The winners of the 2024 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards have just been announced with She is the Earth by Ali Cobby Eckermann taking out Book of the Year. The outstanding winning works were selected by 32 judges across 12 prize categories from 834 entries.
The winners are:
Book of the Year – (also the winner of Indigenous Writers’ Prize)
She is the Earth by Ali Cobby Eckermann – Find out more
Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
The Sitter by Angela O’Keeffe – read our book review
Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction
Ghosts of the Orphanage by Christine Kenneally – Listen to a podcast with the author
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
Riverbed Sky Songs by Tais Rose Wae
Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature
Paradise Sands: A Story of Enchantment by Levi Pinfold – Find out more
Ethel Turner Prize for Young People’s Literature
The Quiet and the Loud by Helena Fox – Read our book review
Indigenous Writers’ Prize
She is the Earth by Ali Cobby Eckermann – Find out more
Multicultural NSW Award
Stay for Dinner by Sandhya Parappukkaran, illustrated by Michelle Pereira – Find out more
UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing
Anam by André Dao – Read our book review
University of Sydney People’s Choice Award
The God of No Good by Sita Walker – Read our book review
