Literary Awards Shortlist Announced

A tip of the hat to these fine individuals...


The Play Award

The Play Award ($30,000) is offered for a play or a work of music drama given its first production in Australia between 3 November 2007 and 3 October 2008.

Assessment is made primarily on the literary merit of the written text, and not on the merits of a particular production, although the judges will take into account the success of the work within the medium for which it has been written.

Previous winners of the Play Award include Louis Nowra, Michael Gow, Tommy Murphy and Debra Oswald.

2009 shortlisted writers are...
Andrew Bovell - When the Rain Stops Falling
Brendan Cowell - Ruben Guthrie
Tom Holloway - Don't Say the Words
Daniel Keene - The Serpent's Teeth
Damien Millar - The Modern International Dead
Tom Wright - The Women of Troy

Judges comments can be found HERE.


Script Writing Award

The Script Writing Award ($30,000) is offered for the screenplay of a feature-­length fiction film, for the script of a documentary film, for the script of a play or documentary for radio, or for the script of a television program (whether fiction or non-­fiction).

Assessment is made primarily on the literary merit of the written text, and not on the merits of the resulting film, radio or television program, although the judges will take into account the success of the work within the medium for which it has been written.

Previous winners of the Script Award include Jane Campion and Gerard Lee, Rolf de Heer, Christine Olsen and Anna Broinowski.

2009 shortlisted writers are...
David Caesar - Prime Mover
Greg Haddrick, Felicity Packard & Peter Gawler - Underbelly: Series 1
Anna-Maria Monticelli - Disgrace
Sean Nash - All Saints Episode 447: Not What You'd Expect
Louis Nowra and Rachel Perkins and Beck Cole - First Australians


Judges comments can be found HERE.


Other award shortlist details can be found HERE.