1999 Winners
The overall winner was Kim Scott's Benang: From the Heart
- Fiction: Kim Scott Benang: From the Heart (Fremantle Arts Centre)
- Poetry: Tracy Ryan The Willing Eye (Fremantle Arts Centre)
- Historical & Critical Studies: Estelle Blackburn Broken Lives (Stellar Publishing)
- Children's book: Reg Bolton Showtime: Over 75 Ways to Put on a Show (Dorling Kindersley)
- Writing for Young Adults: Glyn Parry Scooterboy (Hodder Headline)
- Special Award: Victor France, Larry Mitchell & Alison Wright Abrolhos Islands Conversations (Fremantle Arts Centre)
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