Victorian Premier's Literary Award Winners

The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards were inaugurated by The Hon. John Cain, Premier of Victoria in 1985, to mark the centenary of the births of Va...more

Winners

	The Shadow Girl by John Larkin 4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 124 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Young Adult (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Armour by John Kinsella 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for CJ Dennis Prize for Poetry (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foal's Bread by Gillian Mears 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 278 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia by Bill Gammage 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Victorian Prize for Literature & Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-Fiction (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott 3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 222 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark by Mark McKenna 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-Fiction (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Loves of Persimmon by Cassandra Golds (Goodreads Author) 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 80 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Prize for Writing for Young Adults (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Taste of River Water by Cate Kennedy 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for C.J. Dennis Prize for Poetry (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reading By Moonlight: How Books Saved A Life by Brenda Walker 3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 73 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-Fiction (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 1,131 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction Prize (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Truth by Peter Temple 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 771 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legacy by Larissa Behrendt 3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 24 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Prize for Indigenous Writing (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas 3.06 of 5 stars 3.06 avg rating — 10,004 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rise of Animals: Evolution and Diversification of the Kingdom Animalia by Mikhail A. Fedonkin 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Prize for Science Writing (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee by Chloe Hooper 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 596 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-Fiction (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Something in the World Called Love by Sue Saliba 3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 30 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction Prize (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tomorrow All Will Be Beautiful by Brigid Lowry 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 64 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction Prize (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ferocious Summer: Adelie Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica by Meredith Hooper 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 6 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-Fiction (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anonymous Premonition by Yvette Holt 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Prize for Indigenous Writing (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spare Room by Helen Garner 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 1,418 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carpentaria by Alexis Wright 3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 166 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes from the Teenage Underground by Simmone Howell 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 232 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction Prize (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Silent Deep: The Discovery, Ecology, and Conservation of the Deep Sea by Tony Koslow 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Prize for Science Writing (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voyages To The South Seas: In Search Of Terres Australes by Danielle Clode 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-Fiction (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theft: A Love Story by Peter Carey 3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 1,706 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction (2006)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Margaret Michaelis: Love, Loss and Photography by Helen Ennis 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-Fiction (2006)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theodora's Gift by Ursula Dubosarsky (Goodreads Author) 2.88 of 5 stars 2.88 avg rating — 17 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction Prize (2006)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch 3.13 of 5 stars 3.13 avg rating — 92 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Prize for Indigenous Writing (2006)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surrender by Sonya Hartnett 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 893 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction (2005)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twilight of Love: Travels with Turgenev by Robert Dessaix 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 36 ratings Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-Fiction (2005)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars