Past winners
2021
- Tylissa Elisara, 'Wurrtoo'
- Susie Anderson, 'the body country'
The following entrants were highly commended:
- Georgina Williams
- Melissa Stannard
- Kylie Henry
- Jessika Spencer
2020
- Carl Merrison, 'The Backyard Sports Series'
- Eunice Day, 'Rabbits by the Fence Line'
The following entrants were highly commended:
- Charles Passi
- Darren Green
- Edoardo Crismani
- Nicole Jones
2019
- Lisa Fuller, 'Washpool'
- Tania Crampton-Larking, 'Brightest Wild'
The following entrants were highly commended:
- Susie Anderson
- Boyd Quakawoot
- Loki Liddle
- Kodie Bedford
2018
- Lystra Bisschop, 'The Upwelling'
- Nardi Simpson, Song of the Crocodile
The following entrants were highly commended:
- Susie Anderson
- Kirli Saunders
- Chelinay Gates
- Sera-Lyn Terare
- Kristine Ellis
2016
- Claire Coleman, Terra Nullius
- Dylan Coleman, 'Clear Water, White Death'
The following entrants were highly commended:
- Ashleigh Johnstone
- Boyd Quakawoot
- Jeanine Leane
- Waverley Stanley Jnr
2015
- Jannali Jones, My Father’s Shadow
- Alison Whittaker, Lemons in the Chicken Wire
2014
- Adrian Stanley, 'Could Be Worse'
- Jane Harrison, Becoming Kirrali Lewis
2013
- Jared Thomas, Calypso Summer
- Tristan Savage, Rift Breaker
- Scott Prince and Dave Hartley, Deadly D and Justice Jones: Making the Team
2012
- Teagan Chilcott, Rise of the Fallen
- Jillian Boyd (Writer) and Tori-Jay Mordey (Illustrator), Bakir and Bi
2011
- Ali Cobby-Eckermann, Ruby Moonlight
- Sue McPherson, Grace Beside Me
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