Prime Minister's Literary AwardShortlistAustralian History

Given by Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

40 Works 906 Livros 22 Críticas ½ 4.0
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 mostrar mais 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."[ mostrar menos
Stages:
Todos, Winner (96), Shortlist (300)
Categorias:
Todos, Australian History (40)
Anos:
Todos, 2023 (5), 2021 (3), 2020 (4), 2019 (4), 2018 (4), 2017 (4), 2016 (2), 2015 (3), 2014 (3), 2013 (4), 2012 (4)

Shortlist 40

ObraAno
Unmaking Angas Downs: Myth and History on a Central Australian Pastoral Station por Shannyn Palmer2023
Elizabeth and John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm por Alan Atkinson2023
Saving the Reef: The Human Story Behind One of Australia's Greatest Environmental Treasures por Rohan Lloyd2023
Black Lives, White Law: Locked Up and Locked Out in Australia por Russell Marks2023
Justice in Kelly Country: The Story of the Cop Who Hunted Australia's Most Notorious Bushrangers por Lachlan Strahan2023
Pathfinders: A history of Aboriginal trackers in NSW por Michael Bennett2021
The Convict Valley: The Bloody Struggle on Australia's Early Frontier por Mark Dunn2021
Ceremony Men: Making Ethnography and the Return of the Strehlow Collection (SUNY series, Tribal Worlds: Critical Studies in American Indian Nation Building) por Jason M. Gibson2021
From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting por Judith Brett2020
Sludge: Disaster on Victoria's Goldfields por Peter Davies2020
Progressive New World: How Settler Colonialism and Transpacific Exchange Shaped American Reform por Marilyn Lake2020
The Oarsmen por Scott Patterson2020
Deep Time Dreaming: Uncovering Ancient Australia por Billy Griffiths2019
Dancing in Shadows: Histories of Nyungar Performance por Anna Haebich2019
The Land of Dreams por D. A. Kemp2019
You Daughters Of Freedom: The Australians Who Won the Vote and Inspired the World por Clare Wright2019
The Enigmatic Mr Deakin por Judith Brett2018
Hidden in Plain View: The Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney por Paul Irish2018
Beautiful Balts: From Displaced Persons to New Australians por Jayne Persian2018
Indigenous and other Australians since 1901 por Tim Rowse2018
'A Passion for Exploring New Countries' - Matthew Flinders & George Bass por Josephine Bastian2017
Valiant for Truth: The Life of Chester Wilmot, War Correspondent por Peter Brune2017
Evatt: A Life por John Murphy2017
A Handful of Sand: The Gurindji Struggle, After the Walk-Off por Charlie Ward2017
Red Professor: The Cold War life of Fred Rose por Peter Monteath2016
Ned Kelly: A Lawless Life por Doug Morrissey2016
The Europeans in Australia: Volume 3: Nation por Alan Atkinson2015
Descent into Hell: The Fall of Singapore - Pudu and Changi - the Thai-Burma Railway por Peter Brune2015
Menzies at War por Anne Henderson2015
Flagship: The Cruiser HMAS Australia II and the Pacific War on Japan por Mike Carlton2014
Arthur Phillip: Sailor, Mercenary, Governor, Spy por Michael Pembroke2014
The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka por Clare Wright2014
The Sex Lives of Australians por Frank Bongiorno2013
Sandakan por Paul Ham2013
Gough Whitlam : his time : the biography. Volume II por Jenny Hocking2013
The Censor's Library: Uncovering the Lost History of Australia's Banned Books por Nicole Moore2013
1835: The Founding of Melbourne & the Conquest of Australia por James Boyce2012
Immigration nation : the secret history of us [videorecording] por Jacob Hickey2012
Breaking the Sheep's Back por Charles Massy2012
Indifferent Inclusion: Aboriginal People and the Australian Nation por Russell McGregor2012

Descrições

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, Member-written)
The Prime Minister's Literary Award is Australia's richest literary prize. (English, Member-written)

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