The Tasmanian Premier's Literary Prizes are literary prizes that are awarded biennially in four categories by the

Tasmanian Government The Tasmanian Government is the democratic administrative authority of the state of Tasmania, Australia. The leader of the party or coalition with the confidence of the House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania, is invite ...

. There are two panels of three judges: one for the book prizes, the other for the emerging writers and young writer's fellowship. In September 2021 the

announced that the awards had been renamed the Tasmanian Literary Awards, would only be open to writers living in Tasmania. The six new categories are: * fiction * non-fiction * young readers and children * Indigenous writing * poetry and short stories * young writers fellowship

Tasmania Book Prize winners

Awarded for the best book with Tasmanian content.

Margaret Scott Prize winners

This prize, named in honour of well-known Tasmanian writer, Margaret Scott (1934–2005) is awarded for the best book by a Tasmanian author.

University of Tasmania Prize winners

The first three awards were for best book by a Tasmanian publisher. Since 2013 the University of Tasmania Prize has been awarded for the best new unpublished literary work by an emerging Tasmanian writer.

Tasmanian Young Writer's Fellowship winners

Awarded to a young writer and sponsored by philanthropists. In its first year it was open to writers under 35, but for 2017 the age was lowered to under 30.

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* {{official, https://www.arts.tas.gov.au/industry_development/premiers_literary_prizes Australian literary awards Awards established in 2007 Tasmanian literature Tasmania-related lists Culture of Tasmania Australian literature-related lists