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Celebrating South Australia’s writing culture by offering national and State-based prizes across a range of literary genres, as well as three fellowships for South Australian writers.
The Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature are presented every two years during Adelaide Writers’ Week as part of the Adelaide Festival. Introduced in 1986 by the South Australian Government, the awards are managed by the State Library of South Australia.
The awards offer a total prize pool of $167,500 across six national and five South Australian categories, including the coveted Premier’s Award worth $25,000 for the overall winner.
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, one of Australia’s richest and most prestigious literary awards.
Congratulations to all winning and shortlisted authors and their publishers.
The 2020 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature winners are:
$25,000 for the best overall published work, chosen from the winners of the five national categories.
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$15,000 for a published fiction or non-fiction book aimed at readers up to 11 years.
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, Jessica Townsend (Hachette Australia)
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$15,000 for a published novel or collection of short stories.
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$15,000 for a published book of fiction aimed at readers aged 12 to 18 years.
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$15,000 for a published non-fiction work.
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$15,000 for a published collection of poetry, in honour of late South Australian poet Dr John Bray.
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$12,500 for an unproduced play of any genre written by a professional South Australian playwright. Supported by State Theatre Company South Australia.
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$10,000 plus publication by Wakefield Press for an unpublished, book-length manuscript by a South Australian writer.
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$15,000 for a South Australian writer for young people working in the genres of fiction, drama, poetry or screenwriting, named in honour of author Max Fatchen.
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$15,000 for a South Australian writer working in the areas of fiction, poetry, drama, scriptwriting, autobiography, essays, major histories, literary criticism or other expository or analytical prose. Named in honour of distinguished South Australian writer and visual artist Barbara Hanrahan.
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No applications were received for the Tangkanungku Pintyanthi Fellowship.
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If you have any queries please contact:
AFAL Project Officer
Phone: (08) 8207 7258
Email: slsa.afal@sa.gov.au