Media Release 30 Sep 2011
John Day
Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts; Science and Innovation
Fri, 30 September 2011
Minister announces winners of 2010 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards
Portfolio: Culture and the Arts
The Hon John Day, Minister for Culture and the Arts announced the winners of the 2010 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards at the State Library this evening.
The Minister presented the $25,000 Premier’s Prize to Kim Scott for his fiction novel, That Deadman Dance published by Picador Australia. Kim Scott was present to accept the Award and to read an excerpt from his winning novel.
Mr Day said, “The Premier’s Book Awards have a long and proud history and they are evolving with a record number of entries received and two additional award categories established.”
The Minister congratulated the winners and acknowledged each shortlisted author for their contributions to the richness and diversity of our literary culture.
“The Premier’s Book Awards are a celebration of the industry’s creativity, hard work and talent,” Mr Day said.
The Judging Panel was chaired by Dr Rose Lucas with panel members Frank Palmos, Beverley Jacobson, Dr Lucy Dougan, Prof John Tonkin, Tehani Wessely, Miffy Farquharson, Judi Jagger, Prof Jan Carter, Assoc Prof Robyn McCarron, Delys Bird, Dr Jean Chetkovich and Polly Low.
The category winners were:
Kim SCOTT That Deadman Dance
Published by Picador Australia
Scripts:
Tommy MURPHY Gwen in Purgatory
Published by Currency Press
Children’s Books:
Sally MURPHY(author) and Rhian NEST JAMES (Illustrator) Toppling
Published by Walker Books Australia
Poetry:
Mark TREDINNICK Fire Diary
Published by Puncher & Wattmann
Young Adults: (JOINT Winners)
James ROY Anonymity Jones
Published by Random House Australia
and
Scot GARDNER Happy as Larry
Published by Allen & Unwin
State Library of Western Australia WA History:
Dr Susanna IULIANO Vite Italiane: Italian Lives in Western Australia
Published by UWA Publishing
People’s Choice Award
Lisa LANG Utopian Man
Published by Allen & Unwin
Premier’s Prize
Kim SCOTT That Deadman Dance
Published by Picador Australia
The Digital Narrative Encouragement Award was presented to Robin Craig Clark for The Garden published by Peliguin Publications.
For more information about the awards and winners visit the State Library of Western Australia’s website: http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/about_us/premiers_book_awards.
Minister's office - 9213 6600
Minister for Planning; Culture and the Arts; Science and Innovation
Fri, 30 September 2011
Minister announces winners of 2010 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards
Portfolio: Culture and the Arts
The Hon John Day, Minister for Culture and the Arts announced the winners of the 2010 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards at the State Library this evening.
The Minister presented the $25,000 Premier’s Prize to Kim Scott for his fiction novel, That Deadman Dance published by Picador Australia. Kim Scott was present to accept the Award and to read an excerpt from his winning novel.
Mr Day said, “The Premier’s Book Awards have a long and proud history and they are evolving with a record number of entries received and two additional award categories established.”
The Minister congratulated the winners and acknowledged each shortlisted author for their contributions to the richness and diversity of our literary culture.
“The Premier’s Book Awards are a celebration of the industry’s creativity, hard work and talent,” Mr Day said.
The Judging Panel was chaired by Dr Rose Lucas with panel members Frank Palmos, Beverley Jacobson, Dr Lucy Dougan, Prof John Tonkin, Tehani Wessely, Miffy Farquharson, Judi Jagger, Prof Jan Carter, Assoc Prof Robyn McCarron, Delys Bird, Dr Jean Chetkovich and Polly Low.
The category winners were:
Non-Fiction:
Jim DAVIDSON A Three-Cornered Life: The Historian W. K. Hancock
Published by UNSW Press
Kim SCOTT That Deadman Dance
Published by Picador Australia
Scripts:
Tommy MURPHY Gwen in Purgatory
Published by Currency Press
Children’s Books:
Sally MURPHY(author) and Rhian NEST JAMES (Illustrator) Toppling
Published by Walker Books Australia
Poetry:
Mark TREDINNICK Fire Diary
Published by Puncher & Wattmann
Young Adults: (JOINT Winners)
James ROY Anonymity Jones
Published by Random House Australia
and
Scot GARDNER Happy as Larry
Published by Allen & Unwin
State Library of Western Australia WA History:
Dr Susanna IULIANO Vite Italiane: Italian Lives in Western Australia
Published by UWA Publishing
People’s Choice Award
Lisa LANG Utopian Man
Published by Allen & Unwin
Premier’s Prize
Kim SCOTT That Deadman Dance
Published by Picador Australia
The Digital Narrative Encouragement Award was presented to Robin Craig Clark for The Garden published by Peliguin Publications.
For more information about the awards and winners visit the State Library of Western Australia’s website: http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/about_us/premiers_book_awards.
Minister's office - 9213 6600
