:2007 in Australian literature,2008 in Australia,...
Stories in the Dark by Debra OswaldDebra OswaldDebra Oswald is an Australian writer for film, television, stage, radio and children's fiction. In 2008 her Stories in the Dark won Best Play in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. She is creator and head writer of the Channel 10 drama series Offspring, for which she won the 2011 NSW Premier's... - 20072007 in Australian literatureThe year 2007 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2007 in literature.See also:2006 in Australian literature,2007 in Australia,...
Holding the ManHolding the ManHolding the Man is the best-selling memoir by the Australian writer, actor, and activist Timothy Conigrave. It was adapted for the stage by Tommy Murphy in 2006, and has become one of the most successful Australian stage productions in recent years.Holding the Man was published in February 1995 by...
by Tommy Murphy, adapted from the book by Timothy ConigraveTimothy ConigraveTim Conigrave was an Australian actor, writer, and activist. He was born in Melbourne, and after attending the Jesuit Xavier College and Monash University he moved to Sydney to study at the National Institute of Dramatic Art , from which he graduated in 1984...
, Griffin Theatre CompanyGriffin Theatre CompanyGriffin Theatre Company is an Australian theatre specialising in new writing. It is the resident theatre company at the SBW Stables Theatre in Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia... - 20062006 in Australian literatureThe year 2006 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2006 in literature.See also:2005 in Australian literature,2006 in Australia,...
Strangers in BetweenStrangers in BetweenStrangers in Between is a two-act Australian play by Tommy Murphy. It won the $15,000 2006 NSW Premier’s Literary Award for Best Play. It was first staged at Sydney's Griffin Theatre Company in February 2005, where it broke box office records....
by Tommy Murphy - 20052005 in Australian literatureThe year 2005 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2005 in literature.See also:2004 in Australian literature,2005 in Australia,...
Harbour by Katherine ThomsonKatherine ThomsonKatherine Thomson is an Australian playwright and screenwriter.Katherine Thomson was born in Manly, New South Wales and began her theatrical involvement as a teenager with the Australian Theatre for Young People... - 20042004 in Australian literatureThe year 2004 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2004 in literature.See also:2003 in Australian literature,2004 in Australia,...
Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America by Stephen SewellStephen Sewell (writer)Stephen John Sewell is a highly acclaimed playwright, novelist and screenwriter who has produced some of Australia's most awarded plays and whose work has been widely performed both nationally and internationally.... - 20032003 in Australian literatureThe year 2003 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2003 in literature.See also:2002 in literature,2003 in Australia,2004 in Australian literature....
Half & Half by Daniel Keene - 2002 Miss Tanaka by John RomerilJohn RomerilJohn Henry Romeril is a contemporary Australian playwright.John Romeril was born and grew up in Melbourne where he attended Monash University. His first plays, I Don't Know Who To Feel Sorry For and Chicago, Chicago were written while he was still a student...
- 2001 Milo's Wake by Margery Forde and Michael Forde
- 2000 Scissors, Paper, Rock by Daniel Keene
- 1999 Box the Pony by Scott Rankin and Leah PurcellLeah PurcellLeah Purcell is an Australian actor, director and writer.-Biography:She is a film, television and theatre actor, singer, director and playwright. She is the youngest of seven children of Aboriginal and white Australian descent. Her father was a butcher and a boxing trainer...
- 1997 Jerusalem by Michael Gurr
- 1996 The Shoe-Horn Sonata by John Misto
- 1995 Sweet Phoebe by Michael GowMichael GowMichael Gow is an Australian playwright and director most famed for his 1986 work Away.As a student at Sydney University, Gow acted and directed with the Dramatic Society from 1973-1976. After graduation, Gow went on to act with Nimrod, Thalia and Sydney theatre companies.He has been the Artist...
