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 of the Overall Victorian Prize for Literature have a blue ribbon (
).
| Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Vivienne Cleven | Her Sister's Eye | Winner | |
| Larissa Behrendt | Home | Finalist | ||
| Dennis McDermott | Dorothy's Skin | Finalist | ||
| 2006 | Tara June Winch | Swallow the Air | Winner | |
| Fabienne Bayet | Watershed | Finalist | ||
| Jared Thomas | Sweet Guy | Finalist | ||
| Noel C. Tovey | Little Black Bastard: A Story of Survival | Finalist | ||
| 2008 | Yvette Holt | Anonymous Premonition | Winner | |
| Gayle Kennedy | Me, Antman and Fleabag | Finalist | ||
| John Maynard | Fight for Liberty and Freedom: The Origins of Australian Aboriginal Activism | Finalist | ||
| 2010 | Larissa Behrendt | Legacy | Winner | [5] |
| Kate Howarth | Ten Hail Marys: A Memoir | Finalist | ||
| 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 Boundary | Finalist | [8] | |
| 2014 | Melissa Lucashenko | Mullumbimby | Winner | [2] |
| Tony Birch | The Promise | Finalist | ||
| Lionel Fogarty | Mogwie-Idan: Stories of the Land | Finalist | ||
| Bruce Pascoe | Dark Emu | Finalist | ||
| Jared Thomas | Calypso Summer | Finalist | ||
| Alexis Wright | The Swan Book | Finalist | ||
| 2016 | Tony Birch | Ghost River | Winner | [4][9][10] |
| Ali Cobby Eckermann | Inside My Mother | Finalist | [11] | |
| Ellen van Neerven | Heat and Light | Finalist | [11] | |
| 2019 | Kim Scott | Taboo | Winner | [12] |
| Tony Birch | Common People | Finalist | [13] | |
| Melissa Lucashenko | Too Much Lip | Finalist | [13] | |
| Alison Whittaker | Blakwork | Finalist | [13] | |
| 2021 | Archie Roach | Tell Me Why: The story of my life and my music | Winner | [14] |
| Kirli Saunders | Kindred | Finalist | [15][16] | |
| Nardi Simpson | Song of the Crocodile | Finalist | [15][16] | |
| Karen Wyld | Where the Fruit Falls | Finalist | [15][16] | |
| 2022 | 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 Mish | Finalist | [19] | |
| S. J. Norman | Permafrost | Finalist | [19] | |
| Elfie Shiosaki | Homecoming | Finalist | [19] | |
| Chelsea Watego | Another Day in the Colony | Finalist | [19] | |
| 2023 | Lystra Rose | The Upwelling | Winner | [20][21][22] |
| Lionel Fogarty | Harvest Lingo | Finalist | [23][24][25] | |
| Karlie Noon and Krystal De Napoli | Astronomy | Finalist | [23][24][25] | |
| Amy Thunig | Tell Me Again | Finalist | [23][24][25] | |
| 2024 | Daniel Browning | Close to the Subject: Selected works | Finalist | [26] |
| John Morrissey | Firelight | Finalist | [26] | |
| Ellen van Neerven | Personal Score: Sport, culture, identity | Finalist | [26] | |
| 2025 | Amy McQuire | Black Witness | Winner | [27] |
| Kirli Saunders | Afloat | Finalist | [28] | |
| Gary Lonesborough | I'm Not Really Here | Finalist | [28] | |
| Elfie Shiosaki | Refugia | Finalist | [28] | |
| 2026 | Evelyn Araluen |
The Rot | Winner | [29][30] |
| J. M. Field | The Eagle & the Crow | Finalist | [30] | |
| Natalie King and Iwantja Arts (eds) | The Art of Kaylene Whiskey: Do You Believe in Love | Finalist | [30] | |
| Djon Mundine | Windows and Mirrors | Finalist | [30] |
References
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- 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.
- ↑ "Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing 2014". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2017". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- 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.
- ↑ "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.
- 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.
- ↑ "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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- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
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- 1 2 3 "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2024 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2025-01-29. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
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- 1 2 3 4 "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2026 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2025-12-10.