Literature prizes

No Australian woman has ever won the Booker. Wood is among six finalists announced overnight.

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Amy Crutchfield has won the $80,000 poetry prize for her first book, but she’s not letting it go to her head.

The John Clarke Prize for Humour Writing, named for the legendary late comedian, will celebrate Australia’s funniest works from 2025.

Melissa Lucashenko has won the $30,000 prize for Edenglassie, her novel set in Brisbane.

Author Tristan Bancks’ novel Scar Town is one of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia award winners.

Wright’s novel Praiseworthy was hailed by judges as “an astonishing feat of storytelling”.

Charlotte Wood has been long-listed for Stone Yard Devotional, the first book by an Australian on the prestigious list in eight years.

This year’s shortlist is a celebration of innovation and diversity in Australian fiction.

Ali Cobby Eckermann always wanted to be a writer. Now she’s received the highest accolade in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards for the second time.

Now in its 28th year, the prize is given to an Australian writer of fiction aged 35 or under.

The American author of Lessons in Chemistry on why her debut novel took so long – and what makes her happiest about it.