Queensland Literary Awards – now open! Eight national prizes are on offer for outstanding books by Australian writers, illustrators and creators. This includes the $25,000 Queensland Premier’s Award for a work of State Significance which highlights a uniquely Queensland story. Nominations close 30 April 2020. $10 Early Bird discount available for nominations received in March. Some fee-exemptions also apply. Published book awards and prizes: Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance – $25,000 Queensland Literary Awards Fiction Book Award – $15,000 Queensland Literary Awards Non-Fiction Book Award – $15,000 Griffith University Young Adult Book Award – $15,000 Griffith University Children’s Book Award – $15,000 University of Southern Queensland Steele Rudd Award for a Short Story Collection – $15,000 Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection – $15,000 The Courier-Mail People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award – $10,000 About the Queensland Literary Awards The Queensland Literary Awards celebrate and promote outstanding Australian writers. State Library of Queensland proudly manages the awards in collaboration with sponsors, industry partners and the writing community. The awards include national prizes for outstanding books by Australian writers, illustrators and creators, two unpublished manuscripts awards – the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer and the David Unaipon Award for an Emerging Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Writer, and development awards for Queensland writers – two Queensland Premier's Young Publishers and Writers Awards and three Queensland Writers Fellowships. Nominations close 30 April 2020 and there is no fee to apply. Development awards and prizes: Queensland Writers Fellowships – $19,500 David Unaipon Award for an Emerging Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Writer – $15,000 Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer – $15,000 Queensland Premier’s Young Publishers and Writers Awards – $12,500 How to enter The 2020 Awards are now open. Read the guidelines and find out how to enter. Read more Queensland Literary Awards how to enter 2019 winners and finalists Congratulations to the Queensland Literary Award winners and finalists! Read more Queensland Writers Fellowships Celebrate the success of the Queensland Writers Fellowship recipients. Read more Latest news Read the latest media releases Read more 2020 Judges Read about the judging process Read more Frequently Asked Questions Find the answer to your FAQ Read more 2018 winners and finalists Congratulations to the 2018 Queensland Literary Award winners and finalists! Read more Stay up to date with the 2020 program by following the Queensland Literary Awards on Facebook and Twitter. To contact State Library of Queensland about the Queensland Literary Awards, please email qla@slq.qld.gov.au. Major partners Category sponsors Principal benefactors The Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer is supported by Jenny Summerson through the Queensland Library Foundation. A Queensland Writers Fellowship is supported by the Hocking Mackie Family through the Queensland Library Foundation. Supporters