The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were an Australian suite of

literary awards A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Ma ...

inaugurated in 1999 and disestablished in 2012. It was one of the most generous suites of literary awards within Australia, with $225,000 in prize money across 14 categories with prizes up to $25,000 in some categories. The awards upon their establishment incorporated a number of pre-existing awards including the Steele Rudd Award for the best Australian collection of new short fiction and the David Unaipon Award for unpublished Indigenous writing. The awards were established by

Peter Beattie Peter Douglas Beattie (born 18 November 1952) is an Australian former politician who served as the 36th Premier of Queensland, in office from 1998 to 2007. He was the state leader of the Labor Party from 1996 to 2007. Beattie was born in Sy ...

, the then

Premier of Queensland The premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland. By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is ap ...

in 1999 and abolished by Premier

Campbell Newman Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman (born 12 August 1963) is a former Australian politician who served as the 38th Premier of Queensland from 26 March 2012 to 14 February 2015. He served as the member for Ashgrove in the Legislative Assembly of Quee ...

, shortly after winning the

2012 Queensland state election The 2012 Queensland state election was held on 24 March 2012 to elect all 89 members of the Legislative Assembly, a unicameral parliament. The Labor Party (ALP), led by Premier Anna Bligh, was defeated by the opposition Liberal National Pa ...

. In response, the Queensland writing community established the

Queensland Literary Awards The Queensland Literary Awards is an awards program established in 2012 by the Queensland literary community, funded by sponsors and administered by the State Library of Queensland. Like the former Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, the QLAs ...

to ensure the Awards continued in some form. The judging panels remained largely the same, and

University of Queensland Press Established in 1948, University of Queensland Press (UQP) is an Australian publishing house. Founded as a traditional university press, UQP has since branched into publishing books for general readers in the areas of fiction, non-fiction, poetr ...

committed to continue to publish the winners of the Emerging Queensland Author Manuscript Award and the Unpublished Indigenous Writer, David Unaipon Award.

Fiction Book Award

*2011 '' Reading Madame Bovary'',

Amanda Lohrey Amanda Frances Lillian Lohrey (; born 13 April 1947) is an Australian writer and novelist. Career Lohrey completed her education at the University of Tasmania before taking up a scholarship at the University of Cambridge. From 1988 to 1994 ...

*2010 '' Summertime'',

J. M. Coetzee John Maxwell Coetzee OMG (born 9 February 1940) is a South African–Australian novelist, essayist, linguist, translator and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is one of the most critically acclaimed and decorated authors in ...

*2009 '' Wanting'' by

Richard Flanagan Richard Miller Flanagan (born 1961) is an Australian writer, who has also worked as a film director and screenwriter. He won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for his novel '' The Narrow Road to the Deep North''. Flanagan was described by the ''Washing ...

*2008 ''

The Spare Room ''The Spare Room'' is a novel by Australian writer Helen Garner, set over the course of three weeks while the narrator, Helen, cares for a friend dying of bowel cancer. ''The Spare Room'' was published in 2008. Plot summary The novel is told ...

'' by

Helen Garner Helen Garner (née Ford, born 7 November 1942) is an Australian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist. Garner's first novel, ''Monkey Grip (novel), Monkey Grip'', published in 1977, immediately established her as an origina ...

*2007 ''

Carpentaria ''Carpentaria acuminata'' (carpentaria palm), the sole species in the genus ''Carpentaria'', is a Arecaceae, palm native to tropical coastal regions in the north of Northern Territory, Australia. It is a slender palm, growing to tall in the g ...

'' by

Alexis Wright Alexis Wright (born 25 November 1950) is a Waanyi (Aboriginal Australian) writer best known for winning the Miles Franklin Award for her 2006 novel ''Carpentaria'' and the 2018 Stella Prize for her "collective memoir" of Leigh Bruce "Tracker" T ...

