Prime Minister's Literary Awards
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Entries have now closed
Entries for the 2012 Prime Minister's Literary Awards are now closed.
For more information contact the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards team:
- Email – pmliteraryawards@pmc.gov.au
- Phone – 1800 707 889.
January eNewsletter out now
In 2012 the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards are making it easier to stay up-to-date with all the Awards news and announcements through our new Facebook page.
2011 Australian History Prize announced
The Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, the Hon Peter Garrett AM MP, has announced the 2010–2011 Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History has been shared between two books,A Three-Cornered Life: The Historian W K Hancock by Jim Davidson and Bad Characters: Sex, Crime, Mutiny and Murder in the Great War by Peter Stanley. Read the media release.
Meanjin magazine interview with Arts Minister
Arts Minister Simon Crean talks to Sally Heath about the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, the National Cultural Policy and the state of the arts in Australia. Read the full interview.
2012 Awards launched
On 1 December 2011, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Arts Minister Simon Crean launched the 2012 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards and a new $100 000 poetry prize and the incorporation of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History into the awards. The 2012 judging panels were also been announced. Read the media release.
Entries are open from 3 December 2011 to 1 February 2012. For more information, including eligibility criteria, see the entry form and the 2012 guidelines.
About the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
The Awards celebrate the contribution of Australian literature and history to the nation's cultural and intellectual life.
The Prime Minister's Literary Awards, held annually, recognise outstanding literary talent in our country and the valuable contribution literature makes in shaping our cultural identity.
In 2012 there are six awards: adult fiction, poetry, non-fiction, young adult fiction, children’s fiction and Australian history. The winner of each award will receive $80 000 tax-free and the shortlisted entries in each category receive $5000 tax-free.
Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Poetry
The inaugural Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Poetry will recognise and reward the contribution Australia’s poets make to our rich cultural life. Collections of poems first published in book form between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2011 are eligible for entry. The winning entry will receive $80 000 tax-free and the shortlisted entries will receive $5000 tax-free.
Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History
This prize is awarded to an individual or a group for an outstanding publication or body of work that contributes significantly to an understanding of Australian history. The winning entry will receive $80 000 tax-free and the shortlisted entries will receive $5000 tax-free.
Eligible works must be first published, produced or broadcast between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2011 and may include a published book, film or radio documentary, CD-ROM, DVD, other form of multimedia, or a series of these works.
2012 judging panels
Eleven experts make up the judging panels for the 2012 Prime Minister's Literary Awards.
The judging panels are responsible for making recommendations on the shortlists and winners across each of the categories to the Prime Minister, who makes the final decision.
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