Victorian Premier's Literary Awards

The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards are a key element in the Victorian Government's commitment to promote and raise 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:

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The Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript by an Emerging Victorian Writer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

In 2009 the following awards will NOT be offered: The Prize for a First Book of History and The Prize for Indigenous Writing.

The 2009 shortlist will be announced on Friday 7 August, and winners will be announced at a celebratory dinner on Tuesday 1 September.

2008 winners

The winners of the 12 categories of the 2008 Awards were announced on 1 September 2008 by the Premier John Brumby.

Read the list of winners >

2009 guidelines and nomination form

Applications for the 2009 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards have closed. The guidelines remain downloadable below to answer general queries about the application process.

 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Guidelines and Nomination Form 2009 PDF 99kb

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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