; Falling From Grace by Hannie RaysonHannie Rayson-Biography:Rayson was born in Melbourne, Victoria and graduated from the University of Melbourne and the Victorian College of Arts. She has worked as a freelance journalist and editor in addition to her primary career as playwright and screenwriter. Rayson was the co-founder of the community... - 1994 Sex Diary of an Infidel by Michael Gurr
- 1993 Dead Heart by Nicholas ParsonsNicholas ParsonsNicholas Parsons OBE is a British actor and radio and television presenter.-Early life:...
- 1992 Cosi by Louis NowraLouis NowraLouis Nowra is an Australian writer, playwright, screenwriter and librettist.He is best known as one of Australia's leading playwrights...
- 1991 Hotel Sorrento by Hannie RaysonHannie Rayson-Biography:Rayson was born in Melbourne, Victoria and graduated from the University of Melbourne and the Victorian College of Arts. She has worked as a freelance journalist and editor in addition to her primary career as playwright and screenwriter. Rayson was the co-founder of the community...
- 1989 Hate by Stephen SewellStephen Sewell (writer)Stephen John Sewell is a highly acclaimed playwright, novelist and screenwriter who has produced some of Australia's most awarded plays and whose work has been widely performed both nationally and internationally....
- 1988 The Rivers of China by Alma De GroenAlma De GroenAlma De Groen is an Australian dramatist. She was born in New Zealand in 1941 and moved to Australia when she was 24 years old.-Works:* The Girl Who Saw Everything * Going Home * The Joss Adams Show * The Rivers Of China * Vocations...
- 1987 Blood Relations by David MaloufDavid MaloufDavid George Joseph Malouf is an acclaimed Australian writer. He was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2000, his 1993 novel Remembering Babylon won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996, he won the inaugural Australia-Asia Literary Award in 2008, and he was...
- 1986 Away by Michael GowMichael GowMichael Gow is an Australian playwright and director most famed for his 1986 work Away.As a student at Sydney University, Gow acted and directed with the Dramatic Society from 1973-1976. After graduation, Gow went on to act with Nimrod, Thalia and Sydney theatre companies.He has been the Artist...
- 1985 The Blind Giant is Dancing by Stephen SewellStephen Sewell (writer)Stephen John Sewell is a highly acclaimed playwright, novelist and screenwriter who has produced some of Australia's most awarded plays and whose work has been widely performed both nationally and internationally....
- 1984 Down an Alley Filled with Cats by Warwick MossWarwick MossWarwick Tennant Moss is an Australian actor, television personality and New South Wales Premier's Literary Award winning writer for the stage.-Early life:...
- 1983 Variations by Nicholas EnrightNick Enright-Life:He was drama captain of St Ignatius' College, Riverview in 1964, where, like Gerard Windsor and Justin Fleming, he was taught by Melvyn Morrow. At that school, he won the 1sts Debating Premiership in both 1966 and 1967....
and Terence ClarkeTerence ClarkeBrigadier Terence Hugh Clarke, CBE was a British army officer and politician.-Army career:Clarke was from an army family and was born in Ascot. He went to Temple Grove School and Haileybury, followed by the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. At the age of 20 he had a commission into the...
Script Writing Award
(Note: in 1990 the Film, Television and Radio Writing Awards were amalgamated in this one award)- 2009 First AustraliansFirst AustraliansFirst Australians is an Australian historical documentary series produced over the course of six years and first aired in October 2008. The documentary is part of a greater project that further consists of a hard-cover book, a community outreach program and a substantial website featuring over 200...
by Louis NowraLouis NowraLouis Nowra is an Australian writer, playwright, screenwriter and librettist.He is best known as one of Australia's leading playwrights...
, Rachel PerkinsRachel PerkinsRachel Perkins is a film and television director, film and television producer and a writer. She is known for her films Bran Nue Dae, Radiance and One Night the Moon. Perkins is an Arrernte woman from Central Australia, who was raised in Canberra by parents Eileen and Charles Perkins...
