The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards are Australia’s richest literary prize. The awards highlight the depth and diversity of Australia’s literary talent in prose, poetry, scholarship, imagination and illustration.
They illustrate the continuing commitment of the Commonwealth Government to the promotion and celebration of the best in Australian writing, as well as ongoing support for the Australian publishing industry.
When entries for the 2014 awards closed, there were more than 480 entrants across six categories – fiction, non-fiction, poetry, history, children’s and young adult.
We are pleased to announce that the judges for the 2014 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards are:
Fiction and poetry
Ms Louise Adler AM (Chair)
Ms Margie Bryant
Mr Jamie Grant
Mr Robert Gray
Mr Les Murray AO
Non-fiction and History
Mr Gerard Henderson (Chair)
Mr Peter Coleman
Professor Ross Fitzgerald
Dr Ida Lichter
Dr Ann Moyal AM
Children and Young adults
Mr Mike Shuttleworth (Chair)
Emeritus Professor Belle Alderman AM (Emeritus Professor)
Ms Kate Colley
Dr Mark MacLeod
Dr Irini Savvides
The 15 members of this year’s three judging panels have experience, expertise and commitment to Australian literature across a wide range of genres. The announcement of the winners is expected to be made in November. A total of $600,000 in prize money is awarded: $80,000 tax-free for each of the six category winners, plus $5,000 tax-free to each of the four shortlisted books in each category.
For more information about the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards visit www.arts.gov.au/pmla
23 May 2014