Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2026 winners announced | Books+Publishing

The Prime Minister’s Literary Award winners include a collective Yolŋu novel – and a murder trial

Leonie Norrington and Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs, two of the collaborators on A Piece of Cloth. Leonie NorringtonThis year’s winners of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards query the instability of Australian identity. And the winners of the fiction and nonfiction prizes both point to the cruel legacy of European invasion and colonialism. A brave and moving historical Yolŋu novel, A Piece of Red Cloth, has won the fiction prize. It was collect…

Book about Kumanjayi Walker's killing wins $80,000 at literary awards

Kate Wild wasn't sure if she should write about the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker and the ensuing murder trial. Her book just won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for non-fiction.

Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2026 winners announced | Books+Publishing

The winners of the 2026 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. The winners in each category, chosen from shortlists announced in August, are: Fiction A Piece of Red Cloth (Leonie Norrington, Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs, Djawa Burarrwanga & Djawundil Maymuru, Allen & Unwin) Nonfiction The Red House (Kate Wild, Allen & Unwin) Australian history The Southern Frontier […]

2026 Prime Minister’s Literary Award winners

The winners of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced today: Fiction A Piece of Red Cloth by Leonie Norrington, Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs, Djawa Burarrwanga and Djawundil Maymuru (Allen & Unwin), see my review Non-fiction The Red House by Kate Wild (Allen & Unwin) Poetry Two Hundred Million Musketeers by Ender Başkan Australian history The Southern … Continue reading 2026 Prime Minister’s Literary Award winners