Events Western Australian Premier's Book Awards 2025

When
Friday, 29th August
6:30pm
Where (see map)
State Library of Western Australia
Perth Cultural Centre
25 Francis Street
Perth WA 6000

Boffins Books is delighted to be the official bookseller for the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards. The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards are for books published or self-published in 2024. The awards support, develop and recognise excellence in Western Australian writing. The State Library of Western Australia manages the Premier's Book Awards on behalf of the Government of Western Australia.

The Shortlist

Emerging Writer 

Fiction Book of the Year 

Non-Fiction Book of the Year 

Poetry Book of the Year 

Children’s Book of the Year 

Young Adult Book of the Year 

Daisy Utemorrah Award for Unpublished Indigenous Junior and Young Adult Writing 

  • Noble Intentions by Krista Dunstan
  • The Takeback Heist by Jannali Jones
  • Jax Paperweight and the Neon Starway by Beau Windon 

 

Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors!

For more information about the Awards, visit the State Library's website www.slwa.wa.gov.au

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