‘The Rosie Project’ wins 2012 Victorian Premier’s unpublished manuscript award
A novel about a man with undiagnosed Asperger’s Syndrome who is looking for the perfect partner has won this year’s Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript, announced during...
20 new Wheeler Centre writers’ fellowships announced
The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas in Melbourne has announced that it will offer 20 new writers' fellowships in 2012. In her last public duty as director of...
2011 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards winners announced; ‘That Deadman Dance’ wins Victorian Prize for Literature
The winners of this year's Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were announced in Melbourne on 6 September, with That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott (Picador) winning the inaugural Victorian Prize for...
2011 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards winners announced; ‘That Deadman Dance’ wins Victorian Prize for Literature
The winners of this year's Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were announced in Melbourne on 6 September, with That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott (Picador) winning the inaugural Victorian Prize for...
2011 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year's Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were announced in Melbourne on 26 July. This year's finalists has been branded as 'the Premier's 21', reflecting the idea that the...
2011 Victorian Premier?s Literary Awards shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year's Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were announced in Melbourne on 26 July. This year's shortlist has been branded as 'the Premier's 21', reflecting the idea that...
Vic Prem’s awards now richest in Australia, will include extra $100,000 for overall winner
Changes to the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards announced by Premier Ted Baillieu on 21 April, mean the awards are now the most valuable literary awards in Australia.The Premier announced the introduction of a...
Changes to Victorian Premier?s Literary Awards announced
Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu announced a number of changes to the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards at The Wheeler Centre in Melbourne this morning. The changes mean that the Victorian awards...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards: 2010 winners announced
The winners of the 2010 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were announced last night at a presentation dinner at Zinc in Federation Square, Melbourne. Traditionally held at the close of the Melbourne Writers Festival,...
Victorian Premier’s awards 2010 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2010 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards has been announced. The shortlisted works are: The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction $30,000Parrot and Olivier in America (Peter Carey, Penguin) The...
Victorian Premier’s awards 2010 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2010 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards has been announced. The shortlisted works are: The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction $30,000Parrot and Olivier in America (Peter Carey, Penguin)The Bath...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards–winners announced
The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were presented at a dinner last night at Zinc, Federation Square, Melbourne. Premier John Brumby, who presented the awards, noted that for 25 years the...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2009 shortlist announced
Arts Minister Lynne Kosky announced the shortlisted titles for the 2009 Victorian Premier's Literary Award on Monday 10 August. ‘This year's shortlist features both established and emerging writers across all...
Victorian Prem’s awards announced
The winners of the 2008 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were announced at an awards dinner at Melbourne's Federation Square on Monday night, at the end of the successful Melbourne Writers'...
Carey and Ennis take top Vic Prem’s awards
The winners of the 2006 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were announced at a dinner in Melbourne on Monday 4 September.In his opening speech, Victorian premier Steve Bracks praised his predecessor...