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Australian History Prize

2020
Winners announced

2020 Winner and shortlist

The Australian History Prize ($15,000) is for a major work of non-fiction, published in book or ebook form, on Australian history. Entries should address subjects of national significance. 

Past winners and shortlists

2019

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The Bible in Australia
Meredith Lake
NewSouth Publishing
Winner
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Taking Liberty
Ann Curthoys and Jessie Mitchell
Cambridge University Press
Shortlisted
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Found in Translation
Laura Rademaker
University of Hawaii Press
Shortlisted

2018

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The Battle Within
Christina Twomey
NewSouth Publishing
Winner
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The Enigmatic Mr Deakin
Judith Brett
Text Publishing
Shortlisted
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Slow Catastrophes
Rebecca Jones
Monash University Publishing
Shortlisted

2017

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From the Edge
Mark McKenna
Melbourne University Publishing
Winner
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Australia’s War Crimes Trials 1945-51
Georgina Fitzpatrick, Tim McCormack and Narrelle Morris
Brill Nijhoff
Shortlisted
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Stroke of Genius
Gideon Haigh
Penguin Random House Australia
Shortlisted