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Queensland Premier's Literary Awards

The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were an Australian suite of literary awards inaugurated in 1999 and disestablished in 2012. It was one of the most generous suites of literary awards within Australia, with $225,000 in prize money across 14 categories with prizes up to $25,000 in some categories. The awards upon their establishment incorporated a number of pre-existing awards including the Steele Rudd Award for the best Australian collection of new short fiction and the David Unaipon Award for unpublished Indigenous writing.

Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
DescriptionAustralian literary awards for excellence in various genres
CountryAustralia
Presented byPremier of Queensland (1999–2012)
Reward$225,000 (total across 14 categories)

The awards were established by Peter Beattie, the then Premier of Queensland in 1999[1] and abolished by Premier Campbell Newman, shortly after winning the 2012 Queensland state election.[2]

In response, the Queensland writing community established the Queensland Literary Awards to ensure the Awards continued in some form.[3] The judging panels remained largely the same, and University of Queensland Press committed to continue to publish the winners of the Emerging Queensland Author Manuscript Award and the Unpublished Indigenous Writer, David Unaipon Award.[4]

Fiction Book Award

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Queensland Premier's Award for Fiction

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Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Best Fiction Book

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Emerging Queensland Author – Manuscript Award

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Unpublished Indigenous Writer – The David Unaipon Award

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Non-Fiction Book Award

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History Book Award – Faculty of Arts, University of Queensland Award

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Queensland Premier's Children's Book Award – Mary Ryan's Award

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YearTitleAuthorRef
1999 UnseenPaul Jennings [5]
2000 The Family TreeJane Godwin [5]
2001 FoxMargaret Wild and Ron Brooks [5]
2002 Blat MagicMichael Stephens [5]
2003 Rain May and Captain DanielCatherine Bateson [5]
2004 DragonkeeperCarole Wilkinson [5]
2005 Camel RiderPrue Mason [5]
2006 The Slightly Bruised Glory of Cedar B. HartleyMartine Murray [5]
2007 Layla Queen of HeartsGlenda Millard [5]
2008 The Peasant PrinceLi Cunxin and Anne Spudvilas [5]
2009 Little BlueGaye Chapman [5]
2010 TopplingSally Murphy [5]
2011 Just a DogMichael Gerard Bauer [7]

Young Adult Book Award

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Science Writers – Department of State Development, Trade and Innovation Award

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Poetry Collection – Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award

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Australian Short Story Collection – Arts Queensland Steele Rudd Award

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Literary Work Advancing Public Debate – the Harry Williams Award

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Film Script – the Pacific Film and Television Commission Award

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Television Script – QUT Creative Industries Award

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Drama Script (Stage) Award

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Encouragement and Development Prize

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References

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  1. ↑ "QLD Premier's Literary Awards axed"
  2. ↑ "New premier tears up literary awards", 3 April 2012, The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ↑ "Qld Literary Awards to go ahead, organisers say"
  4. ↑ "The Alternative Queensland Literary Award"
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ""Queensland Premier's Literary Awards - Previous Winners"". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Beattie, Peter (2001), "Ministerial Statement (18 October 2001)", Legislative Assembly Hansard, Queensland.
  7. 1 2 ""Queensland Premier's Literary Awards - 2011 Winners"". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ ""2012 Winners (Queensland Literary Awards)"". State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  9. ↑ ""2013 Winners (Queensland Literary Awards)"". State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  10. ↑ ""2014 Winners (Queensland Literary Awards)"". State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ""Queensland Literary Awards – History of the Awards"". State Library Queensland. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  12. ↑ Perilous Adventures: The Writer's Magazine.
  13. ↑ Guenzler, Joseph (2 October 2025). "Wiradjuri man wins David Unaipon Award for 'Finding Billy Brown'". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "First Nations stories win big at Qld Literary Awards". The Queenslander. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  15. ↑ Magazine, Archer (2 April 2026). "Archer Asks: Poet Maria van Neerven on Blak history, family and language". Archer Magazine. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Awards". UQP. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  17. 1 2 3 "'Life changing': 3 Indigenous women on winning the David Unaipon Award". NITV. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Mazin Grace". UQP. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  19. ↑ "Queensland Literary Awards: 2012 Winners – Literary of Media Work Advancing Public Debate – Harry Williams Award". qldliteraryawards.org.au. Queensland Literary Awards Inc. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  20. ↑ "Little Fish". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  21. ↑ Dionysius, Bobbi-Lea (12 August 2013). "Trollop – Queensland Theatre Company". AussieTheatre.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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