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including the Steele Rudd Award for the best Australian collection of new short fiction and the David Unaipon Award for unpublished Indigenous writing.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, the then Premier of Queensland 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committed to continue to publish the winners of the Emerging Queensland Author Manuscript Award and the Unpublished Indigenous Writer, David Unaipon Award.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 *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 *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'' 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 *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 Noel or Noël may refer to: Christmas * , French for Christmas * Noel is another name for a Christmas carol Places *Noel, Missouri, United States, a city *Noel, Nova Scotia, Canada, a community *1563 Noël, an asteroid *Mount Noel, British ...

*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 Amy is a female given name, sometimes short for Amanda, Amelia, Amélie, or Amita. In French, the name is spelled ''"Aimée"''. People A–E * Amy Acker (born 1976), American actress * Amy Vera Ackman, also known as Mother Giovanni (1886–1 ...

*2007 ''Life in the Bus Lane'' by

Ian Commins Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in S ...

*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 Kimberley Starr (born 1970) is an Australian novelist and teacher. Her debut novel, ''The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies,'' was followed by ''The Book Of Whispers''. Her next novel, ''Torched'', was released by Pantera Press in 2020. Biography Kimber ...

*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 According to the Book of Judges, Deborah ( he, דְּבוֹרָה, ''Dəḇōrā'', "bee") was a prophetess of the God of the Israelites, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Bible. Many scholars c ...

*2000 ''The Bone Flute'' by

Nike Bourke Nike often refers to: * Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory * Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment Nike may also refer to: People * Nike (name), a surname and feminine given ...

*1999 ''Shoelaces'' by

Jillian Watkinson Jillian is both a feminine given name and a surname. A spelling variant of Gillian, it originates as a feminine form of the given name Julian, Julio, Julius, and Julien. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Jillian Armenante (born ...

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 Kirstie Parker (born 1967) is a Yuwallarai journalist, policy administrator and Aboriginal Australian activist. From 2013 to 2015 she served as the co-chair of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples and during her tenure pressed for ...

*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 Koonibba is a locality and an associated Aboriginal community in South Australia located about northwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about northwest of the municipal seat in Ceduna and north of the Eyre Highway. The settlement ...

'',

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 Jeanine is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Jeanine Áñez (born 1967), Bolivian politician and lawyer who served as Interim President of Bolivia from 2019 to 2020 *Jeanine Bapst (born 1968), Swiss ski mountaineer *Jeanine Basin ...

*2009 ''The Boundary'' by

Nicole Watson Nicole may refer to: People * Nicole (name) * Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' * Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977) * Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Euro ...

*2008 ''Every Secret Thing'' by

Marie Munkara Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in Tro ...

*2007 ''Skin Painting'' by

Elizabeth Eileen Hodgson Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...

*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 Fiona Doyle (born 4 October 1991) is an Irish swimmer. She represented Ireland in the 2016 Rio Olympics swimming in the 100M and 200M Breaststroke. In 2013, she competed in the 100m event at the World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona where ...

*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?'', is ...

*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 The dingo (''Canis familiaris'', ''Canis familiaris dingo'', ''Canis dingo'', or ''Canis lupus dingo'') is an ancient ( basal) lineage of dog found in Australia. Its taxonomic classification is debated as indicated by the variety of scientif ...

*1994 ''The Sausage Tree'' by Valda Gee and

Rosalie Medcraft Rosalie may refer to: People * Rosalie (given name) * Rosalie Levasseur (1749-1826), French soprano billed as Mademoiselle Rosalie * Rosalie Rendu or Sr. Rosalie (1786–1856), venerated by the Roman Catholic Church Film and theater * ''Rosalie' ...

*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 *1990 ''Caprice: A Stockman's Daughter'' by Doris Pilkington Garimara *1989 ''Holocaust Island'' by

Graeme Dixon Graeme Dixon is a Noongar poet. He was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1955. His mother is a Noongar from Katanning, Western Australia, Katanning and his father an English migrant orphan who grew up at Fairbridge Farm. He is a member of the St ...

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 Ian Rowland Hoskins (born in 1962) is an Australian historian and author based in Sydney. His books are known for their thematic surveying of social, cultural and geographical history. Career Hoskins studied at the University of Sydney and t ...

*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 Richard James Boon Bosworth (7 December 1943) is an Australian historian and author, and a leading expert on Benito Mussolini and Fascist Italy, having written extensively on both topics. Bosworth received his bachelor's and master's degrees f ...

*2002 ''Gallipoli'' by Les Carlyon *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 Sally Murphy is an Australian children's author and poet. Her works include verse novels, picture books, and educational titles. Early life and education Sally Murphy was born in Perth, Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbr ...

*2009 ''Little Blue'' by

Gaye Chapman Gaye () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Marne department The following is a list of the 613 communes in the French department of Marne. The communes cooperate in the following intercom ...

*2008 ''The Peasant Prince'' by Li Cunxin and

Anne Spudvilas Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...

*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 Martine Murray (born 1965) is an Australian author and illustrator residing in Melbourne. She has written many critically acclaimed books, including How to Make a Bird, winner of the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Young Adult award in 2004, ...

*2005 ''Camel Rider'' by

Prue Mason Prue may refer to: People * Prue Acton (born 1943), Australian fashion designer. * Prue Watt (born 1987), Australian Paralympic swimmer. * Prue, a short form of Prudence, including a list of people with this name. * Prue, a short form of Prunella ...

