In lieu of my usual Monday Musings post, I am reporting on the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Awards which were announced this evening, and which I attended via the live-stream from the Creative Australia website. I shared the short list several weeks ago, so I won't repeat those here. The awards ceremony was a long … Continue reading Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2025, Winners
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Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Shortlist 2025, announced
I haven't announced the Prime Minister's Literary Award shortlists for a few years, but for various reasons, including the fact that there is a Poetry section which works nicely with this month being National Poetry Month (see my Monday Musings), I've decided to share this year's shortlists. Creative Australia's page for the announcement says they … Continue reading Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Shortlist 2025, announced
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Winners, 2023, announced
The Winners of the the Prime Minister's Literary Awards for 2023 were announced this evening. The website says that 643 entries were received across six literary categories: fiction, non-fiction, young adult literature, children’s literature, poetry, and Australian history. Each shortlisted entry receives $5,000 with the winner of each category receiving $80,000. The awards are now … Continue reading Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Winners, 2023, announced
Jasmine Seymour and Leanne Mulgo Watson, Cooee mittigar: A story on Darug songlines (#BookReview)
Recently, on a bit of a whim, I bought two books from the Indigenous Australian publishing company, Magabala Books. They were the younger readers-young adult novel, Black Cockatoo (my review), which had been shortlisted for a few awards, and this picture book, Cooee mittigar, which had just won the 2020 Prime Minister's Literary Award for … Continue reading Jasmine Seymour and Leanne Mulgo Watson, Cooee mittigar: A story on Darug songlines (#BookReview)
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Winners, 2019, announced
The Winners of the the Prime Minister's Literary Awards for 2019 were announced earlier today, but I was driving to Berrima for my annual "same-time-next-year" catch up with a dear Sydney friend. Below is the shortlist for the three categories I posted on in my shortlist post, with the winners marked in bold. Fiction Rodney … Continue reading Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Winners, 2019, announced
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Shortlist, 2019, announced
As you know, I don't announce all literary awards shortlists, but the Prime Minister's Literary Awards have an "interesting" history, so I plan to follow them more closely than I originally did. The press release says that over 500 books were submitted across the 6 categories, much the same as last year in fact. Last year, … Continue reading Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Shortlist, 2019, announced
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Winners, 2018, announced
The Winners of the the Prime Minister's Literary Awards for 2018 were announced this morning at Parliament House ... an event I followed via their Twitter Live Feed ... and it contained the BEST of ALL POSSIBLE news that Gerald Murnane won the Fiction prize. I haven't read the novel, so perhaps my approval is … Continue reading Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Winners, 2018, announced
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Shortlist, 2018, announced
I don't always announce all literary awards shortlists, but have decided to announce the Prime Minister's Literary Awards shortlist this year. The press release says that over 500 books were submitted across the 6 categories. Is that all? I guess I would have expected more, but it is somewhat expensive to submit, particularly for small publishers. … Continue reading Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Shortlist, 2018, announced
Monday musings on Australian literature: 2016 awards season dragging to a close
As the year draws to a close, our final major literary awards are being announced. We've seen this month the winners of the Queensland Literary Awards and the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards. The Barbara Jefferis Award has announced its shortlist, but we are still waiting for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards shortlist. All but one … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: 2016 awards season dragging to a close
Monday musings on Australian literature: The challenge of literacy
Today's topic may be a bit serious for Christmas week, but I've decided to go with it anyhow. I was inspired to write it by an article in the online journal, The Conversation. The article, by Deakin University academic Lyn McCredden, was itself inspired by the Prime Minister's Literary Awards at which one of the winners, Richard Flanagan, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: The challenge of literacy
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