Victorian Premier's Literary Awards

The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards are a key element in the Victorian Government's commitment to promoting and raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry. For more information, see About the Awards.

The Awards are generously supported by a range of sponsors.

2009 Awards

In 2009 prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction  
Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-fiction
Prize for Young Adult Fiction
Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript by an Emerging Victorian Writer
CJ Dennis Prize for Poetry
Louis Esson Prize for Drama
Alfred Deakin Prize for an Essay Advancing Public Debate
John Curtin Prize for Journalism
Prize for Best Music Theatre Script
Grollo Ruzzene Foundation Prize for Writing about Italians in Australia
Prize for Science Writing

Winners

The winners in the 11 categories of the 2009 Awards were announced on 1 September by the Premier John Brumby.

Read the list of winners >

Mailing list

You can receive the latest news about the Premier's Literary Awards by joining the PLA mailing list. Please email pla@slv.vic.gov.au.

Inquiries

Awards Coordinator
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards
State Library of Victoria
Tel: 03 8664 7277
Email: pla@slv.vic.gov.au