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Premier's Award - National
Offered from 1996
- 2022 - The Yield, Tara June Winch (Penguin Random House)
- 2020 - Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, Jessica Townsend (Hachette Australia)
- 2018 - The Last Garden by Eva Hornung (SA) (Text Publishing)
- 2016 - Figgy in the World by Tamsin Janu (Omnibus Books)
- 2014 - Cold Light by Frank Moorhouse (Vintage Books)
- 2012 - That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott (Picador)
- 2010 - Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan (Allen and Unwin)
- 2008 - Urban Myths: 210 Poems by John Tranter (University of Queensland Press)
- 2006 - Sixty Lights by Gail Jones (Vintage Books)
- 2004 - Wild Surmise by Dorothy Porter (Picador)
- 2002 - True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey (University of Queensland Press)
- 2000 - Mr Darwin’s Shooter by Roger McDonald (Vintage Books)
- 1998 - The Drowner by Robert Drewe (Pan MacMillan)
- 1996 - The Future Eaters by Tim Flannery (Reed Books)
Fiction Award - National
- 2022 - The Yield, Tara June Winch (Penguin Random House)
- 2020 - The Death of Noah Glass, Gail Jones (The Text Publishing Company)
- 2018 - The Last Garden by Eva Hornung (SA) (Text Publishing)
- 2016 - To Name Those Lost by Rohan Wilson (Allen & Unwin)
- 2014 - Cold Light by Frank Moorhouse (Vintage Books)
- 2012 - That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott (Picador)
- 2010 - Ransom by David Malouf (Knopf/Random House)
- 2008 - The Ballad of Desmond Kale by Roger McDonald (Vintage)
- 2006 - Sixty Lights by Gail Jones (Vintage Books)
- 2004 - Moral Hazard by Kate Jennings (Picador)
- 2002 - True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey (University of Queensland Press)
- 2000 - Mr Darwin’s Shooter by Roger McDonald (Vintage Books)
- 1998 - The Drowner by Robert Drewe (Pan MacMillan)
- 1996 - Death of a River Guide by Richard Flanagan (McPhee Gribble/Penguin)
- 1994 - Grand Days by Frank Moorhouse (William Heinemann Australia)
- 1992 - The Great World by David Malouf (Chatto & Windus)
- 1990 - Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey (UQP)
- 1988 - Julia Paradise by Rod Jones (McPhee Gribble)
- 1986 - The Children’s Bach by Helen Garner (McPhee Gribble)
Non-Fiction Award - National
- 2022 - Olive Cotton: A Life of Photography, Helen Ennis (HarperCollins Publishers)
- 2020 - The Bible in Australia: A cultural history, Meredith Lake (NewSouth Publishing)
- 2018 - The Boy Behind the Curtain by Tim Winton (WA) (Penguin Books Australia)
- 2016 - What Days Are For by Robert Dessaix (Random House Australia)
- 2014 - Madness: A Memoir by Kate Richards (Viking/Penguin)
- 2012 - An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark by Mark McKenna (The Miegunyah Press)
- 2010 - Stella Miles Franklin by Jill Roe (Fourth Estate/Harper Collins)
- 2008 - Sunrise West by Jacob G Rosenberg (Brandl & Schlesinger)
- 2006 - Velocity by Mandy Sayer (Vintage)
- 2004 - Unearthed: The Aboriginal Tasmanians of Kangaroo Island by Rebe Taylor (Wakefield Press)
- 2002 - Leviathan: the unauthorised biography of Sydney by John Birmingham (Random House)
- 2000 - Joint winners:
- Throwim Way Leg: An Adventure by Tim Flannery (Text Publishing Company)
- The Devil and James McAuley by Cassandra Pybus (University of Queensland Press)
- 1998 - Claiming a Continent: A History of Australia by David Day (HarperCollins)
