Book of the Year

Last updated:  28 February 2024
Winners announced

The 'Book of the Year' is selected from among the winners of the each of the awards. 

2023

Winners announced

About the award

The judges may choose from among the winners of the awards a Book of the Year, and the Government may, at its discretion, make an additional payment of $10,000 prize money to the writer of the work so designated. 

2023

cover image of we come with this place
    Winner
We Come With This Place
Debra Dank
Echo Publishing

Past winners

2022

Still alive
    Winner
Still Alive
Safdar Ahmed
Twelve Panels Press

2021

Throat
    Winner
Throat
Ellen van Neerven
University of Queensland Press

2020

Cover image of the book The Yield.
    Winner
The Yield
Tara June Winch
Penguin Random House

2019

deep time dreaming book cover
    Winner
Deep Time Dreaming
Billy Griffiths
Black Inc.

2018

Taboo Cover Image
    Winner
Taboo
Kim Scott
Pan Macmillan Australia

2017

Book cover for The Drover’s Wife by Leah Purcell
    Winner
The Drover's Wife
Leah Purcell

Award Information

Annual

The Book of the Year is awarded as part of the NSW Premier's Literary Awards.

Learn more

$10,000

For more information, please contact the Awards team.

awards@sl.nsw.gov.au

Phone: (02) 9273 1767, or alternatively (02) 9273 1770.