Awards

Awards

The Library’s vibrant awards program continues to bring together writers and readers to celebrate and promote excellence in literature and history.  

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National Biography Award

Annual

Total prize money $42,000 

Winner announced on 12 August 2019

No Friend But the mountain

NSW Premier's History Awards

Annual

Total prize money $75,000

Winners announced.

NSW Premier's Literary Awards

Annual

Entries have now closed

 

 

nsw premiers literary awards 2020

The Russell Prize for Humour Writing

Biennial, next presented in 2021

2019 winner: David Cohen

Photo of David Cohen holding Russell Prize trophy

Ashurst Business Literature Prize

Annual

Total prize money $30,000

Entries for the 2020 Prize will open in December 2019

The Big Four

Shortstacks Film Festival

Inaugural prize.

Total prize money $20,000.

Winner announced.

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2018 Mona Brand Award Winners

Biennial - next presented in 2020

Total prize money $40,000

2018 winners: Lucy Knox (Emerging Writer), Patricia Cornelius (Mona Brand Award Winner)

 

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Awards in association with the State Library of NSW

Miles Franklin Award

Annual award of $60,000.

Too Much Lip

Nita B. Kibble Literary Awards

Biennial award of $30,000.
 

Front cover of the high places

Dobbie Literary Award

Biennial award of $5,000.