Winners announced for PM’s literary awards 2018
The winners of the 2018 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Fiction Border Districts (Gerald Murnane, Giramondo) Australian history John Curtin’s War:...
Winners announced for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2017
The winners of the 2017 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Fiction Their Brilliant Careers (Ryan O’Neill, Black Inc.) Poetry Headwaters (Anthony...
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2017 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the 2017 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction The Easy Way Out (Steven Amsterdam, Hachette) The Last Days...
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2016 winners announced
The winners of the 2016 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced on 8 November in Canberra. The winners in each category are: Fiction (joint winners) The Life of Houses (Lisa...
Entries open for 2016 PMLAs; judges revealed
Entries have opened and the judging panels have been revealed for the ninth annual Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (PMLAs). Awards will again be presented in six categories: fiction, nonfiction, YA,...
PM’s Literary Awards 2015 winners announced
The winners of 2015 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced on 14 December at Carriageworks in Sydney. The winners in each category are: Fiction The Golden Age (Joan London, Vintage) Nonfiction...
PM’s Literary Awards 2015 shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are: Fiction Amnesia (Peter Carey, Hamish Hamilton) In Certain Circles...
2015 PMLA judges revealed; Henderson, Murray out
The judging panels for the 2015 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (PMLAs) have been revealed on the PMLA website, showing few changes to the 2014 panels.Sydney Institute executive director and Weekend Australia...
ABC claims it declined PM’s Literary Awards broadcast because of ‘unworkable’ demands
ABC Television director Richard Finlayson has issued a statement outlining the network’s reasons for not broadcasting last year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Awards ceremony in December, following a report in the...
PM’s Literary Awards 2014 winners announced
The winners of 2014 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced on 8 December at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.The winners in each category are:Fiction (joint winners) A World...
PM’s and Queensland literary awards announced tonight
The winners of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards and the Queensland Literary Awards will be announced tonight in separate events in Melbourne and Brisbane. The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards will...
PM’s Literary Awards to be broadcast on Sky News and SBS, reports ‘Australian’
The 2014 PM’s Literary Awards will be broadcast by Sky News and SBS, according to a report in the Australian.The Australian reports that the ceremony, which will be hosted by Ray...
PM’s literary awards to be held in December; government ‘in discussion with broadcasters’ over telecast
The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards may be telecast for the first time, with a spokesperson for the Prime Minister confirming to Books+Publishing that the government was ‘in discussion with broadcasters...
PM’s Literary Awards shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced.The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are:Fiction A World of Other People (Steven Carroll, Fourth Estate) The...
PM’s Literary Awards 2014 judging panels announced
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has confirmed that the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (PMLAs) will continue to be Australia’s richest literary prizes. Abbott made the announcement at the Australian Book Industry Awards...
2014 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards now open
Entries for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards are now open. Established in 2008, the awards are Australia’s richest literary prize, with a total prize pool of $600,000 for winners and...
PM’s Literary Awards 2013 winners announced
As reported in a Books+Publishing special bulletin, the winners of this year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced on 15 August. The winning titles are: Fiction Questions of Travel (Michelle...
PM’s Literary Awards 2013 winners announced
The winners of this year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced at a ceremony at the State Library of Queensland on 15 August—the first time the awards have been presented...
PM’s Literary Awards to be announced tonight
The winners of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards will be announced tonight at a ceremony at the State Library of Queensland. This is the first time the PM’s Literary Awards have been...
PM’s Literary Awards 2013 shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are: Fiction Floundering (Romy Ash, Text) The Chemistry of Tears...