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Queensland Literary Awards
The Queensland Literary Awards showcase outstanding authors from across Australia.
About the awards
The Queensland Literary Awards showcase outstanding authors from across Australia, celebrating emerging and established authors in a range of genres.
State Library of Queensland is proud to manage the awards in collaboration with sponsors, the literary community, and industry partners.
The 2023 shortlist will be announced in August. The winners will be announced on Wednesday 6 September. Watch the ceremony live stream right here.
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Published book awards
Development awards
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Contact us
If you have any questions about the awards, phone us on 07 3842 9321 or email qla@slq.qld.gov.au.
Help support writers

Principal benefactors
Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer is supported by Jenny Summerson through the Queensland Library Foundation.
Children's Book Award is supported by Susan Hocking and Ian Mackie, and their family, through The Hocking Mackie Trust at APS Foundation.
The Queensland Writers Fellowships are supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and State Library of Queensland.