The State Library of Western Australia announces the Call for Entries for the 2008 and 2009  Western Australian Premier's Book Awards. 

The 2008 and 2009 Awards will be judged separately but presented at one function in early September 2010.

Entry is open to books and scripts which have been published/produced between 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 (2008 Awards) and 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 (2009 Awards).  For the first time, entry has been opened nationally. To be eligible authors must be citizens or permanent residents of Australia or whose work has Australia as its primary focus. The closing date for entries is Wednesday 31 March 2010.

There are 6 categories in the Awards:  Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children's Book, Writing for Young Adults, Poetry and Scripts. The State Library of Western Australia West Australian History Award is selected from works submitted to the above categories.

The Premier's Prize of $25,000 is presented to the overall winner, chosen from the category winners. 

Prize money is made available by the Western Australian Government.  The West Australian History Award is sponsored by the State Library of Western Australia. 

Short listed entries will be announced in June 2010.

The Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards are managed by the State Library of Western Australia.  

Writers or publishers wanting to enter their work should download the Guidelines and Entry Forms from the State Library’s website at http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pba.html

For more information regarding the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards please contact Doug George on (08) 9427 3150.