Events Western Australian Premier's Book Awards 2021

Boffins Books is delighted to be the official bookseller for the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards.

The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards supports, develops and recognises excellence in Western Australian writing. These Awards are made available by the Western Australian Government and are managed by the State Library of Western Australia.

See below for this year's shortlisted titles and authors or click through for our full shortlist collection.

The Premier's Prize for an Emerging Writer ($15,000)

The Premier's Prize for Writing for Children ($15,000)

The Daisy Utemorrah Award for Unpublished Indigenous Junior and YA ($15,000 and a publishing contract with Magabala Books)

  • Robert Runs by Mariah Sweetman
  • Jack Trials: Whistling Spider by Sean Owen
  • That one summer by Shirleyann Wilson  

The Western Australian Writer's Fellowship ($60,000)

For information about the Awards, go to the State Library of Western Australia's website at www.slwa.wa.gov.au

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