Awards
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Minister for the Arts Mitch Fifield today announced the winners of the 2018 Prime Minister's Literary Awards at a ceremony at Parliament House. Winners across the six categories received one of the most prestigious literary awards in the country. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Government was proud to support Australia's outstanding authors through the Awards, now in their eleventh year.
Minister Fifield said reading has far reaching benefits, it expands our understanding and stimulates our imagination. These Awards reinforce the importance of literature and reading across all ages, this year receiving more than five hundred entries across the six prize categories, an exceptional response from our writers, poets, illustrators and historians.
From this competitive group of entries, the judges selected a diverse and deserving list of finalists and identified outstanding winners. Today we celebrate the nominees for the young adult literature award.
The Nominees
Living On Hope Street
Written by Demet Divaroren
Contemporary, Realistic Fiction
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My Lovely Frankie
Written by Judith Clarke
Historical, LGBT
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Ruben
Written by Bruce Whatley
Dystopian, Illustrated
Published by Scholastic Australia
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The Ones that Disappeared
Written by Zana Fraillon
Contemporary, Magical Realism
Published by Hachette Australia
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The Winner Is
Written by Richard Yaxley
Historical, War
Published by Scholastic Australia
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This is my blood, This is my song.
In the 1940s, musician Rafael Ullmann is sent to a Nazi concentration camp.
In the 1970s, Annie Ullmann lives a lonely life on a Canadian prairie.
Three decades later, in Australia, Joe Hawker is uncertain about himself and his future, until he discovers a song, written by his grandfather many years ago.
This Is My Song crosses three continents and timelines, chanting the need for each of us to find our own music, to sing to those we love most.
Beautifully written, Richard Yaxley’s unforgettable story strikes a chord and plucks the heartstrings.
The Judges Comments
There have been, of course, many novels about the Holocaust, including ones for younger readers. This book explores the way the terrible events of the Holocaust affect the generations following, sometimes in ways even they don't understand. This is My Song also explores the damage that secrets can do. It is poignant, memorable and intensely moving.
Check out all the nominations and winners in their respective categories on the Department of Communications and The Arts here.
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