The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards (PBA) is an award for books, scripts, digital narrative and a People's Choice. Awards are provided by the Government of Western Australia, and the awards process is managed by the State Library of Western Australia. Awards are given in fiction, poetry, non-fiction, Western Australian History, children's book, writing for Young Adults, scripts and digital narrative. An overall winner is awarded the Premier's Prize.
The title of the award refers to the year of publication, rather than the year in which the awards were announced. So, the 2010 awards were announced in 2011, for works published in 2010.
The Award includes prize amounts as follows: $15,000 for Fiction, Non-fiction and Children's Books. $10,000 for Young Adults, WA History, Poetry and Scripts. $5,000 for People's Choice and Digital Narrative. The Premier's Prize carries prize money of $25,000.
Read more about Western Australian Premier's Book Awards: 2010 Winners, 2009 Winners, 2008 Winners, 2007 Winners, 2006 Winners, 2005 Winners, 2004 Winners, 2003 Winners, 2002 Winners, 2001 Winners, 2000 Winners, 1999 Winners, 1998 Winners, 1997 Winners, 1996 Winners
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