*2006 ''

The Garden Book ''The Garden Book'' is a 2005 novel by Australian author Brian Castro. Epigraph ::O where is the garden of Being that is only known in Existence ::As the command to be never there, the sentence by which ::Alephs of throbbing fact have been ban ...

'' by

Brian Castro Brian Albert Castro (born 16 January 1950) is an Australian novelist and essayist. Biography Castro was born in Hong Kong and has lived in Australia since 1961. He was Chair of Creative Writing (2008-2019) at the University of Adelaide and Di ...

*2005 '' The Turning'' by

Tim Winton Timothy John Winton (born 4 August 1960) is an Australian writer. He has written novels, children's books, non-fiction books, and short stories. In 1997, he was named a Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia, and has won the Miles ...

*2004 ''

Elizabeth Costello '' Elizabeth Costello'' is a 2003 novel by South African-born Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee. In this novel, Elizabeth Costello, a celebrated aging Australian writer, travels around the world and gives lectures on topics including the lives of ...

'' by

*2003 ''Due Preparations for the Plague'' by

Janette Turner Hospital Janette Turner Hospital (née Turner) (born 1942) is an Australian-born novelist and short story writer who has lived most of her adult life in Canada or the United States, principally Boston (Massachusetts), Kingston (Ontario) and Columbia (South ...

*2002 ''The Volcano'' by

Venero Armanno Venero Armanno is an Australian novelist. He was born in Brisbane of Sicilian parents. He received a BA from the University of Queensland, and later an MA and PhD in Creative Writing from the Queensland University of Technology. Armanno comp ...

*2001 ''

True History of the Kelly Gang ''True History of the Kelly Gang'' is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey, based loosely on the history of the Kelly Gang. It was first published in Brisbane by the University of Queensland Press in 2000. It won the 2001 Booker Prize and ...

'' by Peter Carey *2000 ''

Drylands Drylands are defined by a scarcity of water. Drylands are zones where precipitation is balanced by evaporation from surfaces and by transpiration by plants (evapotranspiration). The United Nations Environment Program defines drylands as tropical ...

'' by

Thea Astley Thea Beatrice May Astley (25 August 1925 – 17 August 2004) 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 ...

*1999 '' Fredy Neptune: A Novel in Verse'' by Les Murray

Emerging Queensland Author – Manuscript Award

*2011 '' The Beloved'',

Annah Faulkner Annah Faulkner (1949/1950 – 8 March 2022) was an Australian novelist. At the age of five, Faulkner moved with her parents to Papua New Guinea and later lived on Queensland's Sunshine Coast with her husband. She died in March 2022, after lea ...

*2010 ''RPM'', Noel Mengel *2009 ''No Award''. The prize was shared between four shortlisted authors: Inga Simpson, Rachel Claire, Chris Somerville and Pamela Douglas. Extracts from the shortlisted works were published in the 09:05 issue of ''Perilous Adventures: The Writer's Magazine''. *2008 ''Omega Park'' by Amy Vought Barker *2007 ''Life in the Bus Lane'' by Ian Commins *2006 ''The Anatomy of Wings'' by

Karen Foxlee Karen Foxlee (born 1971) is an Australian novelist. Life and career After training and working as a nurse for most of her adult life, she graduated from the University of the Sunshine Coast with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2005, in creative w ...

*2005 ''The Long Road of the Junkmailer'' by Patrick Holland *2004 ''An Accidental Terrorist'' by Steven Lang *2003 ''The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies'' by Kimberley Starr *2002 ''

The Lambing Flat ''The Lambing Flat'' is the first novel by Australian author Nerida Newton; it was first published in 2003. She has since written a second novel, Death of a Whaler. The novel is set in the mid-nineteenth century Australian gold rushes. The mai ...

'' by

Nerida Newton Nerida Newton (born 1972) is an Australian novelist whose first novel, '' The Lambing Flat'' won the Emerging Author category for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards and was shortlisted for The Australian/Vogel Literary Award. In 2004 the ...

