
The awards support, develop and recognise excellence in Western Australian writing. The 2024 Awards will open in late December 2023 or early January 2024.


The Award recognises a person, a group of people or an organisation that has furthered the cause of library services in Western Australia.

The Creative Fellowship is open to artists and creative practitioners of any discipline across all contemporary art forms.

A grant for researchers and scholars to enhance understanding of WA through research based on the State Library’s heritage collections.

Entries are now closed for applications.

The Library Board of Western Australia Award for Innovation and Collaboration promotes innovation and collaboration in the library sector by any person, library or organisation in Western Australia. The 2023 Awards were announced at the Library Board Awards held at the State Library on 20 July 2023.

Find out about notable and prolific WA writers.