- 1996 - The Future Eaters by Tim Flannery (Reed Books)
- 1994 - Sort of a Place Like Home: Remembering the Moore River Native Settlement by Susan Maushart (Fremantle Arts Centre Press)
- 1992 - Patrick White – A Life by David Marr (Random House Australia)
- 1990 - Satura by John Bray (Wakefield Press)
- 1988 - The Myriad Faces of War by Trevor Wilson (Polity/Blackwells)
- 1986 - A History of Prince Alfred College by R M Gibbs (Peacock Publications)
Children's Literature Award - National
- 2022 - We are Wolves, Katrina Nannestad (HarperCollins Publishers)
- 2020 - Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, Jessica Townsend (Hachette Australia)
- 2018 - Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr (NSW) (Allen & Unwin)
- 2012 - Taj and the Great Camel Trek by Rosanne Hawke (University of Queensland)
- 2010 - Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan (Allen and Unwin)
- 2008 - Don't Call Me Ishmael! by Michael Gerard Bauer (Omnibus Scholastic)
- 2006 - It’s Not All About You, Calma! by Barry Jonsberg (Allen and Unwin)
- 2004 - Abyssinia by Ursula Dubosarsky (Viking Penguin)
- 2002 - Lirael by Garth Nix (Harper Collins)
- 2000 - Deadly, Unna? by Phillip Gwynne (Puffin Penguin)
- 1998 - The Listmaker by Robin Klein (Viking Penguin)
- 1996 - The Third Day, The Frost by John Marsden (Pan MacMillan Australia)
- 1994 - Angel’s Gate by Gary Crew (William Heinemann Australia)
- 1992 - The House Guest by Eleanor Nilsson (Viking Penguin)
- 1990 - Beyond the Labyrinth by Gillian Rubinstein (Hyland House)
- 1988 - Space Demons by Gillian Rubinstein (Omnibus Books)
- 1986 - The Long Night Watch by Ivan Southall (Methuen)
Young Adult Fiction Award - National
Offered from 2012
- 2022 - The Gaps, Leanne Hall (Text Publishing)
- 2020 - Small Spaces, Sarah Epstein (Walker Books Australia)
- 2018 - My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier (NSW) (Allen & Unwin)
- 2016 - Are You Seeing Me? by Darren Groth (Random House Australia)
- 2014 - Friday Brown by Vikki Wakefield (Text Publishing)
- 2012 - All I Ever Wanted by Vikki Wakefield (Text Publishing)
John Bray Poetry Award - National
- 2022 - Fifteeners, Jodie Albiston (Puncher & Wattmann)
- 2020 - Archival-Poetics, Natalie Harkin (Vagabond Press)
- 2018 - Missing up by Pam Brown (NSW) (Vagabond Press)
- 2016 - Waiting for the Past by Les Murray (Black Inc.)
- 2014 - The Sunlit Zone by Lisa Jacobson (5 Islands Press)
- 2012 - Taller When Prone by Les Murray (Black Inc.)
- 2010 - The Other Way Out by Bronwyn Lea (Giramondo poets)
- 2008 - Urban Myths: 210 Poems by John Tranter (University of Queensland Press)
- 2006 - Totem by Luke Davies (Allen Unwin)
- 2004 - Wild Surmise by Dorothy Porter (Picador)
- 2002 - Around Here by Cath Kenneally (Wakefield Press)
- 2000 - The Harbour by Dimitris Tsaloumas (UQP)
- 1998 - The Blue Cloud of Crying by Peter Boyle (Hale & Ironmonger)
- 1996 - The Silo: A Pastoral Symphony by John Kinsella (Fremantle Arts Centre Press)
- 1994 - Between Glances by Andrew Lansdown (Fremantle Arts Centre Press)
- 1992 - Last Poems by Vincent Buckley (McPhee Gribble)
- 1990 - Bone Scan by Gwen Harwood (Angus & Robertson)
- 1988 - The Daylight Moon by Les A Murray (Angus & Robertson)
- 1986 - Selected Poems - 1963–1983 by Robert Gray (Angus & Robertson)
Jill Blewett Playwright's Award - South Australian
Offered from 1992
- 2022 - Calendar Days, Peter Beaglehole
