The NSW Premier's History Awards honour distinguished achievement in the interpretation of history, through both the written word and non-print media by Australian citizens and permanent residents of Australia.
History
The State Government of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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established the Premier's History Awards in 1997, which were devised by members of the History Council of NSW including Max Kelly, Paul Ashton and Shirley Fitzgerald.
In 2005 the name of the awards was changed to
NSW Premier's History Awards.
The awards are presented annually in early September and are managed by the
State Library of NSW
The State Library of New South Wales, part of which is known as the Mitchell Library, is a large heritage-listed special collections, reference and research library open to the public and is one of the oldest libraries in Australia. Establis ...
, in association with Create NSW (former Arts NSW).
Categories
The following awards, each of $15,000 are offered:
* Australian History Prize for a major published book or e-book on Australian history.
* General History Prize for a major published book or e-book on international history.
* NSW Community and Regional History Prize for a published book or e-book that makes a significant contribution to the understanding of community. institutional, urban or regional history in New South Wales.
* Young People's History Prize for a published book or e-book, film, television or radio program, CD-ROM, DVD, or website – fiction or non-fiction – that increases the understanding and appreciation of history by children and young adults.
* Digital History Prize for an Australian historian's interpretation of an historical subject using non-print media.
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* Anzac Memorial Trustees Military History Prize for a work on the history of Australian veterans.
The Australian History Prize
In 2014, an Australian Military History Prize was announced. Mike Carlton was the winner of this sub-category for his book ''First Victory'' (published by Random House).
The General History Prize
The NSW Community and Regional History Prize
The Young People's History Prize
(known as the Children's History Prize until 2002)
Digital History Prize
(known as The Audio/Visual History Prize until 2009 and the Multimedia Prize until 2019)
Anzac Memorial Trustees Military History Prize
Sponsored by the Anzac Memorial Trustees, this prize was first awarded in 2023.
Former Categories
State Records – John and Patricia Ward History Prize
This prize was first awarded in 2002 to encourage the use of archives in the writing of history. The State Record established the prize in recognition of the contribution to history and archives of NSW by John and Patricia Ward.[State Records NSW](_blank)
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The Centenary of Federation Prize, 2001
The centenary award was created as a one-off presentation, the prize being sponsored by the NSW Centenary of Federation Committee. This award was for a "major work" relating to the Australian Federation period focussing on the political, social and cultural issues of Australia at that time.
See also
* Australian literature
Australian literature is the literature, written or literary work produced in the area or by the people of the Australia, Commonwealth of Australia and its preceding colonies. During its early Western culture, Western history, Australia was a ...
* List of Australian literary awards
* List of history awards
This list of history awards covers notable awards given to people, a group of people, or institutions, for their contribution to the study of history. It is organized by region. The entries name the prize and sponsoring organization, give notes on ...
* Australian History Awards
Ernest Scott Prize
The pre-eminent prize for "original published research that contributes to the history of Australia or New Zealand or to the history of colonisation in these countries." Awarded since 1943, the prize is named in honor of Ernes ...
* Victorian Community History Awards
* Northern Territory History Awards
The Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Book Award is the premier prize for written works pertaining to the history of the Northern Territory of Australia.
Establishment
The award began in 2004. It was created to recognise "the scholarly ...
* Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History
The Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History was created by the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard following the Australian History Summit held in Canberra on 17 August 2006. The Summit looked at how the Australian government could stre ...
References
External links
Arts NSW
Arts NSW, (Retrieved 18 July 2007)
Arts NSW, (Retrieved 18 July 2007)
Arts NSW, (Retrieved 18 July 2007)
2006 NSW Premier's History Awards & Fellowships
Arts NSW, (Retrieved 17 July 2007)
* {{cite journal , title= Past Winners of the NSW History Awards , journal= NSW History Awards 2005 , issn= 1832-9896
State Library of New South Wales, (Retrieved 5 December 2012)
Australia history-related lists
Australian non-fiction book awards
Australian literary awards
Australian history awards
Awards established in 1997