New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards

にゅーさうすうぇーるずしゅうぷれみあぶんがくしょう

Major Australian literary awards sponsored by the New South Wales Government across multiple categories. Established in 1979.

FictionNonfictionPoetryChildren's literature / Young adultPlays (Theatre)Screenplays (Film / TV / Radio)TranslationLiterary studies / CriticismMulticultural / Indigenous literature

Established: 1979
Organizer: Presented by the New South Wales Government; administered by the State Library of New South Wales in association with Create NSW; supported by Multicultural NSW and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
Category: Research, Translation, and Scholarship
Selection Method: Open call
Target: Open
Frequency: 1 per year
Announcement Period: around May
Status: Active

Description

New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards（NSW Premier's Literary Awards）は1979年に創設された、ニューサウスウェールズ州政府が主催する文学賞群です。複数の部門（Christina Stead Prize for Fiction、Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction、Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry、児童文学・若年層向け賞、戯曲・脚本賞、翻訳賞、特別賞など）で構成され、受賞者は通常毎年5月頃に発表されます。管理はState Library of New South Walesが担い、Create NSWやMulticultural NSW、UTSなどが協力しています。対象や賞金額は部門ごとに異なり、2019年時点で合計賞金は最大でA$305,000程度でした。応募資格は原則としてオーストラリア市民または永住者に限定されます。

Prize

Main Prize: Awards across multiple categories (comprehensive literary awards with prize money set per category). Examples: Christina Stead Prize for Fiction A$40,000 (2021), Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction A$40,000 (2021), Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry A$30,000 (2021). Total in 2019 up to A$305,000.
Cash Prize: 305,000 AUD

Christina Stead Prize for Fiction: A$40,000 (as of 2021)
Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction: A$40,000 (as of 2021)
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: A$30,000 (as of 2021)
Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature: A$30,000 (as of 2021)
Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature: A$30,000 (as of 2021)
UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing: A$5,000 (as of 2021)
Book of the Year (selected from category winners): additional A$10,000 (as of 2021)
Special Award: A$10,000 (as of 2021)

Selection

Selection Process

Stage	Judges	Pass Rate	Announcement
Preliminary selection (Longlist)	A panel of judges selected for each category conducts preliminary selection of works. Judges' names are often not disclosed until the final announcement.	—	If applicable, the longlist is announced (State Library website or press releases).
Secondary selection (Shortlist)	The category panel creates the shortlist from the longlist. Names are usually not public until final announcement.	—	Shortlist may be published (State Library of NSW announcements, etc.).
Final selection (Winner determination)	Each category's judge panel decides the winners. Judge names may be disclosed at winner announcement.	—	Winners are announced via State Library of New South Wales official announcements and media (typically May).

Preliminary selection (Longlist)

Judges A panel of judges selected for each category conducts preliminary selection of works. Judges' names are often not disclosed until the final announcement.

Announcement If applicable, the longlist is announced (State Library website or press releases).

Secondary selection (Shortlist)

Judges The category panel creates the shortlist from the longlist. Names are usually not public until final announcement.

Announcement Shortlist may be published (State Library of NSW announcements, etc.).

Final selection (Winner determination)

Judges Each category's judge panel decides the winners. Judge names may be disclosed at winner announcement.

Announcement Winners are announced via State Library of New South Wales official announcements and media (typically May).

Criteria

Literary merit (style, structure, quality of language expression)
Originality and novelty (uniqueness of themes or expressions)
Work's completion and editing quality (as a published work)
Cultural and social significance (importance of subject, contribution)
Category-specific criteria (translation: quality of translation and contribution to original; children's literature: suitability for target age, etc.)