The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards aim to nurture Australia's greatest talent, and to support and encourage the development of up-and-coming authors.
Since its inception in 1999, the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards have grown to become one of the leading literary awards programs in Australia. It is held in high esteem for its richness, diversity and generosity to winning authors.
The awards celebrate writing excellence across 14 categories, including those for unpublished writers. It is a fantastic opportunity for both budding writers and established authors alike, to continue their craft of writing and gain national recognition.
2010 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards shortlist
Fiction Book Award
* Peter Carey for Parrot and Olivier in America
Penguin Group (Australia)
* Brian Castro for The Bath Fugues
Giramondo Publishing Company
* J.M. Coetzee for Summertime
Random House Australia
* Steven Lang for 88 Lines About 44 Women
Penguin Group (Australia)
* Alex Miller for Lovesong
Allen & Unwin
Emerging Queensland Author - Manuscript Award
* Matthew Lamb for Down to the River
* Nikki McWatters for The Desert of Paradise
* Noel Mengel for RPM
Unpublished Indigenous Writer - Arts Queensland David Unaipon Award
* Sam Cook for ACES, DEUCES, KINGS and QUEENS
* Tjanara Goreng-Goreng for The Red Earth
* Jeanine Leane for Purple Threads
* Shawn Wondunna-Foley for Dingo finds a friend
Non-Fiction Book Award
* Krissy Kneen for Affection
The Text Publishing Company
* Mary-Rose MacColl for The Birth Wars
University of Queensland Press
* Alasdair McGregor for Grand Obsessions: The Life and Work of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin
Penguin Group (Australia)
* Mark Tredinnick for The Blue Plateau: A Landscape Memoir
University of Queensland Press
* Brenda Walker for Reading by Moonlight: How books saved a life
Penguin Group (Australia)
Children's Book - Mary Ryan's Award
* Bronwyn Bancroft for Why I Love Australia
Little Hare Books
* Glenda Millard for Isabella's Garden
Illustrated by Rebecca Cool
Walker Books Australia
* Glenda Millard for All the Colours of Paradise
Illustrated by Stephen Michael King
HarperCollinsPublishers Aust Pty Limited
* Sally Murphy for Toppling
Illustrated by Rhian Nest James
Walker Books Australia
* Narelle Oliver for Fox and Fine Feathers
Omnibus Books
Young Adult Book Award
* Phillip Gwynne for Swerve
Penguin Group (Australia)
* Justine Larbalestier for Liar
Allen & Unwin
* Melina Marchetta for The Piper's Son
Penguin Group (Australia)
* Scott Westerfeld for Leviathan
Illustrated by Keith Thompson
Penguin Group (Australia)
* Richard Yaxley for Drink the Air
Richard Yaxley
Science Writer Award
* Elizabeth Finkel for Black harvest (Cosmos: The Science of Everything - Issue 27)
Luna Media
* Elizabeth Finkel for The trouble with genes (Cosmos: The Science of Everything - Issue 31)
Luna Media
* Clive Hamilton for Requiem for a Species: Why we resist the truth about climate change
Allen & Unwin
* Sonya Pemberton for Catching Cancer
December Films and Pemberton Films
* Julian Pepperell for Fishes of the open ocean: a natural history and illustrated guide
Illustrated by Guy Harvey
University of New South Wales Press
Poetry Collection - Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award
* Peter Boyle for Apocrypha
Vagabond Press
* Jennifer Maiden for Pirate Rain
Giramondo Publishing Company
* Les Murray for Taller When Prone
Black Inc.
* Maria Takolander for Ghostly Subjects
Salt Publishing
Australian Short Story Collection - Arts Queensland Steele Rudd Award
* Peter Goldsworthy for Gravel
Penguin Group (Australia)
* Karen Hitchcock for Little White Slips
Picador
* Thomas Shapcott for Gatherers and Hunters
Wakefield Press
* Archie Weller for The Window Seat
University of Queensland Press
Literary or Media Work Advancing Public Debate - The Harry Williams Award
* Annabel Crabb for Quarterly Essay 34: Stop at Nothing - The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull
Black Inc.
* Clive Hamilton for Requiem for a Species: Why we resist the truth about climate change
Allen & Unwin
* Marcia Langton for The resource curse
Griffith Review
* Mary-Rose MacColl for The Birth Wars
University of Queensland Press
* Michael McKenna for Shocked to the core
The Australian, 23 June 2009
Drama Script (Stage) Award
* Daniel Keene for Duets
* Joanna Murray-Smith for Rockabye
Currency Press Pty Ltd
* Melissa Reeves for Furious Mattress
* Sven Swenson for The Bitterling
* Rick Viede for Whore
More information here.