& Beck Cole - 2008 Forbidden Lie$Forbidden Lie$Forbidden Lie$ is an Australian documentary released in September 2007. It was directed by Anna Broinowski.-Synopsis:Forbidden Lie$ tells the story of Norma Khouri, author of the book Forbidden Love, purportedly the true story of "Dalia", a young Muslim woman in Jordan murdered by her family in an...
by Anna Broinowsk - 2007 The Home Song StoriesThe Home Song StoriesThe Home Song Stories is an Australian film released in 2007. Written and directed by acclaimed Tony Ayres of Walking on Water , The Home Song Stories stars Joan Chen, Joel Lok, Qi Yu Wu, Irene Chen, Steven Vidler and Kerry Walker....
by Tony AyresTony AyresTony Ayres is a Chinese-born Australian screenwriter and director. He is most notable for his award-winning films Walking on Water and The Home Song Stories.-Early life:... - 2006 We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the YearWe Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the YearWe Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year is an Australian mockumentary TV series created, written and starring Chris Lilley and directed by Matthew Saville.It follows the story of five unique Australians, who have each made a large achievement...
by Chris LilleyChris Lilley (comedian)-External links:****... - 2005 The Art of War by Betty ChurcherBetty ChurcherBetty Ann Churcher, AO is best known as director of the National Gallery of Australia from 1990 to 1997. She was also a painter in her own right earlier in her life. She won a travelling scholarship to Europe and attended the London Royal College of Art...
- 2004 Marking Time by John DoyleJohn Doyle (comedian)John Partick Doyle AM is an award-winning Australian actor, writer, radio presenter and comedian.-Early life:Doyle was born in Lithgow, New South Wales in 1953 into a music-loving, Catholic household with three sisters and a brother. His mother was a business woman and father a railway fettler...
- 2003 Till Human Voices Wake Us by Michael PetroniMichael PetroniMichael Petroni is an Australian film writer and director.Petroni worked in the early 1990s as a comedy writer and performer on Australian television, and appeared as "Psycho Bob", an American serial killer character, in The Big Gig and DAAS Kapital .In 1994, he moved to Los Angeles to study...
- 2002 My Mother India by Safina Uberoi
- 2001 Rabbit-Proof Fence by Christine Olsen
- 2000 Looking for Alibrandi by Melina MarchettaMelina MarchettaMelina Marchetta is an Australian writer and teacher. She is the middle child of three daughters. Melina is best known as the author of Looking For Alibrandi. She has twice been awarded the CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers, in 1993 and 2004.- Biography :Melina Marchettaborn in Sydney on 25...
- 1999 Dance Me to My Song by Heather Rose, Frederick Stahl and Rolf de HeerRolf de HeerRolf de Heer is a Dutch film director, writer and producer living in Australia. De Heer was born in Heemskerk in The Netherlands but migrated to Sydney when he was eight years old. He attended the Australian Film Television and Radio School in Sydney. His company is called Vertigo Productions and...
- 1997 Mabo: Life of an Island Man by Trevor GrahamTrevor GrahamTrevor Graham is a Jamaican-born former athletics coach, based in the United States. Following the BALCO scandal, the US Olympic Committee barred him indefinitely from all its training sites as a number of the athletes he was training had tested positive for drug abuse.-Athletics career:Graham was...
- 1996 Blue Murder by Ian David
- 1995 Playing the Ego Card by Jane KennedyJane Kennedy (actor)Jane Kennedy is an Australian actress, comedian, radio presenter, and television producer best known for her work with the Working Dog Productions – a tight-knit group of performers responsible for a variety of television and films....
, Santo CilauroSanto CilauroSanto Cilauro is an Australian television and feature film producer, screenwriter, actor, author, comedian and cameraman, a co-founder of The D-Generation...
, Tom GleisnerTom GleisnerTom Gleisner is an Australian director, producer, writer, comedian, occasional actor and author. He was educated at Xavier College in Melbourne, Australia.-Television, radio and film:...
and Rob SitchRob SitchRobert Ian Sitch , is an Australian director, producer, screenwriter, actor and comedian.-Early life:Sitch attended St Kevin's College and graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Melbourne, where he resided at Trinity College. He worked at the Royal Womans Hospital... - 1994 Bad Boy Bubby by Rolf de HeerRolf de HeerRolf de Heer is a Dutch film director, writer and producer living in Australia. De Heer was born in Heemskerk in The Netherlands but migrated to Sydney when he was eight years old. He attended the Australian Film Television and Radio School in Sydney. His company is called Vertigo Productions and...
