Victorian Premier's Literary Awards

The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards are a key element in the Victorian Government's commitment to promoting and raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry. For more information, see About the Awards.

The Awards are generously supported by a range of sponsors.

2010 Awards

From 2010 the Premier's Literary Awards will be administered by the Wheeler Centre. For more information phone 03 9094 7800 or visit the Wheeler Centre website.

2009 Awards

In 2009 prizes were awarded in the following categories:

Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction  
Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-fiction
Prize for Young Adult Fiction
Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript by an Emerging Victorian Writer
CJ Dennis Prize for Poetry
Louis Esson Prize for Drama
Alfred Deakin Prize for an Essay Advancing Public Debate
John Curtin Prize for Journalism
Prize for Best Music Theatre Script
Grollo Ruzzene Foundation Prize for Writing about Italians in Australia
Prize for Science Writing

Winners

The winners in the 11 categories of the 2009 Awards were announced on 1 September by the Premier John Brumby.

Read the list of winners >