Victorian Premier's Prize for Writing for Young Adults explained

The Victorian Premier's Prize for Writing for Young Adults, formerly known as the Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction, is a prize category in the annual Victorian Premier's Literary Award. As of 2011 it has an enumeration of 25,000. The winner of this category prize vies with 4 other category winners for overall Victorian Prize for Literature valued at an additional 100,000.

From inception in 1999 to 2010, the award was administered by the State Library of Australia and known as the Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction. In 2011 stewardship changed to the Wheeler Centre where the prize was re-launched with a new name, rules and prize amount. According to the State Library of Australia, "This prize [was] offered for a published work of fiction or collection of short stories written for a readership between the ages of 13 and 18. Publishers may consider submitting books that are appropriate to young adult readers but not published under a young adult imprint. Literary merit is the major judging criterion. In the case of illustrated books, the additional criterion of literary and artistic unity is considered."[1]

Honorees

YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2011Winner[2]
Graffiti MoonFinalist
Finalist
2012Winner[3]
Finalist
All I Ever WantedFinalist
2013Presented in January 2014 (see 2014 entry) for books published in 2013.
2014My Life as an AlphabetWinner[4]
Friday BrownFinalist
WildlifeFinalist
2015Winner[5]
RazorhurstFinalist
Finalist
2016Welcome to OrphancorpWinner[6]
Finalist
Sister HeartFinalist
2017When Michael Met MinaWinner[7]
Finalist
Finalist
2018Living on Hope StreetWinner[8] [9]
IdaFinalist
Because of YouFinalist
2019 and Ezekiel KwaymullinaCatching Teller CrowWinner[10]
Between UsFinalist
Amelia WestlakeFinalist
2020How It Feels to FloatWinner[11]
Invisible BoysFinalist[12]
This Is How We Change the EndingFinalist
2021Metal Fish, Falling SnowWinner[13] [14]
Finalist[15]
Where We BeginFinalist
2022Girls in Boys' CarsWinner[16] [17]
Finalist[18] [19]
Tiger DaughterFinalist
2023We Who Hunt the HollowWinner[20] [21]
Finalist
Where You Left UsFinalist
2024Lili WilkinsonA Hunger of ThornsWinner[22]
Helena FoxThe Quiet and the Loud Finalist[23]
Will KostakisWe Could Be Something Finalist

Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction

YearAuthorTitlePublisherRef.
1988John MarsdenSo Much to Tell YouWalter McVitty Books[24]
1989Caroline MacdonaldThe Lake at the End of the WorldHodder and Stoughton[25]
1990Diana KiddOnion TearsCollins[26]
1991Gary CrewStrange ObjectsHeinemann[27]
1992Eleanor NilssonThe House GuestViking[28]
1999Deadly, Unna?[29]
2000Killing AuroraPenguin
2001Touch MeUniversity of Queensland Press
2002 and Boori Monty PryorNjunjul the SunAllen & Unwin
2003Wildlight: A JourneyPenguin[30]
2004Black JuiceAllen & Unwin[31]
2005So YesterdayPenguin[32]
2006Theodora's GiftViking/Penguin[33]
2007Notes from the Teenage UndergroundPan Macmillan[34]
2008Tomorrow All Will Be BeautifulAllen & Unwin[35]
2009Something in the World Called LovePenguin[36]
2010Raw BluePenguin[37]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prize for Young Adult Fiction, Premier's Literary Awards, State Library of Victoria . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160329105810/http://www2.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/literary/pla/yaprize/index.html . 2016-03-29 . 2022-12-19 . State Library of Victoria.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2011 . January 29, 2014 . Victorian Premier's Literary Awards . February 8, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190208195454/https://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2011 . live .
  3. Web site: 2012 . 21 big names. One big decision. Start reading. . January 29, 2014 . Victorian Premier's Literary Awards . February 2, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190202043859/https://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2012 . live .
  4. Web site: 2014 . Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2014 . January 29, 2014 . Victorian Premier's Literary Awards . January 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140125133913/http://wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2014 . live .
  5. Web site: Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2015 . 1 May 2018 . The Wheeler Centre . 28 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180428170002/https://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2015 . dead .
  6. Web site: Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2016 . 1 May 2018 . The Wheeler Centre . 28 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180428053629/https://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2016 . live .
  7. Web site: Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2017 . 1 May 2018 . The Wheeler Centre . 28 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180428185650/https://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2017 . dead .
  8. Web site: Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2018 . 1 May 2018 . The Wheeler Centre . 1 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180501161311/https://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2018 . live .
  9. Web site: Victorian Premier's Literary Awards - Prize for Writing for Young Adults . 2022-12-20 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . en . 2022-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221220154123/https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v790 . live .
  10. Web site: 2018-12-12 . Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2019 shortlists announced . 2018-12-12 . Books+Publishing . en-AU . 2018-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215225718/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2018/12/12/121398/victorian-premiers-literary-awards-2019-shortlists-announced/ . live .
  11. Web site: Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2020 . 2020-01-31 . The Wheeler Centre . en . 2020-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200304000632/https://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2020 . live .
  12. Web site: 2019-12-02 . 2020 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards shortlists announced . 2019-12-02 . Books+Publishing . en-AU . 2020-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128115404/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/12/02/143249/2020-victorian-premiers-literary-awards-shortlists-announced/ . live .
  13. Web site: Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2021 . 2021-02-01 . The Wheeler Centre . en . 2021-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210202002421/https://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2021 . live .
  14. Web site: Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards – Winners Announced . 2022-12-20 . . en . 2022-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221220154129/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/site-4/victorian-premiers-literary-awards-winners-announced-0 . live .
  15. Web site: 2020-12-08 . Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2021 shortlists announced . 2020-12-08 . Books+Publishing . en-AU . 2020-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201207232220/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/12/08/160636/victorian-premiers-literary-awards-2021-shortlists-announced/ . live .
  16. Web site: 2022-02-04 . Gorrie wins 2022 Victorian Prize for Literature . 2022-02-04 . Books+Publishing . en-AU . 2022-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203235455/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2022/02/04/209513/gorrie-wins-2022-victorian-prize-for-literature/ . live .
  17. Web site: 2022-02-04 . Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Winners Announced . 2022-12-20 . Creative Victoria . en . 2022-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221220154124/https://creative.vic.gov.au/news/2022/victorian-premiers-literary-awards-winners-announced . live .
  18. Web site: 2021-12-07 . VPLAs 2022 shortlists announced . live . 2021-12-07 . Books+Publishing . en-AU . 2021-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211206235345/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/12/07/207323/vpla-2022-shortlists-announced/ .
  19. Web site: Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Shortlist Announced . 2022-12-20 . . en . 2021-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211207000235/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/victorian-premiers-literary-awards-shortlist-announced-0 . live .
  20. Web site: The 2023 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards . 2023-02-02 . The Wheeler Centre . en-US . 2023-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203100916/https://www.wheelercentre.com/victorian-premiers-literary-awards/victorian-premiers-literary-awards-2023/ . live .
  21. Web site: The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards shortlists 2023 . 2022-12-20 . Readings Books . en . 2022-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221220154123/https://www.readings.com.au/news/the-victorian-premiers-literary-awards-shortlists-2023 . live .
  22. News: Heath . Nicola . 2024-02-01 . Debut poet takes home $125,000 in prize money for a verse novel that almost wasn't published . 2024-02-02 . ABC News . en-AU.
  23. Web site: 2023-12-19 . Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2024 shortlists announced . 2023-12-19 . Books+Publishing.
  24. Web site: "Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction — 1988" . Austlit. 13 December 2023.
  25. Web site: "Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction — 1989" . Austlit. 21 December 2023.
  26. Web site: "Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction — 1990" . Austlit. 21 December 2023.
  27. Web site: "Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction — 1991" . Austlit. 21 December 2023.
  28. Web site: "Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction — 1992" . Austlit. 21 December 2023.
  29. Web site: Phillip Gwynne . 2022-12-19 . LateralLearning . 2022-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219211733/https://www.laterallearning.com/authors/gwynne.html . live .
  30. Web site: Prize for Young Adult Fiction - 2003 Winner . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080812143705/http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/literary/pla/yaprize/winner2003.html . 2008-08-12 . 2008-09-30 . State Library of Victoria.
  31. Web site: Prize for Young Adult Fiction - 2004 Winner . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080812143307/http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/literary/pla/yaprize/winner2004.html . 2008-08-12 . 2008-09-30 . State Library of Victoria.
  32. Web site: Prize for Young Adult Fiction - 2005 Winner . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20091017213620/http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/literary/pla/yaprize/winner2005.html . 2009-10-17 . 2008-09-30 . State Library of Victoria.
  33. Web site: Prize for Young Adult Fiction - 2006 Winner . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080811115939/http://slv.vic.gov.au/programs/literary/pla/yaprize/winner2006.html . 2008-08-11 . 2008-09-30 . State Library of Victoria.
  34. Web site: Prize for Young Adult Fiction - 2007 Winner . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080812143231/http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/literary/pla/yaprize/winner2007.html . 2008-08-12 . 2008-09-30 . State Library of Victoria.
  35. Web site: Prize for Young Adult Fiction - 2008 Winner . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080810033816/http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/literary/pla/yaprize/shortlist_winner_08.html . 2008-08-10 . 2008-09-30 . State Library of Victoria.
  36. Web site: Prize for Young Adult Fiction - 2009 Winner . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003112946/http://slv.vic.gov.au//programs/literary/pla/yaprize/shortlist_winner_09.html . 2009-10-03 . 2009-09-18 . State Library of Victoria.
  37. Web site: 2010 . Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2011: 2010 Winners & Shortlists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201220058/http://wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2011/2010-winners-shortlists . February 1, 2014 . January 29, 2014 . Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.

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