Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award Explained
The Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award is a literary award for an unpublished manuscript. It can be entered by any author from the Australian State of Victoria that has not published a project based on fiction.
The Award was established by the State Library of Australia in 2003. In 2011 administration of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards changed to the Wheeler Centre. As of 2017 is valued at A$15,000.[1]
Winners and shortlists
Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award winners and shortlists!Year!Author!Title!Result!2003 | | Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living | Winner | |
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2004 | | Thai Died | Winner | |
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2005 | | I Hate Martin Amis et al. | Winner | [2] |
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2006 | | Rohypnol | Winner | [3] |
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2007 | | The Ghost Writer | Winner | [4] |
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2008 | | Going Finish | Winner | |
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| Conditions of Return | Shortlist | |
| In Search of the Blue Tiger | Shortlist | |
2009 | | Sufficient Grace | Winner | [5] |
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| Like Being a Wife | Shortlist | |
| | Shortlist | |
2010 | | House of Sticks | Winner | |
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| Cambodia Darkness and Light | Shortlist | |
| Winsome of Rangoon (published as The Monsoon Bride) | Shortlist | |
2012 | | | Winner | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: The Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. The Wheeler Centre. 2017-08-05. 2017-08-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805220815/https://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2016/award-for-an-unpublished-manuscript. live.
- Web site: 2005 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards - Matilda . www.middlemiss.org . 2013-05-17 . 2014-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201220712/http://www.middlemiss.org/matilda/2005/10/2005-victorian.html . live .
- Web site: 2006 Victorian Premier's Literary Award - Matilda . www.middlemiss.org . 2013-05-17 . 2014-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201220715/http://www.middlemiss.org/matilda/2006/09/2006-victorian-premiers-literary-award.html . live .
- Web site: 2007 Victorian Premier's Literary Award Winners - Matilda . www.middlemiss.org . 2013-05-17 . 2014-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201220804/http://www.middlemiss.org/matilda/2007/09/2007-victorian-premiers-literary-award-winners.html . live .
- Web site: 2009 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Shortlists - Matilda . www.middlemiss.org . 2013-05-17 . 2014-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201220718/http://www.middlemiss.org/matilda/2009/08/2009-victorian-premiers-literary-awards-shortlists.html . live .