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Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2012

Scot Gardner $40,000 for young adult literature.
Vanessa Bates $40,000 for writing for performance.
recipient Hilary Bell $40,000 for writing for performance.
Paul Brown $40,000 for writing for performance.
Margaret Cameron $40,000 for writing for performance/poetry.
Catherine Cole $40,000 for fiction.
M. T. C. Cronin $40,000 for poetry.
Cath Crowley $40,000 for young adult literature.
Lee Harding $10,000 for young adult literature.
Jennifer Harrison $40,000 for poetry.
Robert Hillman $40,000 for fiction.
Nette Hilton $40,000 for young adult literature.
Alasdair McGregor $40,000 for literary non-fiction.
Bruce Mutard $40,000 for fiction (graphic novel).
Robyn Rowland $40,000 for poetry.
Ruth Starke $40,000 for literary non-fiction.
Clinton Walker $40,000 for literary non-fiction.
Tony Perrottet $40,000 for literary non-fiction.

Year: 2011

Randa Abdel-Fattah $30,000 for fiction writing.
Fiona Capp $30,000 for non-fiction writing.
Kathryn Lomer $30,000 for poetry writing.
John Mateer $30,000 for poetry writing.
Peter Robb $50,000 for non-fiction writing.
Michael Cove $50,000 for fiction writing.
Linda Jaivin $50,000 for fiction writing.
Barry Jonsberg $50,000 for young adult literature writing.
Tracy Ryan $50,000 for poetry writing.
Catherine McKinnon $50,000 for writing for performance.
Drusilla Modjeska $50,000 for fiction writing.
Kirsty Murray $50,000 for young adult literature writing.
Glyn Parry $50,000 for young adult literature writing.
Carolyn Rasmussen $50,000 for non-fiction writing.
Trevor Shearston $30,000 for fiction writing.

Year: 2010

Judith Beveridge $50,000 for poetry writing.
Carmel Bird $50,000 for fiction writing.
Kim Cheng Boey $30,000 for poetry writing.
James Bradley $50,000 for fiction writing.
Christine Evans $50,000 for writing for performance, new media.
Robert Kenny $30,000 for literary non-fiction writing.
Maureen McCarthy $50,000 for young adult literature writing.
Brenda Niall $30,000 for literary non-fiction writing.
Leonie Robin Norrington $30,000 for young adult literature writing.
Kristina Olsson $$30,000 for literary non-fiction writing.
Tansy Rayner Roberts $30,000 for fiction writing.
James Roy $30,000 for young adult literature writing.

Year: 2009

Cate Kennedy Fiction, $60,000
Stephen Axelsen Children's literature, $60,000
Raimondo Cortese Writing for Performance, $30,000
Sarah Day Poetry, $60,000
David Foster Fiction, $60,000
Joanne Horniman Young adult literature, $30,000
Noëlle Janaczewska Writing for performance, literary non-fiction, $30,000
Andy Kissane Fiction, poetry, $100,000
Anthony Lawrence Poetry, $60,000
Simone Lazaroo Fiction, $30,000
Rhyll McMaster Fiction, $60,000
Marcella Polain Fiction, $100,000
Craig Sherborne Fiction, $60,000
Michael Moran Literary non-fiction, $60,000

Year: 2008

Fiona Capp $30,000
毕熙燕 $40,000
Sean Condon $20,000
Simon French $20,000
Tony Maniaty $60,000
Andrew Sant $60,000
Mandy Sayer $60,000
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