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 Literature, literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award c ...

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including the Steele Rudd Award for the best Australian collection of new short fiction and the David Unaipon Award for unpublished Indigenous writing.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 Syd ...

, 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 Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is appointed ...

in 1999 and abolished by Premier

Campbell Newman Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman (born 12 August 1963) is an Australian former 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 Que ...

, 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 P ...

. 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 University of Queensland Press (UQP) is an Australian publishing house based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in 1948 as a traditional university press, UQP now publishes books for general readers across fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children's ...

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

Queensland Premier's Award for Fiction

Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Best Fiction Book

Emerging Queensland Author – Manuscript Award

*2011 '' The Beloved'',

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

*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 *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''. Plot The novel is set in the mid-nineteenth century Australian gold rush ...

'' 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 n ...

*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 writer, educator and editor. Their first work of fiction, '' Heat and Light'' (2013), won several awards, and in 2019 Van Neerven won the Queensland Premier's Young Publishers and Writers ...

*2011 ''Mazin Grace'', Dylan Coleman *2010 '' Purple Threads'', 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 is an Australian literary executive, multi-award-winning contemporary Australian Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal poet, essayist, researcher and editor. She heralds from the Bidjara (Warrego River), Bidjara, Yiman people, Yima ...

*2004 ''Dust on Waterglass'' by

Tara June Winch Tara June Winch (born 2 December 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 on 2 December 1983. He ...

(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 *2001 ''The Mish'' by

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

*2000 ''Bitin' Back'' by

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

*1999 ''Of Muse, Meandering and Midnight'' by Samuel Wagan Watson *1998 ''Is That You Ruthie?'' by Ruth Hegarty *1997 ''When Darkness Falls'' by John Bodey *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 *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, pr ...

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

Non-Fiction Book Award

*2011 ''An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark'' by Mark McKenna *2010 ''The Blue Plateau: A Landscape Memoir'', Mark Tredinnick *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 repo ...

*2008 ''Muck'' by Craig Sherborne *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 artist and school teacher who played a "significant" role in the "development of the Western Desert aboriginal art movement". Bardon studied law for three years at ...

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 and Aust ...

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

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

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

Christopher Clark Education and academic positions Clark was educated at Sydney Grammar School from 1972 to 1978, the University of Sydney (where he studied history) and the Freie Universität Berlin from 1985 to 1987. Clark received his PhD at the Universi ...

*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 Vivienne 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 civili ...

*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 '' ...

*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, ...

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 was the artistic director of the Queensland Ballet between 2012 and 2023.Queensland Ballet (2012)Li Cunxin returns to the stage as Queensl ...

and Anne Spudvilas *2007 ''Layla Queen of Hearts'' by Glenda Millard *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 *2003 ''Rain May and Captain Daniel'' by Catherine Bateson *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 Chi ...

and

Ron Brooks Ron Brooks (born October 16, 1988) is an American former professional football cornerback. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft. He played college football at LSU. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles ...

*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. She was inducted into the Australian Book Industry Awards Hall of Fame on 9 May 2024; sh ...

*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 Glenda Millard *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, Australia) 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 ambigui ...

*2005 ''Secret Scribbled Notebooks'' by

Joanne Horniman Joanne Horniman (born 1951) is an 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 for identity, ...

*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-German writer. He is best known for ''The Book Thief'' and ''The Messenger (Zusak novel), The Messenger'', two novels that became international bestsellers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award in 2 ...

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 used in many countries, including Russia, as a diminutive for '' Sofiya'' (Greek ''Sophi ...

*2009 ''Pasteur's Gambit: Louis Pasteur, the Australasian Rabbit Plague and a Ten Million Dollar Prize'' by Stephen Dando-Collins *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 *2004 ''Genius of Junk'' by

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. Biography Born in Katerini, Greece, П. O. came to Australia with his family around 1954. After time in Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre, the fam ...

*2019 ''Blakwork'', Alison Whittaker *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 (; born 20 March 1934) is an Australian poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright and Libretto, librettist. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2008, Malouf has lectured at both the University ...

*2012 ''Crimson Crop'', Peter Rose (poet) *2011 ''Starlight: 150 poems'',

John Tranter John Ernest Tranter (29 April 1943 – 21 April 2023) was an Australian poet, publisher and editor. He published more than twenty books of poetry; devising, with Jan Garrett, the long running ABC radio program ''Books and Writing''; and foundin ...

*2010 ''Apocrypha'',

Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. He is known for his character actor roles in film and television and received several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. ...

*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 *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. S ...

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 write ...

*2018 ''Pulse Points'', Jennifer Down *2017 ''The Circle and the Equator'', Kyra Giorgi *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 novel '' The Night Guest'' (2013) and her collections of short stories ''The High Places'' (2016) and '' Highway 13'' (2024). She is a recipient of the Voss Literary Prize, ...

*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 *2013 ''Like A House On Fire'', Cate Kennedy *2012 ''Forecast: Turbulence'',

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 (So ...

*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 s ...