- 1993 Strictly Ballroom by Baz LuhrmannBaz LuhrmannMark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for The Red Curtain Trilogy, which includes his films Strictly Ballroom, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!...
and Craig PearceCraig PearceCraig Pearce is an Australian actor and writer.Pearce co-wrote the play Strictly Ballroom and the screenplay of the movie adaptation with Baz Luhrmann. He wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet and co-wrote the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, both with Baz Luhrmann.-External links:Brother... - 1992 Dingo by Marc RosenbergMarc Rosenberg (screenwriter)Marc Rosenberg is an American screenwriter and producer, with professional roots in Australia. He was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Government. Following graduation, he hitchhiked through Europe and Asia, settling for a...
- 1990 Sweetie by Jane CampionJane CampionJane Campion is a filmmaker and screenwriter. She is one of the most internationally successful New Zealand directors, although most of her work has been made in or financed by other countries, principally Australia – where she now lives – and the United States...
and Gerard LeeGerard Lee-Books:* Manual for a Garden Mechanic * Pieces for a Glass Piano , ISBN 0702211753 * True Love and How to Get It , ISBN 0702217786 * Troppo Man , a comedy novel set in Brazil...
; An Angel at my Table by Laura JonesLaura Jones (screenwriter)Laura Jones in Australia is a screenwriter.Jones started her career writing teleplays for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Her first feature film credit was the original screenplay for High Tide , directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Judy Davis...
Film Writing Award
In 1990 the Film, Television and Radio Writing Awards were superseded by the single Script Writing Award- 1988 High Tide by Laura JonesLaura Jones (screenwriter)Laura Jones in Australia is a screenwriter.Jones started her career writing teleplays for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Her first feature film credit was the original screenplay for High Tide , directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Judy Davis...
- 1987 Malcolm by David ParkerDavid Parker (director)David Parker is an Australian cinematographer, film producer, screenwriter and film director.Films written by Parker include Malcolm, Rikky and Pete, The Big Steal, and Amy. He has directed two films, Hercules Returns and Diana and Me.He is married to Nadia Tass-External links:* at...
- 1986 Bliss by Peter Carey and Ray Lawrence
- 1985 My First Wife by Bob EllisBob EllisBob Ellis is an Australian writer, journalist, film-maker and political commentator. He was a student at the University of Sydney at the same time as other notable Australians including Clive James, Germaine Greer, Les Murray, John Bell, Ken Horler, and Mungo McCallum...
and Paul CoxPaul CoxPaulus Henriqus Benedictus "Paul" Cox is an award-winning Australian film director.Cox was born in Venlo, Limburg, the Netherlands, the son of Else , a native of Germany, and Wim Cox, a documentary film producer. Cox emigrated to Australia in 1965... - 1984 Careful He Might Hear You by Michael Jenkins
Radio Writing Award
In 1990 the Film, Television and Radio Writing Awards were superseded by the single Script Writing Award- 1989 The Story of Anger Lee Bredenza by Alana Valentine
- 1988 Australia-Japan: A Love Story by Keith Gallasch and Virginia Baxter
Television Writing Award
In 1990 the Film, Television and Radio Writing Awards were superseded by the single Script Writing Award- 1989 The True Believers by Bob EllisBob EllisBob Ellis is an Australian writer, journalist, film-maker and political commentator. He was a student at the University of Sydney at the same time as other notable Australians including Clive James, Germaine Greer, Les Murray, John Bell, Ken Horler, and Mungo McCallum...
and Stephen Ramsay - 1988 Olive by Anthony Wheeler
- 1987 Two Friends by Helen GarnerHelen GarnerHelen Garner is an award-winning Australian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist.-Life:Garner was born in Geelong, Victoria, the eldest of six children. She attended Manifold Heights State School, Ocean Grove State School and then The Hermitage in Geelong...
