The winners of the 2012 Queensland Literary Awards were announced last night. These are a privately-funded set of awards set up to replace the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards which were axed earlier this year.
The winners were:
Unpublished Indigenous Writer - David Unaipon Award
Story by Siv Parker
Emerging Queensland Writer - Manuscript Award
Island of the Unexpected by Catherine Titasey
Literary or Media Work Advancing Public Debate - Harry Williams Award
The Australian Moment: How We Were Made for These Times by George Megalogenis
Science Book Award
Sex, Genes and Rock 'n' Roll by Rob Brooks
History Book Award
Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia by Bill Gammage
Fiction
Cold Light by Frank Moorhouse
You can read the full list of shortlisted works here.
The winners were:
Unpublished Indigenous Writer - David Unaipon Award
Story by Siv Parker
Emerging Queensland Writer - Manuscript Award
Island of the Unexpected by Catherine Titasey
Literary or Media Work Advancing Public Debate - Harry Williams Award
The Australian Moment: How We Were Made for These Times by George Megalogenis
Science Book Award
Sex, Genes and Rock 'n' Roll by Rob Brooks
History Book Award
Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia by Bill Gammage
Fiction
Cold Light by Frank Moorhouse
You can read the full list of shortlisted works here.
