'The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated by the Victorian Government in 1985 to honour Australian writing. The awards are administered by the Wheeler Centre on behalf of the Premier of Victoria.
'The winners of the main suite of awards – fiction, non-fiction, drama, poetry, writing for young adults, and the biennial Prize for Indigenous Writing – each receive $25,000. The winner of the Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript receives $15,000.'
(https://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2019)
'Victorian author Laura Jean McKay has won the top prize at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards with her debut novel, which imagines a viral pandemic in Australia that gives humans the ability to understand animals.' (Introduction)
'Winning a literary award, last week he won his second Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for fiction, may be a regular event for novelist and playwright Christos Tsiolkas but awards offer recognition for what is essentially a lonely craft.' (Introduction)
'Christos Tsiolkas won the fiction category prize of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards for 2020 on Thursday for his critically acclaimed historical novel Damascus which is set in the early years of Christianity and centres around the conversion of St Paul.'
(Introduction)
'Guardian writer on Manus Island wins $125,000 after sweeping non-fiction prize and Victorian prize for literature at Victorian premier’s literary awards 2019.'
