Congratulations to the winners! Thank you for joining us online for the 2020 Queensland Literary Awards announcement. You can re-watch the ceremony at anytime. 2020 QLA Program Download Heartland: How Rugby League Explains Queensland by Joe Gorman Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance $25,000 Heartland: How Rugby League Explains Queensland by Joe Gorman (UQP) View shortlist Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe The University of Queensland Fiction Book Award $15,000 Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe (UQP) View shortlist Olive Cotton: A Life in Photography by Helen Ennis The University of Queensland Non-Fiction Book Award $15,000 Olive Cotton: A Life in Photography by Helen Ennis (HarperCollins) View shortlist Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller Griffith University Young Adult Book Award $15,000 Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller (UQP) View shortlist As Fast As I Can by Penny Tangey Griffith University Children’s Book Award $15,000 As Fast As I Can by Penny Tangey (UQP) View shortlist Lucky Ticket by Joey Bui University of Southern Queensland Steele Rudd Award for a Short Story Collection $15,000 Lucky Ticket by Joey Bui (Text Publishing) View shortlist Heide by Pi.O Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection $15,000 Heide by Pi.O (Giramondo Publishing) View shortlist Queensland Writers Fellowships Queensland Writers Fellowships $19,500 Sara El Sayed, 'The Blind Pussy Cat' Anna Jacobson, 'Anxious in a Sweet Store' Amanda Niehaus, 'Relativity' David Unaipon Award for an Emerging Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Writer David Unaipon Award for an Emerging Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Writer $15,000 'The Space Between the Paperbark' by Jazz Money View shortlist Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer $15,000 'If You're Happy' by Fiona Robertson View shortlist Queensland Premier's Young Publishers and Writers Award Queensland Premier’s Young Publishers and Writers Awards $12,500 Zenobia Frost Yen-Rong Wong View shortlist A Lifetime of Impossible Days by Tabitha Bird The Courier-Mail People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award $10,000 A Lifetime of Impossible Days by Tabitha Bird (Penguin Random House) View shortlist Stay up-to-date Follow the Queensland Literary Awards on Twitter and Facebook for updates about the awards in 2021, or contact us via email at qla@slq.qld.gov.au. 2020 trophy design This year’s 2020 trophies were created by glass artists Joanna Bone and Aaron Micallef from their Brisbane studio. Inspired by the natural environment, form, surface and movement of light, their shared and complementary aesthetic approaches feed a synergistic cycle of inspiration, creating work that lures the viewer into its depths. 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 Join the conversation Stay up-to-date with the 2020 program by following the Queensland Literary Awards on Facebook and Twitter. Contact us To contact State Library 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 Susan Hocking and Ian Mackie, and their family, of the Hocking Mackie Fund at APS Foundation. Supporters