*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 and Ron Brooks *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 Matt may refer to: *Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt *In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance) *Matt, Switzerland, a mu ...

*2007 ''One Whole and Perfect Day'' by

Judith Clarke Judith Clarke (24 August 1943 – 14 May 2020) was an Australian best-selling author of short stories for children and young adults. Life Clarke was born on 24 August 1943 and raised in Sydney. She worked as a teacher, lecturer and librarian ...

*2006 ''The Red Shoe'' by Ursula Dubosarsky *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

*2003 ''Boys of Blood and Bone'' by

David Metzenthen David Metzenthen (born 1958) is an Australian writer for children and young adults who was born in Melbourne, Victoria. After completing his schooling in Melbourne, Metzenthen traveled to New Zealand where he held a variety of jobs. After retu ...

*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 Sonia is a feminine given name in many areas of the world including the West, Russia, Iran, and South Asia. Sonia and its variant spellings Sonja and Sonya are derived from the Russian hypocoristic ''Sonya'', an abbreviation of '' Sofiya'' (Greek ' ...

*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 Richard Smith may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Richard Penn Smith (1799–1854), American playwright * Richard Smith (silent film director) (1886–1937), American silent film director * Richard Smith (screenwriter), Scottish screenwriter, ...

*2006 ''Good Health in the 21st Century'' by

Carole Hungerford Carole is a feminine given name (see Carl for more information) and occasionally a surname. Carole may refer to: Given name *Carole B. Balin (born 1964), American Reform rabbi, professor of Jewish history *Carole Bayer Sager (born 1947), American ...

*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

Poetry Collection – Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award

*2021 ''Terminally Ill'',

Ouyang Yu Ouyang Yu (; born 1955) is a contemporary Chinese-Australian author, translator and academic. Ouyang Yu was born in the People's Republic of China, arriving in Australia in 1991 to study for a Ph. D. at La Trobe University which he completed in ...

*2020 ''Heide'', Pi O *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 Antigone Kefala (28 May 1931 – 3 December 2022) was an Australian poet and prose-writer of Greek-Romanian heritage. She was a member of the Literature Board of the Australia Council and is acknowledged as being an important voice in capturing ...

*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 *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

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 *2015 ''Merciless Gods'', Christos Tsiolkas *2014 ''Only the Animals'', Ceridwen Dovey *2013 ''Like A House On Fire'', Cate Kennedy *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

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*2005 ''Vincenzo's Garden'' by

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*2004 ''Mahjar'' by

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Literary Work Advancing Public Debate – the Harry Williams Award

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*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'',

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*2009 ''Code of Silence'' by

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*2008 ''In My Shoes'' by

Quentin McDermott Quentin is a French male given name from the Latin first name ''Quintinus'', diminutive form of ''Quintus'', that means "the fifth".Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Th� ...

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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 *2006 ''Asbestos House'' by

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*2005 ''Sickness in the System'' by

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*2004 ''The History Wars'' by

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and Anna Clark *2003 ''Dark Victory'' by David Marr and

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*2002 ''In Denial: The Stolen Generations and the Right'' by

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Film Script – the Pacific Film and Television Commission Award

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*2008 '' Prime Mover'' by David Caesar *2007 '' Lake Mungo'' by

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*2006 ''

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*2005 '' Little Fish'' by

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*2004 '' Look Both Ways'' by

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*2003 ''

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*2002 '' The Tracker'' by

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*1999 '' Two Hands'' by Gregor Jordan

Television Script – QUT Creative Industries Award

*2011 '' Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo – Part 2'' by Christopher Lee *2010 ''

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*2008 ''

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*2006 '' Unfolding Florence'' by Katherine Thomson *2005 '' RAN: Remote Area Nurse – Episode 5 – Blue Hawaii'' by

*2004 '' The Cooks – Episode 12, Series 1 – Honey and Wounds'' by Blake Ayshford

Drama Script (Stage) Award

*2012/2013 ''Trollop'' by Maxine Mellor *2011 ''Life Without Me'' by

Daniel Keene Daniel Keene (born 1955) is an Australian playwright whose work has been performed throughout the world. Career Keene's plays have been performed in Australia, France, Poland and the United States. Many of his plays have been published in Fr ...

*2009 ''Realism'' by Paul Galloway *2008 ''When the Rain Stops Falling'' by Andrew Bovell *2007 ''Embers'' by Campion Decent *2006 ''Mrs Petrov's Shoe'' by Noelle Janaczewska *2005 ''Black Hands/Dead Section'' by Van Badham *2004 ''Run Rabbit Run'' by Alana Valentine *2003 ''Last Cab to Darwin'' by Reg Cribb *2002 ''Old Masters'' by Beatrix Christian *2001 ''Meat Party'' by Duong Le Quy *2000 ''Box the Pony'' by Leah Purcell and Scott Rankin *1999 ''Who's Afraid of the Working Class'' by Andrew Bovell, Melissa Reeves, Patricia Cornelius and Christos Tsiolkas

Encouragement and Development Prize

*2005 ''The Comfort of Figs'' by Simon Cleary

References

External links

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2007 Qld Premier's Literary Award Winners
Queensland Government, Department of Premier and Cabinet (Retrieved 3 October 2007)
Premier Beattie Announces Winning Words in Rich Literary Awards (11 September 2007)
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