*2001 ''Mama Kuma: One Woman, Two Cultures'' by Deborah Carlyon *2000 ''The Bone Flute'' by Nike Bourke *1999 ''Shoelaces'' by Jillian Watkinson

Unpublished Indigenous Writer – The David Unaipon Award

*2021 ''Mekauwe=Tears Volume #1 (Notes For Song) 1970-2020'', Ngankiburka-mekauwe (Senior Woman of Water) Georgina Williams *2020 ''The Space Between the Paperbark'', Jazz Money *2018 ''The Making of Ruby Champion'', Kirstie Parker *2017 ''Mirrored Pieces'', Lisa Fuller *2016 ''Dancing Home'', Paul Collis *2015 ''The First Octoroon or Report of an Experimental Child'', Andrew Booth *2014 ''It’s Not Just Black and White'', Lesley and Tammy Williams *2013 ''Heat and Light'',

Ellen van Neerven Ellen van Neerven (born 1990) is an Aboriginal Australian author, educator and editor. They are queer and non-binary. Their first work of fiction, ''Heat and Light'' (2013), won several awards, and in 2019 Van Neerven won the Queensland Premier ...

*2011 '' Mazin Grace'',

Dylan Coleman Dylan David Coleman (born September 16, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Amateur career Coleman attended Potosi High School in Potosi, Mi ...

*2010 ''

Purple Threads ''Purple Threads'' is a 2011 short story collection by Jeanine Leane. Based on Leane's childhood, the stories are about Sunny, a Wiradjuri girl, growing up in the Gundagai district during the 1960s and 1970s. Contents * Women and Dogs in a Wor ...

'', Jeanine Leane *2009 ''The Boundary'' by Nicole Watson *2008 ''Every Secret Thing'' by Marie Munkara *2007 ''Skin Painting'' by Elizabeth Eileen Hodgson *2006 ''Me, Antman and Fleabag'' by Gayle Kennedy *2005 ''Anonymous Premonition'' by

Yvette Holt Yvette Henry Holt (born 1971) is an Aboriginal Australian poet, essayist, academic, researcher and comedian, of the Bidjara, Yiman and Wakaman nations of Queensland. She came to prominence with her first published collection of poetry, ''Anony ...

*2004 ''Dust on Waterglass'' by

Tara June Winch Tara June Winch (born 1983) is an Australian writer. She is the 2020 winner of the Miles Franklin Award for her book ''The Yield''. Biography Tara June Winch was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia in 1983. Her father is from the Wi ...

(published as ''Swallow the Air'') *2003 ''Whispers of This Wik Woman'' by Fiona Doyle *2002 ''Home'' by

Larissa Behrendt Larissa Yasmin Behrendt (born 1969) is an Australian legal academic, writer, filmmaker and Indigenous rights advocate. she is a professor of law and director of research and academic programs at the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education ...

*2001 ''The Mish'' by

Robert Lowe Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke, GCB, PC (4 December 1811 – 27 July 1892), British statesman, was a pivotal conservative spokesman who helped shape British politics in the latter half of the 19th century. He held office under William E ...

*2000 ''Bitin' Back'' by

Vivienne Cleven Vivienne Cleven (born 1968) is an Indigenous Australian fiction author and writer of the Kamilaroi people. Her writing includes the novels ''Bitin’ Back'' and ''Her Sister’s Eye''. Early life Born in 1968 in Surat, Queensland, Cleven gr ...

*1999 ''Of Muse, Meandering and Midnight'' by

Samuel Wagan Watson Samuel Wagan Watson is a contemporary Indigenous Australian poet. Early life Samuel Wagan Watson was born in Brisbane and is of Mununjali clan, Munanjali and Germanic descent. His father is the novelist and political activist, Sam Watson (act ...

*1998 ''Is That You Ruthie?'' by

Ruth Hegarty Ruth Hegarty (born 1929, in Mitchell, Queensland) is an Aboriginal Elder and author. Hegarty is well known for her non-fiction novels that document her personal history as one of the Stolen Generation. Her first book, ''Is That You Ruthie?'', i ...

