Literature prizes
Australian author Charlotte Wood makes Booker shortlist
No Australian woman has ever won the Booker. Wood is among six finalists announced overnight.
- by Kerrie O'Brien and Kate Lahey
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PM’s Literary Award brings 48 hours’ relief from poet’s life of self-doubt
Amy Crutchfield has won the $80,000 poetry prize for her first book, but she’s not letting it go to her head.
- by Jason Steger
A win for the funny people: Australia’s richest writing prize adds new award
The John Clarke Prize for Humour Writing, named for the legendary late comedian, will celebrate Australia’s funniest works from 2025.
- by Meg Watson
‘Not a complete waste of time’: Novelist nabs Qld Premier’s Award again
Melissa Lucashenko has won the $30,000 prize for Edenglassie, her novel set in Brisbane.
- by Nick Dent
‘The younger sibling of horror’: thriller novel wins children’s book of the year
Author Tristan Bancks’ novel Scar Town is one of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia award winners.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Alexis Wright makes history with Miles Franklin, Stella wins in same year
Wright’s novel Praiseworthy was hailed by judges as “an astonishing feat of storytelling”.
- by Jason Steger
Australia breaks eight-year Booker Prize drought
Charlotte Wood has been long-listed for Stone Yard Devotional, the first book by an Australian on the prestigious list in eight years.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
First timers and indie publishers dominate Miles Franklin shortlist
This year’s shortlist is a celebration of innovation and diversity in Australian fiction.
- by Nick Galvin
Eleven years ago, she won NSW’s most prestigious book prize. She just did it again
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.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Three writers named 2024 Best Young Australian Novelists
Now in its 28th year, the prize is given to an Australian writer of fiction aged 35 or under.
- by Melanie Kembrey
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- by Benjamin Law
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