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The Tasmanian Literary Awards 2022
The winners of the 2022 Tasmanian Literary Awards were announced in December 2022.
See award winners below, and click on the tiles to explore each category.
You can also view pdf lists of:
Award | Winner |
Minister for the Arts’ Prize for Books for Young Readers and Children | Ella and the Ocean by Lian Tanner, illustrated by Jonathan Bentley (Allen & Unwin) |
Premier’s Prize for Fiction | |
Premier’s Prize for Non-fiction | |
Tim Thorne Prize for Poetry | Intimate, low-voiced, delicate things by Esther Ottaway (Puncher & Wattmann) |
Tasmanian Aboriginal Writer’s Fellowship | |
Margaret Scott Tasmanian Young Writer’s Fellowship | |
University of Tasmania Prize (supported by the University of Tasmania) | |
People’s Choice Awards | |
Minister for the Arts’ Prize for Books for Young Readers and Children – People’s Choice Award | Sea Country by Aunty Patsy Cameron & Lisa Kennedy (Magabala Books) |
Premier’s Prize for Fiction – People’s Choice Award | |
Premier’s Prize for Non-fiction – People’s Choice Award | Truth-Telling: history, sovereignty and the Uluru Statement by Henry Reynolds (NewSouth) |
Tim Thorne Prize for Poetry – People’s Choice Award | Intimate, low-voiced, delicate things by Esther Ottaway (Puncher & Wattmann) |
Updates and latest information
Information about the next Tasmanian Literary Awards will be announced in 2024.
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Past Winners
See the past winners of the awards.