*1997 ''When Darkness Falls'' by

John Bodey John Bodey (15492 November 1583) was an English Roman Catholic academic jurist and lay theologian. He was martyred in 1583, and beatified in 1929. Life John Bodey was born in Wells, Somerset, in 1549. His father was a wealthy merchant. He studi ...

*1996 ''Black Angels Red Blood'' by Steven McCarthy *1995 ''Warrigal's Way'' by Warrigal Anderson *1994 ''The Sausage Tree'' by Valda Gee and Rosalie Medcraft *1993 ''Bridge of Triangles'' by John Muk Muk Burke *1992 ''Sweet Water, Stolen Land'' by

Philip McLaren Philip McLaren (born 1943) is an Aboriginal Australian author and academic known for literary fiction, detective stories and thrillers. Biography McLaren is an Aboriginal Australian of the Kamilaroi people. Both of his parents, who have some S ...

*1991 ''Broken Dreams'' by

Bill Dodd William Joseph Dodd (November 25, 1909 – November 16, 1991) was an American politician who held five positions in the Louisiana state government in the mid-20th century, including state representative, lieutenant governor, state auditor, pre ...

*1990 ''Caprice: A Stockman's Daughter'' by

Doris Pilkington Garimara Doris Pilkington Garimara (born Nugi Garimara; c. 1 July 1937 – 10 April 2014), also known as Doris Pilkington, was an Australian author. Garimara wrote ''Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence'' (1996), a story about the stolen generation, and base ...

*1989 ''Holocaust Island'' by Graeme Dixon

Non-Fiction Book Award

*2011 ''An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark'' by

Mark McKenna Mark McKenna (born 5 May 1996) is an Irish actor, musician, and singer. He is mostly known for having starred in the film ''Sing Street'' and the YouTube Premium/Amazon Prime series'' Wayne (TV series), Wayne''. Career McKenna made his film deb ...

*2010 ''The Blue Plateau: A Landscape Memoir'',

Mark Tredinnick Mark Tredinnick (born 1962) is an Australian poet, essayist and teacher. Winner of the Montreal International Poetry Prize in 2011 and the Cardiff International Poetry Competition in 2012. He is the author of thirteen books, including four vo ...

*2009 '' The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island'' by

Chloe Hooper Chloe Melisande Hooper (born 1973) is an Australian author. Her first novel, ''A Child’s Book of True Crime'' (2002), was short-listed for the Orange Prize for Literature and was a ''New York Times'' Notable Book. In 2005, she turned to rep ...

*2008 ''Muck'' by

Craig Sherborne Craig Sherborne (born 1962) is an Australian poet, playwright and novelist. He was born in Sydney and attended Scots College there before studying drama in London. He lives in Melbourne. Awards * ''The Ones Out of Town'', 1989 winner Wal C ...

*2007 ''Slicing the Silence: Voyaging to Antarctica'' by Professor Tom Griffiths *2006 ''Packer's Lunch'' by Neil Chenoweth *2005 Papunya – ''A Place Made After the Story'' by

Geoffrey Bardon Geoffrey Robert Bardon AM (1940, Sydney – 6 May 2003) was an Australian school teacher who was instrumental in creating the Aboriginal art of the Western Desert movement. Bardon studied law for three years at the University of Sydney, b ...

and James Bardon *2004 ''A Death in Brazil'' by Peter Robb *2003 ''Meeting of the Waters'' by

Margaret Simons Margaret Simons (born 1960) is an Australian academic, freelance journalist and author. She has written numerous articles and essays as well as many books, including a biography of Senate leader of the Australian Labor Party Penny Wong. Her essa ...

*2002 ''The Boyds: A Family Biography'' by

Brenda Niall Dr Brenda Mary Niall (born 25 November 1930) is an Australian biographer, literary critic and journalist. She is particularly noted for her work on Australia's well-known Boyd family of artists and writers. Educated at Genazzano FCJ College, ...