Since its inception in 1999, the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards have grown to become one of the leading literary awards programs in Australia. It is held in high esteem for its richness, diversity and generosity to winning authors.
The awards celebrate writing excellence across 14 categories, including those for unpublished writers. It is a fantastic opportunity for both budding writers and established authors alike, to continue their craft of writing and gain national recognition.
2010 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards shortlist
Fiction Book Award
* Peter Carey for Parrot and Olivier in America
Penguin Group (Australia)
* Brian Castro for The Bath Fugues
Giramondo Publishing Company
* J.M. Coetzee for Summertime
Random House Australia
* Steven Lang for 88 Lines About 44 Women
Penguin Group (Australia)
* Alex Miller for Lovesong
Allen & Unwin
Emerging Queensland Author - Manuscript Award
* Matthew Lamb for Down to the River
* Nikki McWatters for The Desert of Paradise
* Noel Mengel for RPM
Unpublished Indigenous Writer - Arts Queensland David Unaipon Award
* Sam Cook for ACES, DEUCES, KINGS and QUEENS
* Tjanara Goreng-Goreng for The Red Earth
* Jeanine Leane for Purple Threads
* Shawn Wondunna-Foley for Dingo finds a friend
Non-Fiction Book Award
* Krissy Kneen for Affection
The Text Publishing Company
* Mary-Rose MacColl for The Birth Wars
University of Queensland Press
* Alasdair McGregor for Grand Obsessions: The Life and Work of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin
Penguin Group (Australia)
* Mark Tredinnick for The Blue Plateau: A Landscape Memoir
University of Queensland Press
* Brenda Walker for Reading by Moonlight: How books saved a life
Penguin Group (Australia)
Children's Book - Mary Ryan's Award
* Bronwyn Bancroft for Why I Love Australia
Little Hare Books
* Glenda Millard for Isabella's Garden
Illustrated by Rebecca Cool
Walker Books Australia
* Glenda Millard for All the Colours of Paradise
Illustrated by Stephen Michael King
HarperCollinsPublishers Aust Pty Limited
* Sally Murphy for Toppling
Illustrated by Rhian Nest James
Walker Books Australia
* Narelle Oliver for Fox and Fine Feathers
Omnibus Books
Young Adult Book Award
* Phillip Gwynne for Swerve
Penguin Group (Australia)
* Justine Larbalestier for Liar
Allen & Unwin
* Melina Marchetta for The Piper's Son
Penguin Group (Australia)
* Scott Westerfeld for Leviathan
Illustrated by Keith Thompson
Penguin Group (Australia)
* Richard Yaxley for Drink the Air
Richard Yaxley
Science Writer Award
* Elizabeth Finkel for Black harvest (Cosmos: The Science of Everything - Issue 27)
Luna Media
* Elizabeth Finkel for The trouble with genes (Cosmos: The Science of Everything - Issue 31)
Luna Media
* Clive Hamilton for Requiem for a Species: Why we resist the truth about climate change
Allen & Unwin
* Sonya Pemberton for Catching Cancer
December Films and Pemberton Films
* Julian Pepperell for Fishes of the open ocean: a natural history and illustrated guide
Illustrated by Guy Harvey
University of New South Wales Press
Poetry Collection - Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award
* Peter Boyle for Apocrypha
Vagabond Press
* Jennifer Maiden for Pirate Rain
Giramondo Publishing Company
* Les Murray for Taller When Prone
Black Inc.
* Maria Takolander for Ghostly Subjects
Salt Publishing
Australian Short Story Collection - Arts Queensland Steele Rudd Award
* Peter Goldsworthy for Gravel
Penguin Group (Australia)
* Karen Hitchcock for Little White Slips
Picador
* Thomas Shapcott for Gatherers and Hunters
Wakefield Press
* Archie Weller for The Window Seat
University of Queensland Press
Literary or Media Work Advancing Public Debate - The Harry Williams Award
* Annabel Crabb for Quarterly Essay 34: Stop at Nothing - The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull
Black Inc.
* Clive Hamilton for Requiem for a Species: Why we resist the truth about climate change
Allen & Unwin
* Marcia Langton for The resource curse
Griffith Review
* Mary-Rose MacColl for The Birth Wars
University of Queensland Press
* Michael McKenna for Shocked to the core
The Australian, 23 June 2009
Drama Script (Stage) Award
* Daniel Keene for Duets
* Joanna Murray-Smith for Rockabye
Currency Press Pty Ltd
* Melissa Reeves for Furious Mattress
* Sven Swenson for The Bitterling
* Rick Viede for Whore
More information here.
