The winners of the 2024 Prime Minister's Literary Awards were announced this week. These awards have a significant prize pool ($600K) and serve to recognise 'established and emerging Australia writers, illustrators, poets and historians'.
The winners are:
- FICTION - Andre Dao - Anam
- NON-FICTION - Daniel Browning - Close to the Subject: Selected Works
- AUSTRALIAN HISTORY - Ryan Cropp - Donald Horne: A Life in the Lucky Country
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE - Violet Wadrill (and co-creators) - Tamarra: A Story of Termites on Gurindji Country
- YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE - Will Kostakis - We Could Be Something
- POETRY - Amy Crutchfield - The Cyprian
See the Creative Australia website for more information. You can also watch the winner's announcement on YouTube below.