Prime Minister's Literary Award2014

Given by Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

29 Works 5,955 Books 335 Reviews ½ 3.9
The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA) were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming Rudd Ministry following the 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the show more Arts. The awards were designed as "a new initiative celebrating the contribution of Australian literature to the nation's cultural and intellectual life." The awards are held annually and provide a tax-free prize of A$100,000 in each category, making it Australia's richest literary award in total, and among the richest literary prizes in the world. The award is given in the four categories of fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children's fiction, as selected by three judging panels. "The awards are open to works written by Australian citizens and permanent residents. Authors, publishers and literary agents are eligible to enter works, first published in the calendar year prior to the awards."[ show less
Stages:
All, Winner (102), Shortlist (329)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2024 (35), 2023 (28), 2022 (6), 2021 (26), 2020 (27), 2019 (28), 2018 (26), 2017 (29), 2016 (26), 2015 (27), 2014 (29), 2013 (30), 2012 (29), 2011 (20), 2010 (29), 2009 (16), 2008 (14)
Announced:
September 2024: Winner2024 Recent
August 2024: Shortlist2024 Recent

Winner 9

WorkCategoryYear
Broken Nation: Australians in the Great War by Joan BeaumontAustralian History2014
Australia's secret war by Hal ColebatchAustralian History2014
The Silver Button by Bob GrahamChildren's Fiction2014
A World of Other People by Steven CarrollFiction2014
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard FlanaganFiction2014
Moving Among Strangers: Randolph Stow and My Family by Gabrielle CareyNonfiction2014
Madeleine: A Life of Madeleine St John by Helen TrincaNonfiction2014
Drag down to unlock or place an emergency call by Melinda SmithPoetry2014
The Incredible Here and Now by Felicity CastagnaYoung Adult2014

Shortlist 20

WorkCategoryYear
Flagship: The Cruiser HMAS Australia II and the Pacific War on Japan by Mike CarltonAustralian History2014
Arthur Phillip: Sailor, Mercenary, Governor, Spy by Michael PembrokeAustralian History2014
The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka by Clare WrightAustralian History2014
Song for a Scarlet Runner by Julie HuntChildren's Fiction2014
The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee by Barry JonsbergChildren's Fiction2014
Kissed by the Moon by Alison LesterChildren's Fiction2014
Rules of Summer by Shaun TanChildren's Fiction2014
The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlaneFiction2014
Coal Creek by Alex MillerFiction2014
Belomor by Nicolas RothwellFiction2014
The Lucky Culture and the Rise of an Australian Ruling Class by Nick CaterNonfiction2014
Citizen Emperor: Napoleon in Power by Philip DwyerNonfiction2014
Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Five Extraordinary Men Took America into the War and into the World by Michael FulliloveNonfiction2014
Tempo by Sarah DayPoetry2014
Eldershaw by Stephen EdgarPoetry2014
1953 by Geoff PagePoetry2014
Pureheart by Cassandra GoldsYoung Adult2014
Girl Defective by Simmone HowellYoung Adult2014
Life in Outer Space by Melissa KeilYoung Adult2014
The First Third by Will KostakisYoung Adult2014

Descriptions

The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA) were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming Rudd Ministry following the 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the Arts. The awards were designed as "a new initiative celebrating the contribution of Australian literature to the nation's cultural and intellectual life." The awards are held annually and provide a tax-free prize of A$100,000 in each category, making it Australia's richest literary award in total, and among the richest literary prizes in the world. The award is given in the four categories of fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children's fiction, as selected by three judging panels. "The awards are open to works written by Australian citizens and permanent residents. Authors, publishers and literary agents are eligible to enter works, first published in the calendar year prior to the awards."[ (English, Member-written)
The Prime Minister's Literary Award is Australia's richest literary prize. (English, Member-written)

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