Literary Awards
Michelle de Kretser wins the 2025 Stella Prize
Michelle de Kretser has won this year's Stella prize for her 7th novel, 'Theory & Practice.'
Failure and frustration spawn success for Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners
Six books including a debut novel and a debut poetry collection have each received $80,000 in this year’s Prime Minister’s…
2024 Prime Minister's Literary Awards shortlists
Find out the shortlisted titles of the Prime Minister's Literary Awards across six categories.
How did winning literary awards affect your life?
Whether it's validating your own work, buying more time to write more books or even changing the whole course of…
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners 2023
Winners across six literary categories each take home $80,000 in this year's Prime Minister's Literary Awards.
Should literary prizewinnings be shared among the shortlist?
Should the winner take it all?
Shankari Chandran wins 2023's Miles Franklin Award
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens takes out the most prestigious literary prize in Australia.
Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist announced
11 novelists are longlisted for this year's Miles Franklin Award, presented annually and named after the author of 'My Brilliant…
2022 Miles Franklin shortlist announced
Five authors compete for the nation's most prestigious literary prize.
Evelyn Araluen wins the tenth annual Stella Prize
A debut poetry collection takes home the top award for writing by Australian women and gender diverse people.