| Prime Minister's Literary Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Literary talent of emerging and established writers, illustrators, poets and historians. |
| Country | Australia |
| First awarded | 2008 |
| Website | http://www.arts.gov.au/pmla/  |
The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA) were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming First Rudd ministry following the 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the Arts.[1]
The awards were designed as "a new initiative celebrating the contribution of Australian literature to the nation's cultural and intellectual life."[citation needed] The awards are held annually and initially provided a tax-free prize of A$100,000 in each category, making it Australia's richest literary award in total.[citation needed] In 2011, the prize money was split into $80,000 for each category winner and $5,000 for up to four short-listed entries. The award was initially given in four categories – fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children's fiction – as selected by three judging panels. In 2012, a poetry category was added and the former Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History was incorporated into the award. To be eligible, writers "must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia."[2]
- ^ Call for entries Archived 13 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine (22 February 2008)
- ^ "How to enter". PM's Literary Awards. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.