*2001 ''A Fine and Private Place'' by Brian Matthews

History Book Award – Faculty of Arts, University of Queensland Award

*2011 ''Northern Voyagers: Australia's monsoon coast in maritime history'', Alan Powell *2010 ''Sydney Harbour: A history'', Ian Hoskins *2009 ''Stella Miles Franklin'' by

Jill Roe Jillian Isobel Roe, (10 November 1940 – 12 January 2017) was an Australian historian and academic, who wrote a definitive biography of the Australian writer Miles Franklin. Early life and education Roe was born in 1940, at Tumby Bay, South A ...

*2008 ''Drawing the Global Colour Line'' by Professor Marilyn Lake and Professor Henry Reynolds *2007 ''Iron Kingdom'' by

Christopher Clark Sir Christopher Munro Clark (born 14 March 1960) is an Australian historian living in the United Kingdom and Germany. He is the twenty-second Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge. In 2015, he was knighted for his servi ...

*2006 ''Arthur Tange: The Last of the Mandarins'' by Peter Edwards *2005 ''The Sounds of Slavery: Discovering African History Through Songs, Sermons and Speech'' by Shane White and Graham White *2004 ''Dancing with Strangers'' by

Inga Clendinnen Inga Clendinnen, (; 17 August 1934 – 8 September 2016) was an Australian author, historian, anthropologist, and academic. Her work focused on social history, and the history of cultural encounters. She was an authority on Aztec civilisation an ...

*2003 ''Mussolini'' by Professor R. J. B. Bosworth *2002 ''Gallipoli'' by

Les Carlyon Leslie Allen Carlyon (10 June 1942 – 4 March 2019) was an Australian writer and newspaper editor. Early life Carlyon began his career in journalism with ''The Herald and Weekly Times'' as a cadet on the ''Sun News-Pictorial'' (now the ''H ...

*2001 ''The Colonial Earth'' by Tim Bonyhady *2000 ''John Curtin: A Life'' by David Day *1999 ''The Sky Travellers'' by

Bill Gammage William Leonard Gammage (born 1942) is an Australian academic historian, adjunct professor and senior research fellow at the Humanities Research Centre of the Australian National University (ANU). Gammage was born in Orange, New South Wales, w ...

Children's Book Award – Mary Ryan's Award

*2011 ''Just a Dog'' by

Michael Gerard Bauer Michael Gerard Bauer (born 1955 in Brisbane) is an Australian full-time children's and young adult author, and was formerly an English teacher. Biography Bauer was born in Brisbane and attended Marist College Ashgrove before attending the Univ ...

*2010 ''Toppling'' by Sally Murphy *2009 ''Little Blue'' by Gaye Chapman *2008 ''The Peasant Prince'' by

Li Cunxin Li Cunxin (born 26 January 1961) is a Chinese-Australian former ballet dancer turned stockbroker. He is currently the artistic director of the Queensland Ballet in Brisbane, Australia.Queensland Ballet (2012)Li Cunxin returns to the stage a ...

and Anne Spudvilas *2007 ''Layla Queen of Hearts'' by

Glenda Millard Glenda Millard is an Australian writer of children's literature and young adult fiction. Biography Millard was born in Victoria, Australia. Her first work was published in 1999 by Margaret Hamilton Books, entitled ''Unplugged!''. In 2003 she ...

*2006 ''The Slightly Bruised Glory of Cedar B. Hartley (who can't help flying high and falling in deep)'' by Martine Murray *2005 ''Camel Rider'' by Prue Mason *2004 ''Dragonkeeper'' by

Carole Wilkinson Carole Wilkinson (born 1950) is an Australian writer, best known for '' Dragonkeeper'' (2003). Career Wilkinson was born in Derby, England. The family emigrated to Australia when she was 12 in 1963. She worked as a laboratory assistant until ...

*2003 ''Rain May and Captain Daniel'' by

Catherine Bateson Catherine Bateson (born 1960 in Sydney) is an Australian writer. Career Born in Sydney in 1960, Bateson grew up in a second-hand bookshop in Brisbane. She attained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland, with a major in art h ...

