The Tasmanian Literary Awards 2022
Tasmania’s unique and vibrant culture is one of our most treasured assets, and our State has its own story to tell.
Formerly known as the Premiers’ Literary Prizes, the Tasmanian Literary Awards 2022 will offer more opportunities to recognise and promote excellence in Tasmania’s literary sector.
About the Tasmanian Literary Awards
The Tasmanian Literary Awards celebrate excellence in the Tasmanian literary sector, raise the profile of Tasmanian authors and foster and support literary talent in our State.
To support and foster literary talent in Tasmania, the new Tasmanian Literary Awards will now only be open to writers living in Tasmania.
Longlists for the book awards will be announced in October 2022 and shortlists for all the awards will be announced in November 2022.
The winners of the Tasmanian Literary Awards 2022 will be announced in December 2022.
The Tasmanian Literary Awards are administered by Arts Tasmania on behalf of the Tasmanian Government.
Entries for the 2022 Tasmanian Literary Awards are now open.
2022 Awards
Premier’s Prize for Fiction - $25 000For the best work of fiction by a Tasmanian writer Entries open from 2 June 2022 to 13 July 2022 | Premier’s Prize for Non-fiction - $25 000For the best work of non-fiction by a Tasmanian writer Entries open from 2 June 2022 to 13 July 2022 |
Minister for the Arts’ Prize for Books for Young Readers and Children - $25 000For a published work written for children and young adults in any genre Entries open from 2 June 2022 to 13 July 2022 | Tim Thorne Prize for Poetry - $25 000For a published book of poetry by a Tasmanian writer This award is named in honour of named in honour of renowned Tasmanian poet Tim Thorne (1944–2021). Entries open from 2 June 2022 to 13 July 2022 |
University of Tasmania Prize - $10 000For the best new unpublished literary work by a Tasmanian writer Supported by the University of Tasmania Entries open from 2 June 2022 to 27 July 2022 | Tasmanian Aboriginal Writer’s Fellowship – $10 000Open to all unpublished and published Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers living in Tasmania. Entries open from 2 June 2022 to 27 July 2022 |
Margaret Scott Tasmanian Young Writer’s Fellowship - $5 000Awarded to a young Tasmanian young writer (aged 30 years and under) Named in honour of well-known Tasmanian writer, Margaret Scott (1934–2005) Entries open from 2 June 2022 to 27 July 2022 |
Tasmanian Literary Awards Terms and Conditions
See terms and conditions, for full details of all the prizes.
Download the full Terms and Conditions (PDF).
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