Elizabeth Jolley - Awards and Nominations

Awards and Nominations

• 1983: The Age Book of the Year Award for Mr Scobie's Riddle
• 1983: Western Australian Premier's Book Awards for Mr Scobie's Riddle'
• 1985: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction for Milk and Honey
• 1986: Miles Franklin Award for The Well
• 1987: Western Australia Citizen of the Year
• 1988: Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for services to literature
• 1988: Western Australian Institute of Technology Honorary Doctorate
• 1989: The Age Book of the Year Award, joint winner for My Father's Moon
• 1989: Canada/Australia Literary Award
• 1993: The Age Book of the Year Award, joint winner for The George's Wife
• 1993: Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Premier's prize for Central Mischief
• 1994: National Book Council Award, Banjo for The George's Wife
• 1995: Macquarie University Honorary Doctorate
• 1997: Australian Living Treasure
• 1997: University of Queensland Honorary Doctorate
• 1998: Miles Franklin Award shortlist for Lovesong