The Hon Prime Minister Scott Morrison MP and the Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield have announced the 2018 shortlists in their joint media release—2018 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards shortlists announced.

2013 Winners and shortlists

2013: Fiction
Book cover - Questions of Travel by Michelle de Kretser
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winner - Questions of Travel
Author:
Michelle
de Kretser
Illustrator:
Book cover - Mateship with Birds by Carrie Tiffany
Mateship with Birds
Author:
Carrie
Tiffany
Illustrator:
Book cover - Lost Voices by Christopher Koch
Lost Voices
Author:
Christopher
Koch
Illustrator:
Book cover 'The chemistry of Tears' by Peter Carey
The Chemistry of Tears
Author:
Peter
Carey
Illustrator:
Book cover Floundering by Romy Ash
Floundering
Author:
Rommy
Ash
Illustrator:
2013: Poetry
Book cover 'Jam Tree Gully' by John Kinsella
1
winner - Jam Tree Gully
Author:
John
Kinsella
Illustrator:
Book cover 'Liquid Nitrogen' by Jennifer Maiden
Liquid Nitrogen
Author:
Jennifer
Maiden
Illustrator:
Book cover 'Sunlit Zone' by Lisa Jacobson
The Sunlit Zone
Author:
Lisa
Jacobson
Illustrator:
Book cover 'burning rice' by Eileen Chong
Burning Rice
Author:
Eileen
Chong
Illustrator:
Book cover 'Crimson Crop' by Peter Rose
Crimson Crop
Author:
Peter
Rose
Illustrator:
2013: Non-fiction
Book cover 'The Australian Moment' by George Megalogenis
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winner - The Australian Moment
Author:
George
Megalogenis
Illustrator:
Book cover 'Uncommon Soldier' by Chris Masters
Uncommon Soldier
Author:
Chris
Masters
Illustrator:
Book cover 'Bradman’s War' by Malcolm Knox
Bradman’s War
Author:
Malcolm
Knox
Illustrator:
Book cover 'Plein Airs and Graces' by Adrian Mitchell
Plein Airs and Graces: The life and times of George Colingridge
Author:
Adrian
Mitchell
Illustrator:
Book cover 'Bold Palates: Australia's gastronomic heritage, by Barbara Santich
Bold Palates: Australia's gastronomic heritage
Author:
Barbara
Santich
Illustrator:
2013: Prize for Australian History
Bookcover- Farewell dear people by Ross McMullin
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winner - Farewell, Dear People
Author:
Ross
McMullin
Illustrator:
Book cover- The Sex Lives of Australians - A History by Frank Bongiorno
The Sex Lives of Australians: A History
Author:
Frank
Bongiorno
Illustrator:
Book cover- Sandakan - The untold story of the Sandakan death marches - by Paul Ham
Sandakan
Author:
Paul
Ham
Illustrator:
Book cover of Gough Whitlam: His Time (vol. 2) by Jenny Hocking
Gough Whitlam: His Time (vol. 2)
Author:
Jenny
Hocking
Illustrator:
Bookcover- The Censor's Library by Nicole Moore
The Censor’s Library
Author:
Nicole
Moore
Illustrator:
2013: Young Adult literature
Book cover- Fog a Dox by Bruce Pascoe
1
winner - Fog a Dox
Author:
Bruce
Pascoe
Illustrator:
Book cover- Everything Left Unsaid by Jessica Davidson
Everything Left Unsaid
Author:
Jessica
Davidson
Illustrator:
Book cover- The Children of the King by Sonya Hartnett
The Children of the King
Author:
Sonya
Hartnett
Illustrator:
Book cover- Grace Beside Me by Sue McPherson
Grace Beside Me
Author:
Sue
McPherson
Illustrator:
Book cover- Friday Brown by Vikki Wakefield
Friday Brown
Author:
Vikki
Wakefield
Illustrator:
2013: Children's literature
Book cover- Red by Libby Gleeson
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winner - Red
Author:
Libby
Gleeson
Illustrator:
Book cover- What’s the Matter, Aunty May by Peter Friend
What’s the Matter, Aunty May
Author:
Peter
Friend
Illustrator:
Andrew
Joyner
Book cover- Today We have No Plans by Jane Godwin
Today We have No Plans
Author:
Jane
Godwin
Illustrator:
Anna
Walker
Book cover- The Beginner's Guide to Revenge by Marianne Musgrove
The Beginner's Guide to Revenge
Author:
Marianne
Musgrove
Illustrator:

2012 Winners and shortlists

2012: Fiction
Book cover- Foal's Bread by Gillian Mears
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winner - Foal’s Bread
Author:
Gillian
Mears
Illustrator:
Book cover- All that I Am by Anna Funder
All That I Am
Author:
Anna
Funder
Illustrator:
Book cover- Sarah Thornhill by Kate Grenville
Sarah Thornhill
Author:
Kate
Grenville
Illustrator:
Book cover- Autumn Laing by Alex Miller
Autumn Laing
Author:
Alex
Miller
Illustrator:
Book cover- Forecast: Turbulence by Janette Turner Hospital
Forecast: Turbulence
Author:
Janette
Turner Hospital
Illustrator:
2012: Poetry
Book cover- Interferon Psalms by Luke Davis
1
winner - Interferon Psalms
Author:
Luke
Davies
Illustrator:
Book cover- Ashes in the Air by Ali Alizadeh
Ashes in the Air
Author:
Ali
Alizadeh
Illustrator:
Book cover - Armour by author John Kinsella
Armour
Author:
John
Kinsella
Illustrator:
Book cover - Southern Barbarians by author John Mateer
Southern Barbarians
Author:
John
Mateer
Illustrator:
Book cover - New and Selected Poems by author Gig Ryan
New and Selected Poems
Author:
Gig
Ryan
Illustrator:
2012: Non-fiction
Book cover- An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark by Mark McKenna
1
winner - An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark
Author:
Mark
McKenna
Illustrator:
Book cover- A Short History of Christianity by Geoffrey Blainey
A Short History of Christianity
Author:
Geoffrey
Blainey
Illustrator:
Book cover- Paradoxes and Principles by AJ Brown
Michael Kirby Paradoxes and Principles
Author:
AJ
Brown
Illustrator:
Book cover - Kinglake-350 by author Adrian Hyland
Kinglake-350
Author:
Adrian
Hyland
Illustrator:
Book cover- When Horse Became Saw by Anthony Macris
When Horse Became Saw
Author:
Anthony
Macris
Illustrator:
2012: Prize for Australian History
Book cover- The Biggest Estate on Earth by Bill Gammage
1
winner - The Biggest Estate on Earth
Author:
Bill
Gammage
Illustrator:
Book cover- 1835: The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia by James Boyce
1835: The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia
Author:
James
Boyce
Illustrator:
Book cover- Breaking the Sheep’s Back by Charles Massy
Breaking the Sheep’s Back
Author:
Charles
Massy
Illustrator:
Book cover- Indifferent Inclusion: Aboriginal people and the Australian Nation by Russell McGregor
Indifferent Inclusion: Aboriginal people and the Australian Nation
Author:
Russell
McGregor
Illustrator:
Cover- Immigration Nation: Secret History of Us by A West, J Connor and K Connor
Immigration Nation: Secret History of Us
Author:
Alex
West
Joe
Connor
Ken
Connor
Illustrator:
2012: Young Adult literature
Book cover- When We Were Two by Robert Newton
1
winner - When We Were Two
Author:
Robert Newton
Newton
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