The Prime Minister's Literary Awards celebrate outstanding literary talent in Australia and the valuable contribution Australian literature and history makes to the nation's cultural and intellectual life.

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Celebrating Australian writing
Highlights from this year’s #PMLitAwards ceremony.
2019 winners revealed
Celebrate Australian writing and explore this year’s #PMLitAwards winners and shortlists
Literature Literature
Augmented reality brings 2019 shortlists alive
Discover more about the titles shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards today.
Literature Literature
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards announces 2019 shortlists
You don’t read a great book, you encounter it and we’re all the better for it.
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