WA Premier's Book Awards
The annual awards support, develop and recognise excellence in Western Australian writing. The State Library manages the Premier's Book Awards on behalf of the Government of Western Australia. Discover the 2025 shortlist below.
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News
24 June 2025
The State Library has announced the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards Shortlist for 2025.
Discover the Premier's Book Awards Shortlist
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Join us for an afternoon of panel conversations with the shortlisted authors from the 2025 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards.
Winners and Shortlists from previous years of the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards.
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The numbat artwork is based on an original illustration, "Constellation" by © Moira Court, a Western Australian illustrator twice-nominated for Best Children's Book. More illustrations can be viewed on the State Library Catalogue (PWC/218).