*2010 ''Little White Slips'', Karen Hitchcock *2009 '' The Boat'' by Nam Le *2008 ''Someone Else'' by

John Hughes John Hughes may refer to: Arts and Entertainment Literature *John Hughes (poet) (1677–1720), English poet *John Hughes (1790–1857), English author *John Ceiriog Hughes (1832–1887), Welsh poet *John Hughes (writer) (born 1961), Australian au ...

*2007 ''Every Move You Make'' by

*2006 ''A Funny Thing Happened at 27 000 Feet'' by Craig Cormick *2005 ''Vincenzo's Garden'' by John Clanchy *2004 ''Mahjar'' by

Eva Sallis Eva Katerina Sallis (also Eva Hornung

Literary Work Advancing Public Debate – the Harry Williams Award

*2012 '' The Australian Moment'', George Megalogenis *2011 ''Into the Woods: The Battle for Tasmania's Forests'', Anna Krien *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 Order of Australia, AM FRSA (born 12 March 1953) is an Australian public intellectual currently serving as Professor of Public Ethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) and the Vice-Chancellor' ...

*2009 ''Code of Silence'' by

Sarah Ferguson Sarah, Duchess of York (born Sarah Margaret Ferguson; 15 October 1959), also known by the nickname Fergie, is a British author, philanthropist, television personality, and member of the extended British royal family. She is the former wife of P ...

*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 wrestling under the ring name Chris Adonis. He is a former two-time National Champion in NWA. He is best known for his time in WWE, under the ri ...

*2006 ''Asbestos House'' by

Gideon Haigh Gideon Clifford Jeffrey Davidson Haigh (born 29 December 1965) is an 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 Geelong, and li ...

*2005 ''Sickness in the System'' by Hedley Thomas *2004 ''The History Wars'' by

Stuart Macintyre Stuart Forbes Macintyre (21 April 1947 – 22 November 2021) was an Australian historian, and Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne from 1999 to 2008. He was voted one of Australia's most influential historians. Early lif ...

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

Marian Wilkinson Marian Wilkinson is an Australian journalist and author. She has won two Walkley Awards, and was the first female executive producer of Four Corners (Australian TV program), Four Corners. She has been a deputy editor of the ''Sydney Morning Hera ...

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

Robert Manne Robert Michael Manne (born 31 October 1947) is an Emeritus Professor of Politics and Vice-Chancellor's Fellow at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. He is a leading Australian public intellectual. Background Robert Manne was born in Mel ...

and ''Reconciliation: A Journey'' by Michael Gordon *2001 ''Borderline: Australia's Treatment of Refugees and Asylum Seekers'' by Peter Mares and ''Dossier Inside the ABC'' by David Fagan and Dossier Team *2000 ''Why Weren't We Told'' by Henry Reynolds *1999 ''The Moment the Laughter Died'' by Tony Koch

Film Script – the Pacific Film and Television Commission Award

*2011 '' The Hunter'' by Alice Addison *2010 ''

South Solitary ''South Solitary'' is a 2010 Australian romance film set on South Solitary Island and directed by Shirley Barrett. Plot Meredith Appleton (Miranda Otto) arrives on South Solitary island with her elderly uncle George Wadsworth ( Barry Otto). H ...

'' by

Shirley Barrett Shirley Barrett (1961 – 3 August 2022) was an Australian film director, screenwriter, and novelist. Initially Barrett was a singer in the band Fruit Pastilles from 1981-83. After ending her time in the band, Barrett went on to write for films. ...

*2009 ''

Mary and Max Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a female given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religion * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blesse ...

'' by Adam Elliot *2008 ''

Prime Mover Prime mover may refer to: Philosophy *Unmoved mover, a concept in Aristotle's writings Engineering * Prime mover (engine or motor), a machine that converts various other forms of energy (chemical, electrical, fluid pressure/flow, etc.) into ener ...

'' by

David Caesar David Caesar (born 1963) is an Australian television and film director and writer. He grew up in Turlinjah on the south coast of NSW and attended school in nearby Moruya where he was school captain in his senior year. Caesar graduated from the ...

*2007 ''

Lake Mungo Lake Mungo is a dry lake located in New South Wales, Australia. It is about 760 km (472 miles) due west of Sydney and 90 km (56 miles) north-east of Mildura. The lake is the central feature of Mungo National Park, and is one of seve ...

'' by

Joel Anderson Joel Anderson (born February 11, 1960) is an American politician serving as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. A Republican, he is a former California state senator, assemblyperson, and board member of a municipal water ...

*2006 ''

Ten Canoes ''Ten Canoes'' is a 2006 Australian historical drama/docudrama film directed by Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr and starring Crusoe Kurddal. The film is set in Arnhem Land in northern Australia, before Western influence, and tells the story of ...

'' by

Rolf de Heer Rolf de Heer (born 4 May 1951) is a Dutch Australian film director. De Heer was born in Heemskerk in the Netherlands but migrated to Sydney when he was eight years old.

*2005 '' Little Fish'' by Jacquelin Perske *2004 '' Look Both Ways'' by

Sarah Watt Sarah Ann Watt (30 August 19584 November 2011) was an Australian film director, writer, and animator. She is especially known for her 2005 film '' Look Both Ways''. Early life and education Sarah Ann Watt was born in Sydney on 30 August 1958. ...

