Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing

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The Victorian Premier's Prize for Indigenous Writing is a prize category in the annual Victorian Premier's Literary Award. The award commenced in 2004 [1] and in 2012 the prize was valued at A$20,000. [2] The winner of this category prize competes with the other category winners for overall Victorian Prize for Literature valued at an additional A$100,000. Nominees are allowed to enter other categories of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. [3]

In 2004 Vivienne Cleven was the inaugural winner. [1] The prize value was increased to A$25,000 in 2016. [4]

Winners and shortlists

Winners of the Overall Victorian Prize for Literature have a blue ribbon ( Blueribbon icon.png ).

Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing winners and finalists [1]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2004 Vivienne Cleven Her Sister's EyeWinner
Larissa Behrendt HomeFinalist
Dennis McDermott Dorothy's SkinFinalist
2006 Tara June Winch Swallow the AirWinner
Fabienne Bayet WatershedFinalist
Jared Thomas Sweet GuyFinalist
Noel C. Tovey Little Black Bastard: A Story of SurvivalFinalist
2008 Yvette Holt Anonymous PremonitionWinner
Gayle Kennedy Me, Antman and FleabagFinalist
John MaynardFight for Liberty and Freedom: The Origins of Australian Aboriginal ActivismFinalist
2010 Larissa Behrendt LegacyWinner [5]
Kate Howarth Ten Hail Marys: A MemoirFinalist
Lorraine McGee-Sippel Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste?Finalist
2012 Anita Heiss Am I Black Enough For You?Winner [6] [7]
Jeanine Leane Purple Threads Finalist [8]
Nicole Watson The BoundaryFinalist [8]
2014 Melissa Lucashenko Mullumbimby Winner [2]
Tony Birch The PromiseFinalist
Lionel Fogarty Mogwie-Idan: Stories of the LandFinalist
Bruce Pascoe Dark Emu Finalist
Jared Thomas Calypso SummerFinalist
Alexis Wright The Swan Book Finalist
2016 Tony Birch Ghost RiverWinner [4] [9] [10]
Ali Cobby Eckermann Inside My MotherFinalist [11]
Ellen van Neerven Heat and Light Finalist [11]
2019 Kim Scott TabooWinner [12]
Tony Birch Common PeopleFinalist [13]
Melissa Lucashenko Too Much LipFinalist [13]
Alison Whittaker BlakworkFinalist [13]
2021 Archie Roach Tell Me Why: The story of my life and my musicWinner [14]
Kirli Saunders KindredFinalist [15] [16]
Nardi Simpson Song of the CrocodileFinalist [15] [16]
Karen Wyld Where the Fruit FallsFinalist [15] [16]
2022 Blueribbon icon.png Veronica Gorrie Black and Blue: A memoir of racism and resilience Winner [17] [18]
Evelyn Araluen Dropbear Finalist [19]
Gary Lonesborough The Boy from the MishFinalist [19]
S. J. Norman PermafrostFinalist [19]
Elfie Shiosaki Homecoming Finalist [19]
Chelsea Watego Another Day in the Colony Finalist [19]
2023 Lystra Rose The UpwellingWinner [20] [21] [22]
Lionel Fogarty Harvest LingoFinalist [23] [24] [25]
Karlie Noon and Krystal De Napoli AstronomyFinalist [23] [24] [25]
Amy Thunig Tell Me AgainFinalist [23] [24] [25]
2024 Daniel Browning Close to the Subject: Selected worksFinalist [26]
John Morrissey FirelightFinalist [26]
Ellen van Neerven Personal Score: Sport, culture, identityFinalist [26]
2025 Amy McQuire Black Witness Winner [27]
Kirli Saunders AfloatFinalist [28]
Gary Lonesborough I'm Not Really HereFinalist [28]
Elfie Shiosaki RefugiaFinalist [28]


References

  1. 1 2 3 "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards – Prize for Indigenous Writing". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Archived from the original on 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  2. 1 2 "Lucashenko wins 2014 Vic Prem's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing". Books+Publishing. 2014-09-04. Archived from the original on 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  3. ↑ "Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing 2014". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  4. 1 2 "Birch wins 2016 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing". Books+Publishing. 2016-09-09. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  5. ↑ "2012 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards shortlists announced". Books+Publishing . 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  6. ↑ "Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing: Winner and Shortlist Announced". Wheeler Centre. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "2012 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards winners announced; 'The Biggest Estate on Earth' wins Victorian Prize for Literature". Books+Publishing . 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  8. 1 2 "Vic Prem's award for Indigenous Writing shortlisted titles announced". Books+Publishing. 2012-09-05. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  9. ↑ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2017 winners announced". Books+Publishing . 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  10. ↑ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2017". The Wheeler Centre . Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing 2016 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2016-09-02. Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  12. ↑ "VPLAs 2019: Manus detainee Boochani wins $100k top prize". Books+Publishing . 2019-02-01. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  13. 1 2 3 "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2019 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2018-12-12. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  14. ↑ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2021". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
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  16. 1 2 3 "The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards shortlists 2021". Readings Books. Archived from the original on 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  17. ↑ "Gorrie wins 2022 Victorian Prize for Literature". Books+Publishing . 2022-02-04. Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  18. ↑ "Winners of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2022". Readings Books. Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 "VPLAs 2022 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing . 2021-12-07. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  20. ↑ "The 2023 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  21. ↑ "Winners of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2023". Readings Books. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  22. ↑ Burke, Kelly (2023-02-02). "Melbourne author Jessica Au wins $125,000 for 'quietly powerful' novella". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  23. 1 2 3 "VPLAs 2023 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2023-01-09. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  24. 1 2 3 "The 2023 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  25. 1 2 3 "PMLAs 2022 winners, 2023 Indie Book Awards longlists, VPLAs shortlists". Books+Publishing . Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  26. 1 2 3 "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2024 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  27. ↑ Story, Hannah (2025-03-19). "Growing up, Wanda got old dresses for Xmas. Her book about it just won $125k". ABC News. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  28. 1 2 3 "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2025-01-29. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
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