Prime Minister's Literary AwardAustralian History

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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 mostra altro 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."[ mostra meno
Fasi:
Tutto, Winner (96), Shortlist (300)
Categorie:
Tutto, Australian History (54), Narrativa per ragazzi (61), Narrativa (83), Saggistica (82), Poesia (43), Narrativa per giovani adulti (67)
Anni:
Tutto, 2023 (5), 2022 (1), 2021 (4), 2020 (5), 2019 (5), 2018 (4), 2017 (6), 2016 (4), 2015 (5), 2014 (5), 2013 (5), 2012 (5)
Annunciati:
Novembre 2023: Vincitore2023 Recenti

Winner 15

OperaAnno
Unmaking Angas Downs: Myth and History on a Central Australian Pastoral Station di Shannyn Palmer2023
Semut: The Untold Story of a Secret Australian Operation in WWII Borneo di Christine Helliwell2022
People of the River: Lost Worlds of Early Australia di Grace Karskens2021
Meeting the Waylo : Aboriginal Encounters in the Archipelago di Tiffany Shellam2020
The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History di Meredith Lake2019
John Curtin's War: The coming of war in the Pacific, and reinventing Australia di John Edwards2017
Atomic Thunder: The Maralinga Story di Elizabeth TYNAN2017
The Story of Australia's People: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Australia di Geoffrey Blainey2016
Let My People Go - The untold story of Australia and the Soviet Jews 1959-89 di Sam [Ed] Lipski2016
Charles Bean di Ross Coulthart2015
The Spy Catchers: The Official History of ASIO, 1949-1963 di David Horner2015
Broken Nation: Australians in the Great War di Joan Beaumont2014
Australia's secret war : how trade unions sabotaged Australian Military Forces in World War II di Hal Colebatch2014
Farewell, Dear People: Biographies of Australia's Lost Generation di Ross McMullin2013
The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia di Bill Gammage2012

Shortlist 40

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

Descrizioni

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, Scritto da un membro)
The Prime Minister's Literary Award is Australia's richest literary prize. (English, Scritto da un membro)

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