*2002 ''Blat Magic'' by Michael Stephens *2001 ''Fox'' by

Margaret Wild Margaret Wild (born 1948) is an Australian children's writer. She has written more than 40 books for children. Her work has been published around the world and has won several awards. She was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Childre ...

and

Ron Brooks Ron Brooks (born October 16, 1988) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU. He has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Di ...

*2000 ''The Family Tree'' by

Jane Godwin Jane Godwin (born 1964 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian author, and is a publisher at Penguin Books Australia for children and young adult books. Godwin has sole-authored fifteen books which have been published internationally, and she ...

*1999 ''Unseen'' by Paul Jennings

Young Adult Book Award

*2011 ''Being Here'' by Barry Jonsberg *2010 ''Drink the Air'' by Richard Yaxley *2009 ''A Small Free Kiss in the Dark'' by

*2008 ''Requiem for a Beast'' by Matt Ottley *2007 ''One Whole and Perfect Day'' by Judith Clarke *2006 ''The Red Shoe'' by

Ursula Dubosarsky Ursula Dubosarsky (born ''Ursula Coleman''; 1961 in Sydney) is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults, whose work is characterised by a child's vision and comic voice of both clarity and ambiguity. She ha ...

*2005 ''Secret Scribbled Notebooks'' by

Joanne Horniman Joanne Horniman (born 1951) is an Australians, Australian author who has won several awards for her books for children, teenagers and young adults. Her novels often set in country New South Wales, and often deal with such themes as the search f ...

*2004 ''How to Make a Bird'' by Martine Murray *2003 ''Boys of Blood and Bone'' by David Metzenthen *2002 ''When Dogs Cry'' by

Markus Zusak Markus Zusak (born 23 June 1975) is an Australian writer with Austrian and German roots. He is best known for ''The Book Thief'' and '' The Messenger'' (US title: ''I Am the Messenger''), two novels which became international bestsellers. ...

Science Writers – Department of State Development, Trade and Innovation Award

*2011 Voyage to the Planets – Episodes 1, 2 and 3 – Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, Richard Smith *2010 ''Catching Cancer'', Sonya Pemberton *2009 ''Pasteur's Gambit: Louis Pasteur, The Australasian Rabbit Plague and a Ten Million Dollar Prize'' by

Stephen Dando-Collins Stephen Dando-Collins (born 1 May 1950) is an Australian historical author and novelist, with books on antiquity, American, Australian, British, and French history, and the two world wars. He also writes children's novels, the first of which, ...

*2008 ''Why is Uranus Upside Down? (and other Questions about the Universe)'' by Professor Fred Watson *2007 ''Crude'' by Richard Smith *2006 ''Good Health in the 21st Century'' by Carole Hungerford *2005 ''Stem Cells'' by

Elizabeth Finkel Elizabeth "Ella" Finkel AM (née Sher) is a multi-award-winning Australian science journalist, author and communicator. A former biochemist, she has been broadcast on ABC Radio National, and written for publications such as Science, The Lance ...

*2004 ''Genius of Junk'' by Sonya Pemberton

Poetry Collection – Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award

*2021 ''Terminally Ill'', Ouyang Yu *2020 ''Heide'',

Pi O П. O. (or Pi O, born 1951) is a Greek-Australian, working class, anarchist poet. Born in Katerini, Greece, П. O. came to Australia with his family around 1954. After time in Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre, the family moved to t ...

*2019 ''Blakwork'',

Alison Whittaker Alison Whittaker is a Gomeroi writer and a senior researcher at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. A review in ''World Literature Today'' called her "Australia's most important recently emerged poet". Early life and education Whitt ...

*2018 ''I Love Poetry'', Michael Farrell *2017 ''Fragments'', Antigone Kefala *2016 ''Anatomy of Voice'',

David Musgrave David Musgrave (born 1965) is an Australian poet, novelist, publisher and critic. He is the founder of and publisher at Puncher & Wattmann, an independent press which publishes Australian poetry and literary fiction. He is also Deputy Chair o ...

