Western Australian Premier's Book Awards - 2008 Shortlist
12 August 2010
The short list for the 2008 and 2009 Western Australian Premier’s book awards have been announced by Culture and the Arts Minister John Day.
Mr Day said record entries had been submitted following the announcement earlier this year of the widening of the eligibility criteria and increased prize money.
“There were 404 entries in the 2009 awards, compared to 300 for those in 2008,” he said.
“I am pleased to see so many entries, which reflects a healthy literary sector in Australia.
“The Premier’s Book Awards have a long and proud history and the prize money rose this year from $72,500 to $110,000, along with increased funding for judging, promotion and administration costs.”
Due to the high number of entries, the judging panels were increased from four to six members.
To be eligible, the work must have been published or produced in either the years 2008 or 2009. Authors must be citizens or permanent residents of Australia or the work must have Australia as its primary focus.
The award winners will be announced by the Premier at a special ceremony on Wednesday, September 1.
Media contact: Jaimee Motion - 9213 6600 or 0437 057 130
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards - 2008 Shortlist
Non Fiction
Graham FREUDENBERG Churchill and Australia
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Chloe HOOPER The Tall Man
Publisher: Penguin Group (Australia)
Evelyn JUERS House of Exile
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Don WATSON American Journeys
Publisher: Random House Australia (KNOPF)
Fiction
Helen GARNER The Spare Room
Publisher: Text Publishing
Kate GRENVILLE The Lieutenant
Publisher: Text Publishing
Nam LE The Boat
Publisher: Penguin Group (Australia)
Julia LEIGH Disquiet
Publisher: Penguin Group (Australia)
Tim WINTON Breath
Publisher: Penguin Group (Australia)
Richard FLANAGAN Wanting
Publisher: Random House Australia (KNOPF)
Poetry
Bronwyn LEA The Other Way Out
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Louise OXLEY Buoyancy
Publisher: Five Islands Press
John KINSELLA Shades of the Sublime and Beautiful
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Tracy RYAN Scar Revision
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Children’s Books
Glenda MILLARD & Stephen KING Applesauce and the Christmas Miracle Publisher: HarperCollins
Publishers Australia
Kylie DUNSTAN Collecting Colour
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Bob GRAHAM How to Heal a Broken Wing
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Tohby RIDDLE Nobody Owns the Moon
Publisher: Penguin Group (Australia)
Glenda MILLARD Perry Angel’s Suitcase
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Mark GREENWOOD & Frane LESSAC Simpson and his Donkey
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Young Adults
Adrian STIRLING Broken Glass
Publisher: Penguin Group (Australia)
Melina MARCHETTA Finnikin of the Rock
Publisher: Penguin Group (Australia)
Norman JORGENSEN Jack’s Island
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Shaun TAN Tales from Outer Suburbia
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Alison GOODMAN The Two Pearls of Wisdom Publisher: HarperCollins
Publishers Australia
Scripts
Hellie TURNER Bone Dry
Publisher: Prickly Pear Publications
Louis NOWRA & Beck COLE First Australians Episode 6 The Cultivation of Whiteness
Publisher: HLA Management
Tony MCNAMARA The Great
Publisher: HLA Management
Damien MILLAR The Modern International Dead
Publisher: Currency Press
WA History
Brian DIBBLE Doing Life: A biography of Elizabeth Jolley
Publisher: UWA Publishing
Geoffrey BOLTON Land of vision and Mirage: A History of WA since 1826 Publisher: UWA Publishing
Maureen HELEN Other People's Country
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers (Australia)
Mary Anne JEBB Mowanjum: Fifty Years Community History
Publisher: Mowanjum Aboriginal Community
