NSW PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS 2024
The NSW Premier’s Literary Awards provide an opportunity to highlight the importance of literacy and to encourage everyone to enjoy and learn from the work of our writers. These annual awards honour distinguished achievement by Australian writers, contribute to Australia’s artistic reputation, and draw international attention to some of our best writers and to the cultural environment that nurtures them.
Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
- RIVERBED SKY SONGS - TAIS ROSE WAE (VAGABOND PRESS)
Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature
Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting
- SEX MAGICK - NICHOLAS BROWN (GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY & CURRENCY PRESS)
Betty Roland Prize for Scriptwriting
- SAFE HOME - ANNA BARNES (KINDLING PICTURES)
Indigenous Writers' Prize
Multicultural NSW Award
- STAY FOR DINNER - SANDHYA PARAPPUKKARAN AND MICHELLE PEREIRA (HARDIE GRANT CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING)
UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing
- ANAM - ANDRÉ DAO (PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA)
The University of Sydney People’s Choice Award