*2015 ''Waiting For the Past'', Les Murray *2014 ''Earth Hour'',

David Malouf David George Joseph Malouf AO (; born 20 March 1934) is an Australian poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright and librettist. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2008, Malouf has lectured at both the University of Quee ...

*2012 ''Crimson Crop'',

Peter Rose (poet) Peter John Rose (born 8 June 1955) is an Australian poet, memoirist, critic, novelist and editor. For many years he was an academic publisher. Since 2001 he has been editor of '' Australian Book Review''. Career Peter Rose was born in Wangarat ...

*2011 ''Starlight: 150 poems'',

John Tranter John Ernest Tranter (born 29 April 1943) is an Australian poet, publisher and editor. He has published more than twenty books of poetry; devising, with Jan Garrett, the long running ABC radio program ''Books and Writing''; and founding in 1997 ...

*2010 ''Apocrypha'',

Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. Known as a character actor, he played Frank Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' and the comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof ''Young Fra ...

*2009 ''The Striped World'' by Emma Jones *2008 ''Typewriter Music'' by

*2007 ''The Passenger'' by

Laurie Duggan Laurence James Duggan (born 1949), known as Laurie Duggan, is an Australian poet, editor, and translator. Life Laurie Duggan was born in Melbourne and attended Monash University, where his friends included the poets Alan Wearne and John A. Sc ...

*2006 ''The New Arcadia'' by Professor John Kinsella *2005 ''The Ship'' by

Sarah Day Sarah Day (born 1958) is an English-born Australian poet and teacher. She was also the poetry editor of ''Island Magazine'' for several years. Biography Sarah E Day was born in Lancashire, England, in 1958 and grew up in Hobart, Tasmania. Aft ...

*2004 ''Wolf Notes'' by

Judith Beveridge Judith Beveridge (born 1956) is a contemporary Australian poet, editor and academic. She is a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award. Biography Judith Beveridge was born in London, England, arriving in Australia with her parents in 1960. She ...

Australian Short Story Collection – Arts Queensland Steele Rudd Award

*2021 ''Ordinary Matter'', Laura Elvery *2020 ''Lucky Ticket'', Joey Bui *2019 ''Zebra'',

Debra Adelaide Debra Adelaide (born 1958) is an Australian novelist, writer and academic. She teaches creative writing at the University of Technology Sydney. Biography Adelaide was born in Sydney and grew up in the Sutherland Shire. A contemporary of writers ...

*2018 ''Pulse Points'',

Jennifer Down Jennifer Down (born 1990) is an Australian novelist and short story writer. She won the 2022 Miles Franklin Award for her novel ''Bodies of Light''. Biography Down was in born 1990. She studied arts at Melbourne University before studying ...

*2017 ''The Circle and the Equator'',

Kyra Giorgi Kyra Giorgi (born 1977) is an Australian author and historian. Early life and career Kyra Giorgi was born in Perth Western Australia—her mother is the novelist Gail Jones. Giorgi took her PhD in history from La Trobe University in 2012 with ...

*2016 ''A Few Days in the Country and Other Stories'', Elizabeth Harrower and ''The High Places'',

Fiona McFarlane Fiona McFarlane (born 1978) is an Australian author, best known for her book ''The Night Guest'' and her collection of short stories ''The High Places''. She is a recipient of the Voss Literary Prize, the UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing a ...

*2015 ''Merciless Gods'',

Christos Tsiolkas Christos Tsiolkas is an Australian author, playwright, and screenwriter. He is especially known for '' The Slap'', which was both well-received critically and highly successful commercially. Several of his books have been adapted for film and t ...

*2014 ''Only the Animals'',

Ceridwen Dovey Ceridwen Dovey (born 1980) is a South African and Australian social anthropologist and author. In 2009 she was named a 5 under 35 nominee by the National Book Foundation and in 2020 won The Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing. Early year ...