- 1985 The Cowra Breakout by Margaret Kelly, Chris NoonanChris NoonanChris Noonan is a Sydney-based Australian filmmaker and actor best known for the pioneering live-action / CG film Babe, for which he received Academy Award nominations as both director and writer.-Biography:...
, Phillip NoycePhillip NoycePhillip Noyce is an Australian film director.-Life and career:Noyce was born in Griffith, New South Wales, attended Barker College, Sydney, and began making short films at the age of 18, starting with Better to Reign in Hell, using his friends as the cast...
and Russell BraddonRussell BraddonRussell Reading Braddon was an Australian writer of novels, biographies and TV scripts. His chronicle of his four years as a prisoner of war, The Naked Island, sold more than a million copies.... - 1984 Scales of Justice by Robert Caswell
NSW Premier's Translation Prize & PEN Medallion
- 2009 David Colmer
- 2007 John Nieuwenhuizen
- 2005 Chris Andrews
- 2001 Mabel LeeMabel LeeMabel Lee is a translator of the works of Nobel Prize-winning author Gao Xingjian. She has taught Asian studies at the University of Sydney and is one of Australia's leading authorities on Chinese cultural affairs...
Book of the Year
- 20092009 in Australian literatureThe year 2009 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2009 in literature.See also:2008 in Australian literature,2009 in Australia,...
The Boat by Nam LeNam Le (writer)Nam Le is a Vietnamese-born Australian writer, who won the Dylan Thomas Prize for his book The Boat, a collection of short stories... - 20082008 in Australian literatureThe year 2008 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2008 in literature.See also:2007 in Australian literature,2008 in Australia,...
The Lost Dog by Michelle de KretserMichelle de KretserMichelle de Kretser is an Australian novelist who was born in Sri Lanka but moved to Australia when she was 14.She was educated in Melbourne and Paris, and published her first novel, The Rose Grower in 1999... - 20072007 in Australian literatureThe year 2007 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2007 in literature.See also:2006 in Australian literature,2007 in Australia,...
The Arrival by Shaun TanShaun TanShaun Tan is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books such as The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and The Arrival... - 20052005 in Australian literatureThe year 2005 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2005 in literature.See also:2004 in Australian literature,2005 in Australia,...
Smoke Encrypted Whispers by Samuel Wagan WatsonSamuel Wagan WatsonSamuel Wagan Watson is a contemporary Indigenous Australian poet.Samuel Wagan Watson was born in Brisbane, his family is Irish, German, Bundjalung and Birri Gubba... - 20042004 in Australian literatureThe year 2004 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2004 in literature.See also:2003 in Australian literature,2004 in Australia,...
Shanghai Dancing by Brian CastroBrian CastroBrian Albert Castro is an Australian novelist and essayist.-Biography:Castro was born in Hong Kong and has lived in Australia since 1961. He is of Portuguese, Chinese, and English descent. Currently he is Chair of Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide.... - 20032003 in Australian literatureThe year 2003 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2003 in literature.See also:2002 in literature,2003 in Australia,2004 in Australian literature....
Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place by Mark McKenna - 2002 The Lovemakers by Alan WearneAlan WearneAlan Wearne is an Australian poet.Alan Wearne was born and grew up in Melbourne. He studied history at Monash University where he met the poets Laurie Duggan and John A. Scott...
- 2001 Broken Circles: Fragmenting Indigenous Families 1800-2000 by Anna Haebich
- 2000 The Binna-Binna Man by Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor
- 1999 H M Bark Endeavour by Ray ParkinRay ParkinRay Parkin was an Australian writer, amateur artist, and self-taught historian, noted for his memoirs of World War II and a major work on Captain Cook's Endeavour voyage.-Early life:...
