WA Premier's Book Awards
The annual awards support, develop and recognise excellence in Western Australian writing. The State Library manages the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards on behalf of the WA Government.
With a total prize pool of $120,000 across eight categories, the awards recognise books that capture the excellence of Western Australian storytelling.
Start reading your way through a selection of previous shortlisted and winning books through the Libby app, free with your State Library membership.
Entries closed on 6 March 2026.
For any enquiries, please contact premiersbookawards@slwa.wa.gov.au
Categories
- Emerging Writer of the Year
- Fiction Book of the Year
- Non-Fiction Book of the Year
- Poetry Book of the Year
- Children’s Book of the Year
- Young Adult Book of the Year
- Book of the Year
- Daisy Utemorrah Award for Unpublished Indigenous Junior and YA Fiction
Book of the Year will be chosen from the category winners.
The Daisy Utemorrah Award for Unpublished Indigenous Junior and YA Fiction is administered and funded by Magabala Books with support from the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural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 for the Daisy Utemorrah Award are open Australia wide and close on 30 April 2026. Information on how to enter the award is available on the Magabala Books website.
Gerard McCann and Louise Wolhuter
News
27 February 2026
Authors Gerard McCann and Louise Wolhuter discuss their experiences winning the 2025 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards and what it meant to them.
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).