*2013 ''Like A House On Fire'',

Cate Kennedy Cate Kennedy (born 1963) is an Australian author based in Victoria. Life and career Kennedy graduated from the University of Canberra and has also taught at several colleges, including The University of Melbourne. She is the author of the hi ...

*2012 ''Forecast: Turbulence'',

*2011 '' Reading Madame Bovary'',

*2010 ''Little White Slips'', Karen Hitchcock *2009 '' The Boat'' by

Nam Le Nam Le (Vietnamese: ''Lê Nam''; born 1978) is a Vietnamese-born Australian writer, who won the Dylan Thomas Prize for his book ''The Boat'', a collection of short stories. His stories have been published in many places including ''Best Australi ...

*2008 ''Someone Else'' by John Hughes *2007 ''Every Move You Make'' by

*2006 ''A Funny Thing Happened at 27 000 Feet'' by

Craig Cormick Craig Cormick is an Australian science communicator and author. He was born in Wollongong in 1961, and is known for his creative writing and social research into public attitudes towards new technologies. He has lived mainly in Canberra, bu ...

*2005 ''Vincenzo's Garden'' by John Clanchy *2004 ''Mahjar'' by

Eva Sallis Eva Sallis (also Eva HornungDog’s ...

Literary Work Advancing Public Debate – the Harry Williams Award

*2012 ''

The Australian Moment ''The Australian Moment: How We Were Made For These Times'' is a 2012 Australian economics book by George Megalogenis. It explains how Australia has been able to weather recent world economic problems relatively unscathed. Reception Dennis Altm ...

'',

George Megalogenis George Megalogenis (born 1964)Bryant, NickGeorge Megalogenis ''Aesop Register'', 2013. is an Australian journalist, political commentator and author. Early life Born in Melbourne, Megalogenis attended Melbourne High School and went on to study e ...

*2011 ''Into the Woods: The Battle for Tasmania's Forests'',

Anna Krien Anna Krien is an Australian journalist, essayist, fiction and nonfiction writer and poet. Career Krien has contributed to a number of Australian publications, including ''The'' ''Monthly'', ''The Age'', ''The Big Issue'', ''The Best Australia ...

*2010 ''

Requiem for a Species ''Requiem for a Species: Why We Resist the Truth about Climate Change'' is a 2010 non-fiction book by Australian academic Clive Hamilton which explores climate change denial and its implications. It argues that climate change will bring about l ...

: Why we resist the truth about climate change'',

Clive Hamilton Clive Charles Hamilton AM FRSA (born 12 March 1953) is an Australian public intellectual and Professor of Public Ethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) and the Vice-Chancellor's Chair in Public Ethics at Charles ...

*2009 ''Code of Silence'' by Sarah Ferguson *2008 ''In My Shoes'' by Quentin McDermott and

Steve Taylor Roland Stephen Taylor (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, music executive, film maker, assistant professor, and actor. A figure in what has come to be known as Christian alternative rock, Taylor enjoyed ...

*2007 ''Jonestown'' by

Chris Masters Christopher Todd Mordetzky (born January 8, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) under the ring name Chris Adonis as a member of Strictly Business. He is a former two-time National ...

*2006 ''Asbestos House'' by

Gideon Haigh Gideon Clifford Jeffrey Davidson Haigh (born 29 December 1965) is an English-born Australian journalist and non-fiction author who writes about sport (especially cricket), business and crime in Australia. He was born in London, was raised in Ge ...

*2005 ''Sickness in the System'' by

Hedley Thomas Hedley Thomas is an Australian investigative journalist and author, who has won seven Walkley Awards, two of which are Gold Walkleys. Personal life Thomas is married and lives in Brisbane. He has two children. In 2002 Thomas and his family we ...

*2004 ''The History Wars'' by

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Encouragement and Development Prize

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References

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2007 Qld Premier's Literary Award Winners
Queensland Government, Department of Premier and Cabinet (Retrieved 3 October 2007)
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