- 1997 The Drowner by Robert DreweRobert DreweRobert Duncan Drewe is an Australian journalist, novelist and short story writer.-Biography:Drewe was born in Melbourne, but moved with his family to Perth, Western Australia at the age of six. He was educated at Hale School, and in his final year was appointed School Captain...
- 1996 Hunters and Collectors: The Antiquarian Imagination in Australia by Tom Griffiths
- 1995 The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal AustraliaEncyclopaedia of Aboriginal AustraliaThe Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, society and culture , edited by David Horton, is an encyclopaedia published by the "Aboriginal Studies Press" at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in 1994 and...
by David Horton - 1994 Seasonal Adjustments by Adib KhanAdib KhanAdib Khan is an Australian novelist of Bangladeshi origin. He moved to Australia in 1973 and obtained an MA from Monash University in 1976. He taught creative writing at Ballarat University, and in 2007 returned to Monash to pursue a PhD. Khan started writing in his 40s and has published five novels...
- 1993 Tjarany Roughtail by Gracie Green, Lucille Gill and Joe Tramacchi
- 1992 Selected Poems by Elizabeth RiddellElizabeth RiddellElizabeth Riddell was an Australian poet and journalist.Born in Napier, New Zealand, Elizabeth Richmond Riddell came to Australia in 1928 where she worked at Smith's Weekly and won a Walkley Award....
People's Choice Award for Fiction
This award was established in 2009 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the awards. The award is based on votes by New South Wales residents from the works shortlisted for the Christina Stead Prize for fiction.- 20092009 in Australian literatureThe year 2009 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2009 in literature.See also:2008 in Australian literature,2009 in Australia,...
A Fraction of the WholeA Fraction of the WholeA Fraction of the Whole is a 2008 novel by Steve Toltz. It follows three generations of the eccentric Dean family in Australia and the people who surround them.-Jasper Dean:...
by Steve ToltzSteve Toltz-Life and works:Toltz attended Knox Grammar School, Killara High School and graduated from the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1994. Prior to his literary career, he lived in Montreal, Vancouver, New York, Barcelona, and Paris, variously working as a cameraman, telemarketer, security...
Special Award
- 2009 Katharine BrisbaneKatharine BrisbaneKatharine Brisbane was born on 7 January 1932 in Singapore. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Australia, where she was active in student theatre...
AM - 2008 Tom Keneally
- 2007 Gerald MurnaneGerald Murnane- Life :Murnane was born in Coburg, Melbourne, and has almost never left the state of Victoria. Parts of his childhood were spent in Bendigo and the Western District. In 1956 he matriculated from De La Salle College Malvern....
- 2006 Rosemary DobsonRosemary DobsonRosemary de Brissac Dobson AO is an award winning Australian poet, who is also significant as an illustrator, editor and anthologist...
- 2005 Ruby Langford GinibiRuby Langford GinibiRuby Langford Ginibi was an acclaimed Bundjalung author, historian and lecturer on Aboriginal history, culture and politics.-Names:...
- 2004 Ruth ParkRuth ParkRuth Park, AM was a New Zealand-born author, who spent most of her life in Australia. Her best known works are the novels The Harp in the South and Playing Beatie Bow , and the children's radio serial The Muddle-Headed Wombat , which also spawned a book series .-Personal history:Park was born in...
- 2003 Nick EnrightNick Enright-Life:He was drama captain of St Ignatius' College, Riverview in 1964, where, like Gerard Windsor and Justin Fleming, he was taught by Melvyn Morrow. At that school, he won the 1sts Debating Premiership in both 1966 and 1967....
- 2002 Thea AstleyThea AstleyThea Astley was an Australian novelist and short story writer. She was a prolific writer who was published for over 40 years from 1958. At the time of her death, she had won more Miles Franklin Awards, Australia's major literary award, than any other writer...
- 2001 Ron Pretty
- 2000 Dorothy HewettDorothy HewettDorothy Coade Hewett was an Australian feminist poet, novelist, librettist and playwright. She was also a member of the Communist Party of Australia, though she clashed on many occasions with the party's leadership.-Early life:Hewett was born in Perth and was brought up on a sheep and wheat farm...
