The winners of the 2019 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced at a ceremony in Canberra today, recognising works published in Australia that contribute to our country’s cultural and intellectual life.

The winners of each category were awarded $80,000 (tax free!).

Check out the full list below!

Fiction

• The Death of Noah Glass (Gail Jones, Text)

Nonfiction

• Half the Perfect World: Writers, dreamers and drifters on Hydra, 1955–1964 (Paul Genoni & Tanya Dalziell, Monash University Press)

Australian history

• The Bible in Australia: A cultural history (Meredith Lake, NewSouth)

Poetry

• Sun Music: New and selected poems (Judith Beveridge, Giramondo)

Children’s fiction

• His Name Was Walter (Emily Rodda, HarperCollins)

Young adult fiction

• The Things That Will Not Stand (Michael Gerard Bauer, Omnibus)