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. Queensland Literary Awards – now open The 2019 awards are open and offer a total prize pool of $253,500. There are ten national prizes 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 are now closed. There are two unpublished manuscripts awards – the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer and the David Unaipon Award for an Emerging Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander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. Nominations close 30 June 2019 and there is no fee to apply. There are development awards for Queensland writers – two Queensland Premier's Young Publishers and Writers Awards and three Queensland Writers Fellowships. Nominations close 30 June 2019 and there is no fee to apply. Awards and prizes Unpublished manuscript and development awards – nominations open until 30 June Queensland Writers Fellowships – $19,500 David Unaipon Award for an Emerging Aboriginal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 Published book awards – nominations for the published book award categories are now closed Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance – $25,000 The University of Queensland Fiction Book Award – $15,000 The University of Queensland Non-Fiction Book Award – $15,000 Griffith University Young Adult Book Award – $15,000 Griffith University Children’s Book Award – $15,000 QUT Digital Literature Award – $15,000 University of Southern Queensland History Book Award – $10,000 University of Southern Queensland Steele Rudd Award for a Short Story Collection – $10,000 Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection – $10,000 The Courier-Mail People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award – $10,000 How to enter Nominations for the manuscript and development awards are open until 30 June. Access the 2019 guidelines and nomination forms. Enter now! Frequently Asked Questions Find answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about nominations and eligibility. Find out more Latest news Read the latest media releases. Read more Winners and finalists Congratulations to the 2018 Queensland Literary Awards winners and finalists. Find out more Queensland Writers Fellowships Celebrate the success of Queensland Writers Fellowship recipients. Find out more The judging process View information about the Queensland Literary Awards judges. Find out more Stay up to date with the 2019 program by following the Queensland Literary Awards on Facebook and Twitter. To contact the State Library of Queensland about the Queensland Literary Awards, please email qla@slq.qld.gov.au. Major partners and category sponsors of Queensland Literary Awards 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 of Queensland Literary Awards