WA Premier's Book Awards
Entries for the 2025 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards are now closed.
The Daisy Utemorrah Award for an Unpublished Indigenous Junior and YA Fiction is still open until 16 April.
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.
Categories
- Emerging Western Australian Writer
- Children’s Book of the Year
- Young Adult Book of the Year (new)
- Poetry Book of the Year (new)
- Fiction Book of the Year (new)
- Non-Fiction Book of the Year (new)
- Book of the Year, sponsored by Writing WA
- Daisy Utemorrah Award for Unpublished Indigenous Junior and YA Fiction
Book of the Year, sponsored by Writing WA, will be chosen from the winning category titles.
The Daisy Utemorrah Award for Unpublished Indigenous Junior and YA Fiction is administered and funded by Magabala Books with support from the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and the Copyright Agency. Entries are now open and will close on 16 April 2025.. Consult the Magabala Books website for details on how to enter.
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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).
News
13 January 2025
The State Library has announced new categories, outcomes of the industry review and a call out for book judges.
Got questions? We have answers. Frequently asked questions about the 2025 WA Premier's Book Awards.
Winners and Shortlists from previous years of the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards.