Queensland Literary Awards
| Queensland Literary Awards | |
|---|---|
| Location | Brisbane |
| Country | Australia |
| First awarded | 4 September 2012 |
| Official website | Queensland Literary Awards |
The Queensland Literary Awards, established in 2012. Like the former Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, the QLAs celebrate excellence in Australian and Queensland writing. The awards aim to seek out, recognise, nurture great talent in Australian writing. They draw national and international attention to some of our best writers and to Queensland’s recognition of outstanding Australian literature and publishing. These Awards have a focus on supporting new writing through the Emerging Queensland Author - Manuscript Award and Unpubliished Indigenous writer - David Unaipon Award. "They give local writers and new writers something to aspire to."[1]
History
The Queensland Literary Awards were created by the Queensland writing community[2] in response to Queensland Premier Campbell Newman disestablishing the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards in 2012.[3]
The original Premier's awards were established by Peter Beattie, the then Premier of Queensland in 1998 and first awarded in 1999.[4]
Award categories
The 2013 awards included eleven categories including:
- The Courier-Mail People Choice Queensland Book of the Year (introduced in 2012). Queensland Premier's Literary Awards[5]
- Fiction Book Award
- Emerging Queensland Author - Manuscript Award
- Unpublished Indigenous Writer - David Unaipon Award
- Non-Fiction Book Award
- History Book Award
- Children's Book Award
- Young Adult Book Award
- Science Writer Award
- Poetry Collection - Judith Wright Calanthe Award
- Australian Short Story Collection - Steele Rudd Award
- Film Script Award
Three categories presented in previous years were not included in the 2013 awards:
- Literary or Media Work Advancing Public Debate - The Harry Williams Award
- Drama Script (Stage) Award
- Television Script Award
Judging
The Awards are judged by an independent panel of writers, critics, academics and publishers. The Awards will go to entrants whom judges deem to possess the highest literary merit.
Inaugural event
The ceremony presentation was held in Brisbane on 4 September 2012. The awards were again presented on 4 September 2013 at the State Library of Queensland.
References
- ↑ http://www.stuartglover.com.au/?p=543 "Literary Awards: Early own-goal from Premier Newman"
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-06/qld-literary-awards-to-go-ahead-organisers-say/3936694 "Qld Literary Awards to go ahead, organisers say"
- ↑ "New premier tears up literary awards", 3 April 2012, The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ "QLD Premier's Literary Awards axed"
- ↑ http://queenslandliteraryawards.com/about "About the Queensland Literary Awards"
External links
- Queensland Literary Awards official site