Tasmanian Premier's Literary Prizes

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The Tasmanian Premier's Literary Prizes are literary prizes that are awarded biennially in four categories by the Tasmanian Government. There are two panels of three judges: one for the book prizes, the other for the emerging writers and young writer's fellowship. In September 2021 the Tasmanian Government announced that the awards had been renamed the Tasmanian Literary Awards, would only be open to writers living in Tasmania. The six new categories are: [1]

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Tasmania Book Prize winners

Awarded for the best book with Tasmanian content.

YearTitleAuthorPublisher
2007In Tasmania: Adventures at the End of the World Nicholas Shakespeare Knopf [2]
2009Van Diemen's Land James Boyce Black Inc. [2]
2011Wanting Richard Flanagan Random House [3]
20131835: The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia James Boyce Black Inc. [4]
2015The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd Quentin Beresford New South Publishing [5]
2017Into the Heart of Tasmania: A Search for Human Antiquity Rebe Taylor Melbourne University Press [6]
2019Bridget Crack Rachel Leary Allen & Unwin [7]

Margaret Scott Prize winners

This prize, named in honour of well-known Tasmanian writer, Margaret Scott (1934–2005) is awarded for the best book by a Tasmanian author.

YearTitleAuthorPublisher
2007Twilight of Love: Travels with Turgenev Robert Dessaix Picador [2]
2009Closing Hell's Gates: the Death of a Convict Station Hamish Maxwell-Stewart Allen & Unwin [2]
2011What Now, Tilda B? Kathryn Lomer University of Queensland Press [3]
2013 The Roving Party Rohan Wilson Allen & Unwin [4]
2015 The Narrow Road to the Deep North Richard Flanagan Random House Australia [5]
2017The Museum of Modern Love Heather Rose Allen & Unwin [6]
2019Flames Robbie Arnott Text [7]

University of Tasmania Prize winners

The first three awards were for best book by a Tasmanian publisher. Since 2013 the University of Tasmania Prize has been awarded for the best new unpublished literary work by an emerging Tasmanian writer.

YearTitleAuthorDetails
2007The Art of Apple Branding: Australian Apple Case Labels and the Industry Since 1788Christopher Cowles and David WalkerApples from Oz (Tasmanian publisher) [2]
2009Antarctic Eye: the Visual Journey Lynne Andrews Studio One (Tasmanian publisher) [2]
2011Postcards from the Asylum Karen Knight Pardalote Press (Tasmanian publisher) [3]
2013Kubla Katherine Johnson Unpublished emerging writer [4]
2015SoonLois MurphyUnpublished emerging writer [5]
2017Brodsky Dies Adam Ouston Unpublished emerging writer [6]
2019The Signal LineBrendan ColleyUnpublished emerging writer [7]

Tasmanian Young Writer's Fellowship winners

Awarded to a young writer and sponsored by philanthropists. In its first year it was open to writers under 35, but for 2017 the age was lowered to under 30.

YearWriter
2015Robbie Arnott [5]
2017Erin Hortle [6]
2019Sam George-Allen [7]

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