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The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA) were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming Rudd Ministry following the 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the mehr anzeigen Arts. The awards were designed as "a new initiative celebrating the contribution of Australian literature to the nation's cultural and intellectual life." The awards are held annually and provide a tax-free prize of A$100,000 in each category, making it Australia's richest literary award in total, and among the richest literary prizes in the world. The award is given in the four categories of fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children's fiction, as selected by three judging panels. "The awards are open to works written by Australian citizens and permanent residents. Authors, publishers and literary agents are eligible to enter works, first published in the calendar year prior to the awards."[ weniger anzeigen
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Alle, Winner (96), Shortlist (300)
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Jahre:
Alle, 2023 (5), 2022 (1), 2021 (5), 2020 (5), 2019 (5), 2018 (5), 2017 (5), 2016 (4), 2015 (5), 2014 (5), 2013 (6), 2012 (5), 2011 (5), 2010 (6), 2009 (8), 2008 (7)

Winner 21

WerkJahr
My Father and Other Animals: How I Took on the Family Farm von Sam Vincent2023
Rogue Forces: An Explosive Insiders' Account of Australian SAS War Crimes in Afghanistan von Mark Willacy2022
The Stranger Artist: Life at the Edge of Kimberley Painting von Quentin Sprague2021
Songspirals: Sharing women's wisdom of Country through songlines von Gay'wu Group of Women2020
Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia von Christina Thompson2020
Half the Perfect World: Writers, Dreamers and Drifters on Hydra, 1955–1964 (Biography) von Paul Genoni2019
Asia's Reckoning: China, Japan, and the Fate of U.S. Power in the Pacific Century von Richard McGregor2018
Quicksilver von Nicolas Rothwell2017
On Stalin's Team: The Years of Living Dangerously in Soviet Politics von Sheila Fitzpatrick2016
Thea Astley: Inventing Her Own Weather von Karen Lamb2016
John Olsen : an artist's life von Darleen Bungey2015
Wild Bleak Bohemia von Michael Wilding2015
Moving Among Strangers: Randolph Stow and My Family von Gabrielle Carey2014
Madeleine: A Life of Madeleine St John von Helen Trinca2014
The Australian Moment von George Megalogenis2013
An eye for eternity : the life of Manning Clark von Mark McKenna2012
The Hard Light of Day: An Artist's Story of Friendships in Arrernte Country von Rod Moss2011
The Colony: A History of Early Sydney von Grace Karskens2010
House of Exile: War, Love and Literature, from Berlin to Los Angeles von Evelyn Juers2009
Drawing the Global Colour Line: White Men's Countries and the International Challenge of Racial Equality von Marilyn Lake2009
Ochre and Rust: Artefacts and Encounters on Australian Frontiers von Philip Jones2008

Shortlist 62

WerkJahr
My Father and Other Animals: How I Took on the Family Farm von Sam Vincent2023
We Come With This Place von Debra Dank2023
Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong von Louisa Lim2023
Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life von Brigitta Olubas2023
A World in a Shell: Snail Stories for a Time of Extinctions von Thom Van Dooren2023
The Details: On Love, Death and Reading von Tegan Bennett Daylight2021
Flight Lines von Andrew Darby2021
Truganini: Journey Through the Apocalypse von Cassandra Pybus2021
The Altar Boys von Suzanne Smith2021
Enchantment of the Long-haired Rat, The von Tim Bonyhady2020
See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence von Jess Hill2020
Hearing Maud : A Journey for a Voice von Jessica White2020
A certain light : a memoir of family, loss and hope von Cynthia Banham2019
Rusted Off: Why Country Australia Is Fed Up von Gabrielle Chan2019
The Arsonist von Chloe Hooper2019
Axiomatic von Maria Tumarkin2019
Unbreakable von Jelena Dokic2018
Mischka's War: A Story of Survival from War-Torn Europe to New York von Sheila Fitzpatrick2018
The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders von Stuart Kells2018
No Front Line: Australia's Special Forces at War in Afghanistan von Chris Masters2018
Mick: A Life of Randolph Stow von Suzanne Falkiner2017
The Art of Time Travel: Historians and Their Craft von Tom Griffiths2017
Our Man Elsewhere: In Search of Alan Moorehead von Thornton McCamish2017
The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art von Sebastian Smee2017
Second half first von Drusilla Modjeska2016
Island Home: A Landscape Memoir von Tim Winton2016
Private Bill: In Love and War von Barrie Cassidy2015
This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial von Helen Garner2015
Encountering the Pacific in the Age of the Enlightenment von John Gascoigne2015
The Lucky Culture And The Rise Of An Australian Ruling Class von Nick Cater2014
Citizen Emperor: Napoleon in Power von Philip Dwyer2014
Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Five Extraordinary Men Took America into the War and into the World von Michael Fullilove2014
Bradman's War von Malcolm Knox2013
Uncommon Soldier: The Story of the Making of Today's Diggers von Chris Masters2013
The Australian Moment von George Megalogenis2013
Plein airs and graces : the life and times of George Collingridge von Adrian Mitchell2013
Bold Palates: Australia's Gastronomic Heritage von Barbara Santich2013
A Short History of Christianity von Geoffrey Blainey2012
Michael Kirby: Paradoxes and Principles von A. J. Brown2012
Kinglake-350 von Adrian Hyland2012
When horse became saw von Anthony Macris2012
Sydney von Delia Falconer2011
How To Make Gravy: A to Z, A Mongrel Memoir von Paul Kelly2011
The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers von Richard McGregor2011
Claude Levi-Strauss: The Poet in the Laboratory von Patrick Wilcken2011
The Water Dreamers: The Remarkable History of Our Dry Continent von Michael Cathcart2010
Strange Places: a Memoir of Mental Illness von Will Elliott2010
The Life and Death of Democracy von John Keane2010
The Blue Plateau: An Australian Pastoral von Mark Tredinnick2010
The Ghost at the Wedding: A True Story von Shirley Walker2010
Van Diemen's Land von James Boyce2009
Doing Life: A Biography of Elizabeth Jolley von Brian Dibble2009
Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History von Jenny Hocking2009
Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee von Chloe Hooper2009
The Henson Case von David Marr2009
American Journeys von Don Watson2009
Napoleon: The Path to Power von Philip Dwyer2008
A History of Queensland von Raymond Evans2008
Zum Verrat gezwungen: Als Folteropfer in einem iranischen Gefängnis von Zarah Ghahramani2008
Shakespeare's Wife von Germaine Greer2008
Vietnam: The Australian War von Paul Ham2008
Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts von Clive James2008

Beschreibungen

The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA) were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming Rudd Ministry following the 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the Arts. The awards were designed as "a new initiative celebrating the contribution of Australian literature to the nation's cultural and intellectual life." The awards are held annually and provide a tax-free prize of A$100,000 in each category, making it Australia's richest literary award in total, and among the richest literary prizes in the world. The award is given in the four categories of fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children's fiction, as selected by three judging panels. "The awards are open to works written by Australian citizens and permanent residents. Authors, publishers and literary agents are eligible to enter works, first published in the calendar year prior to the awards."[ (English, Von Mitgliedern verfasst)
The Prime Minister's Literary Award is Australia's richest literary prize. (English, Von Mitgliedern verfasst)

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