The Prize for Science Writing

This prize is not being offered in 2008. It will next be offered in 2009.

This prize, to be offered biennally, is for a popular science book for non-specialist readers. The prize aims to encourage discussion and understanding of scientific ideas in the wider community, nurture a culture of innovation in Victoria through support of scientific endeavour, and encourage the writing of popular science books for non-specialist readers by providing direct financial support for writers of the genre.

Winner 2007
Shortlist 2007
Judges 2007

Winner 2005
Shortlist 2005
Judges 2005

Previous winners include: The Flight of the Emu: A Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 by Libby Robin (2003) and Astonishing Animals by Tim Flannery and Peter Schouten (2005).