- 1999 Leslie Rees
- 1997 Colin ThieleColin ThieleColin Milton Thiele, AC was an Australian author and educator. He was renowned for his award-winning children's fiction, most notably the novels Storm Boy, Blue Fin, the Sun on the Stubble series, and February Dragon.- Biography :Thiele was born in Eudunda in South Australia to a Barossa German...
- 1996 Thomas Shapcott
- 1995 David Horton for The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal AustraliaEncyclopaedia of Aboriginal AustraliaThe Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, society and culture , edited by David Horton, is an encyclopaedia published by the "Aboriginal Studies Press" at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in 1994 and...
, Aboriginal Studies PressAustralian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander StudiesThe Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies is an independent Australian Government statutory authority. It is Australia's premier institution for information about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is located on Acton... - 1994 Dal StivensDal StivensDal Stivens was an Australian writer.After serving in the army during the war, from 1944 to 1949, Stivens was on the staff of the Australian Department of Information. He served in the press office at Australia House in London until 1950...
- 1993 Mudrooroo Nyoongah
- 1992 Ronald McCuaig
- 1991 Bill NeskovskiBill NeskovskiBill Neskovski was a Macedonian Australian playwright and actor. He wrote in both English and Macedonian...
, Judith WrightJudith WrightJudith Arundell Wright was an Australian poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights.-Biography:... - 1990 Bruce BeaverBruce BeaverBruce Victor Beaver was an Australian poet and novelist.-Biography:Beaver was born in Manly, New South Wales. He was educated at the Manly Public School and at the Sydney Boys' High School...
- 1989 A D Hope
- 1988 Patricia WrightsonPatricia WrightsonPatricia Wrightson was an Australian author who wrote a number of highly regarded and influential children's books. Her reputation came to rest largely on her magic realist titles. Her books, including the widely praised The Nargun and The Stars , were among the first Australian books for children...
- 1987 Glenda AdamsGlenda AdamsGlenda Emilie Adams was an Australian novelist and short story writer, probably best known as the winner of the 1987 Miles Franklin Award for Dancing on Coral...
for Dancing on CoralDancing on CoralDancing on Coral is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author Glenda Adams.-Awards:*Miles Franklin Literary Award, 1987: winner*New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, 1987: winner-Notes:...
, Angus & RobertsonAngus & RobertsonAngus & Robertson is a bookstore chain in Australia. Its first bookstore was opened in 110½ Market Street, Sydney by Scotsman David Angus in 1884; it sold second-hand books. In 1886, he went into partnership with fellow Scot, George Robertson with whom he had worked earlier.- Bookselling history... - 1986 William H. Wilde, Joy Hooton, Barry AndrewsBarry AndrewsBarry Andrews may refer to:*Barry Andrews , vocalist and keyboardist*Barry Andrews , Irish Fianna Fáil politician*Barry Andrews , former member of the Cronulla Sharks rugby league team...
for The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature, Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as... - 1985 Dr Grace Perry
- 1984 Marjorie BarnardMarjorie BarnardMarjorie Faith Barnard AO was an Australian novelist and short story writer, critic, historian - and librarian. She went to school and university in Sydney, and then trained as a librarian...
- 1982 Christina SteadChristina SteadChristina Stead was an Australian novelist and short-story writer acclaimed for her satirical wit and penetrating psychological characterisations.-Biography:...
See also
- List of Australian literary awards
- Australian History AwardsAustralian History Awards-The Allan Martin Award:This biennial award has been named for A. W. Martin and is administered jointly by the Australian National University and The Australian Historical Association. The award is to encourage "early career historians" for work relating to Australian History...
- New South Wales Premier's History AwardsNew South Wales Premier's History AwardsThe State Government of New South Wales, Australia established the Premier's History Awards in 1997. In 2005 the name of the awards was changed to NSW History Awards...