- 2020 - Forgiveness, Piri Eddy
- 2018 - 19 weeks by Emily Steel
- 2016 - Cut by Duncan Graham AND Blessed by Fleur Kilpatrick (joint winners)
- 2014 - Replay by Philip Kavanagh
- 2012 - A Cathedral by Nicki Bloom
- 2010 - This Place by Nina Pearce
- 2008 - Merger - art, life and the other thing by Duncan Graham
- 2006 - This Uncharted Hour by Finegan Kruckemeyer
- 2004 - Beautiful Words: A Trilogy by Sean Riley
- 2002 - Small Faith by Josh Tyler
- 2000 - Who’s Afraid of the Working Class? by Andrew Bovell, Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves & Christos Tsiolkas
- 1998 - Wolf Lullaby by Hilary Bell
- 1996 - Because You Are Mine by Daniel Keene
- 1994 - Sweetown by Melissa Reeves
- 1992 - Bran Nue Dae by Jimmy Chi
Arts South Australia Wakefield Press Unpublished Manuscript Award - South Australian
Offered from 1998
- 2022 - The Comforting Weight of Water, Roanna McClelland
- 2020 - In the Room with the She Wolf, Jelena Dinic
- 2018 - A New Name for the Colour Blue by Annette Marner
- 2016 - Mallee Boys by Charlie Archbold
- 2014 - Here Where We Live by Cassie Flanagan-Willanski
- 2012 - The First Week by Margaret Merilees
- 2010 - End of the Night Girl by Amy T Matthews
- 2008 - The Second Fouling Mark by Stephen Orr
- 2006 - The Quakers by Rachel Hennessy
- 2004 - Goddamn Bus of Happiness by Stefan Laszczuk
- 2002 - The Black Dream by Corrie Hosking
- 2000 - No winner
- 1998 - Counting The Rivers by Pearlie McNeil
Barbara Hanrahan Fellowship - South Australian
Offered from 1994
- 2022 - Rachael Mead
- 2020 - Aidan Coleman
- 2018 - Jude Aquilina
- 2016 - Carol Lefevre
- 2014 - Jennifer Mills
- 2012 - Nicki Bloom
- 2010 - Patrick Allington
- 2008 - Steve Evans
- 2006 - Mike Ladd
- 2004 - Kirsty Brooks
- 2002 - Graham Rowlands
- 2000 - Jan Owen
- 1998 - Cath Kenneally
- 1996 - Moya Costello
- 1994 - Barry Westburg
Max Fatchen Fellowship - South Australia
Offered from 1988
- 2022 - Poppy Nwosu
- 2020 - Sally Heinrich
- 2018 - Danielle Clode
- 2016 - Marianne Musgrove
- 2014 - Helen Dinmore
- 2012 - Janeen Brian
- 2010 - Nicole Plüss
- 2008 - Rosanne Hawke
- 2006 - Christine Harris
- 2004 - Marguerite Hann-Syme
- 2002 - Ruth Starke
- 2000 - Ian Bone
- 1998 - Phil Cummings
- 1996 - Chris Tugwell
- 1994 - Peter McFarlane
- 1992 - Anne Brookman
- 1990 - Anne-Marie Mykyta
- 1988 - Geoff Goodfellow
Tangkanungku Pintyanthi Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellowship
Offered from 2014
- 2022 - Kare Wyld for Lovely's Valley
- 2020 - no applications received
- 2018 - Edoardo Crismani
- 2016 - Ali Cobby Eckermann for Too Afraid to Cry
- 2014 - Ali Cobby Eckermann for Hopes Crossing
The Mayne Award for Multimedia - formerly the Faulding Award for Multimedia
Offered 1998 to 2004
- 2004 - Concatenation by Geniwate
- 2002 - Poems in a Flash @ The Stalking Tongue website Jayne Fenton Keane and David Keane
- 2000 - Carrier by Melinda Rackham
- 1998 - FlightPaths: Writing Journeys by Julie Clarke, Rob Finlayson, Tom Gibson, Denise Higgins, Berni M Janssen, Nazid Kimmie and Adrian Marshall
Innovation Award
Offered 2004 to 2010
- 2010 - Barley Patch by Gerald Murnane (Giramondo)
- 2008 - Someone Else: Fictional Essays by John Hughes (Giramondo)
- 2006 - <More or Less> 1-100 by MTC Cronin (Shearsman Books)
- 2004 - The Eastern Slope Chronicle by Ouyang Yu (Brandl and Schlesinger)
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