Last night at an awards ceremony held in Launceston, Tasmania, Nicolas Rothwell, Andy Jackson, Mark Willacy, Christine Helliwell, Leanne Hall and Sherryl Clark were announced as winners of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (PMLAs).
This year’s panel of judges include poet Geoffrey Lehmann and Indigenous academic Sandra Phillips among a total of 15 experts across the field. Editors and writers from The Australian had an overarching representation on the panel, including current literary editor Caroline Overington; writer, journalist and critic Peter Craven; and former literary editor, writer and critic, Stephen Romei. The panel was appointed by the previous federal government.
