Children's and Young Adult Contenders in PM's Literary Awards
Fiction for young adults and children will be recognised in the 2012 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Individual award categories for Children's and Young Adult fiction sit alongside fiction, poetry, non-fiction and Australian history. Winners in each category receive $80,000 tax-free. Consolation prizes of $5000 go to all shortlisted writers.
This year, the shortlisted authors for the Young Adult Fiction category are:
- A Straight Line to My Heart, Bill Condon
- Being Here, Barry Jonsberg
- Pan’s Whisper, Sue Lawson
- When We Were Two, Robert Newton
- Alaska, Sue Saliba
The Children's Fiction contenders are:
- Evangeline, The Wish Keeper's Helper, Maggie Alderson
- The Jewel Fish of Karnak, Graeme Base
- Father's Day, Anne Brooksbank
- Come Down, Cat!, written by Sonya Hartnett and illustrated by Lucia Masciullo
- Goodnight, Mice!, written by Frances Watts and illustrated by Judy Watson
For those who want to follow the awards or add a comment, there is a Facebook page for the awards.