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The shortlists for this year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. These awards celebrate outstanding literary talent in Australia.


Fiction

YA literature

Children’s literature

Non-fiction

Australian history

Poetry


The winners in each category receive $80,000 and the shortlisted writers each receive $5000. You can learn more about the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards – as well as read the judges’ comments on this year’s shortlisted titles – here.