*2003 ''

Japanese Story ''Japanese Story'' is a 2003 Australian romantic drama film directed by Sue Brooks. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Sandy Edwards (played by Toni Collette) is a director in a company that ...

'' by Alison Tilson *2002 '' The Tracker'' by

Rolf de Heer Rolf de Heer (born 4 May 1951) is a Dutch Australian film director. De Heer was born in Heemskerk in the Netherlands but migrated to Sydney when he was eight years old.

*2001 ''

Rabbit-Proof Fence The State Barrier Fence of Western Australia, formerly known as the Rabbit-Proof Fence, the State Vermin Fence, and the Emu Fence, is a pest-exclusion fence constructed between 1901 and 1907 to keep rabbits, and other agricultural pests from ...

'' by Christine Olsen *2000 ''

Praise Praise as a form of social interaction expresses recognition, reassurance or admiration. Praise is expressed verbally as well as by body language (facial expression and gestures). Verbal praise consists of a positive evaluations of another's ...

'' by Andrew McGahan *1999 '' Two Hands'' by

Gregor Jordan Gregor Jordan (born 1966) is an Australian film director, writer and actor. Jordan's films include '' Two Hands'' (1999), '' Buffalo Soldiers'' (2001), and ''Ned Kelly'' (2003). ''Two Hands'' won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Di ...

Television Script – QUT Creative Industries Award

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

Sisters of War ''Sisters of War'' is a telemovie based on the true story of two Australian women, Lorna Whyte, an army nurse and Sister Berenice Twohill, a Catholic nun from New South Wales who survived as prisoners of war in Papua New Guinea during World War I ...

'' by

John Misto John Misto (born 13 October 1952) is an Australian playwright and screenwriter. He graduated with an Arts/Law degree from the University of New South Wales, and then practised as a lawyer before changing his career to concentrate on working as a ...

*2009 ''

False Witness ''False Witness'', also known as ''The Diplomat'' internationally, is a two-part Australian television mini-series, produced by Screentime Australia, and broadcast simultaneously on the Australian subscription television channel UK.TV and BBC ...

'' by

Peter Gawler Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

*2008 '' Underbelly, Episode 7 – Wise Monkeys'' by

Felicity Packard Felicity may refer to: Places * Felicity, California, United States, an unincorporated community * Felicity, Ohio, United States, a village * Felicity, Trinidad and Tobago, a community in Chaguanas Entertainment * ''Felicity'' (TV series), ...

*2007 '' Bastard Boys'' by Sue Smith *2006 '' Unfolding Florence'' by Katherine Thomson *2005 '' RAN: Remote Area Nurse – Episode 5 – Blue Hawaii'' by Sue Smith *2004 ''

The Cooks ''The Cooks'' was an Australian television drama series that ran for one season on Network Ten during the summer of 2004/05. It was a co-production with subscription television and screened on the UKTV channel on Foxtel. It was produced by Penny ...

– 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 Andrew Bovell (born 1962) is an Australian writer for theatre, film and television. Life Bovell was born on 23 November 1962 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and completed his secondary school education in Perth. He graduated from the Universi ...

*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 Alana Valentine is an Australian playwright, dramatist, librettist, and director working in theatre, film, opera, and television. Early life and education Alana Valentine graduated with a Bachelor of Communications from University of Technology ...

*2003 '' Last Cab to Darwin'' by

Reg Cribb Reginald Cribb is an Australian playwright and actor. Early life and education Cribb is from Perth, Western Australia. Cribb graduated from National Institute of Dramatic Art at the University of New South Wales in 1990. Writing career Crib ...

*2002 ''Old Masters'' by Beatrix Christian *2001 ''Meat Party'' by Duong Le Quy *2000 ''

Box the Pony ''Box the Pony'' is a 1997 play co-written by Australian actress Leah Purcell and Scott Rankin. It is a semi-autobiographical one-woman show, set in an Aboriginal community in Queensland. It has played at Sydney's Belvoir Street Theatre, the S ...

'' by

Leah Purcell Leah Maree Purcell (born 14 August 1970) is an Aboriginal Australian stage and film actress, playwright, film director, and novelist. She made her film debut in 1999, appearing in Paul Fenech's ''Somewhere in the Darkness'', which led to rol ...

and Scott Rankin *1999 ''Who's Afraid of the Working Class'' by

, Melissa Reeves,

Patricia Cornelius Patricia Cornelius (born 1952) is an Australian playwright and co-founder of Melbourne Workers Theatre. Career Cornelius has written many plays, including ''Slut'' (2008, Platform Youth Theatre), ''The Call'' (2009, Griffin Theatre Company), ...

and

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)
Queensland Government, Ministerial Statements (Retrieved 7 October 2007)
Queensland Literary Awards
Australian fiction awards Awards established in 1999 Awards disestablished in 2012 Australian non-fiction book awards Australian history awards 1999 establishments in Australia 2012 disestablishments in Australia