Victorian Premier's Prize for Drama
The Victorian Premier's Prize for Drama is a prize category in the annual Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. The winner of this category prize vies with four other category winners (fiction; non-fiction; poetry; young adult literature) for overall Victorian Prize for Literature.
Winners[]
- 1985 David Allen, Cheapside[1]
- 1986 Janis Balodis, Too Young for Ghosts[2]
- 1987 Ben Lewin, A Matter of Convenience[3]
- 1988 Alma De Groen, The Rivers of China
- 1989 Daniel Keene, Silent Partner
- 1990 Sam Sejavka, The Hive[4]
- 1991 Katherine Thomson, Diving for Pearls
- 1992 Jocelyn Moorhouse, Proof
- 1993 Michael Gurr, Sex Diary of an Infidel
- 1994 Louis Nowra, The Temple[5]
- 1995 Barry Dickins, Remembering Ronald Ryan[6]
- 1996 Joanna Murray-Smith, Honour
- 1997 Michael Gurr, Jerusalem
- 1998 Daniel Keene, Every Minute, Every Hour, Every Day[7]
- 1999 Catherine Zimdahl, Clark in Sarajevo[8]
- 2000 Hannie Rayson, Life After George
- 2001 Peta Murray, Salt
- 2002 Andrew Bovell, Holy Day
- 2003 Joanna Murray-Smith, Rapture
- 2004 Stephen Sewell, Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America
- 2005 Melissa Reeves, The Spook
- 2006 Stephen Sewell, Three Furies: Scenes from the Life of Francis Bacon
- 2007 Jane Bodie, A Single Act
- 2008 Andrew Bovell, When the Rain Stops Falling[9]
- 2009 Lally Katz, Goodbye Vaudeville Charlie Mudd
- 2010 Tom Holloway, And No More Shall We Part
- 2011 Patricia Cornelius, Do not go gentle…
- 2012 Lally Katz, A Golem Story
- 2013 No award
- 2014 Patricia Cornelius, Savages
- 2015 Angus Cerini, Resplendence
- 2016 Mary Anne Butler, Broken
- 2017 Leah Purcell, The Drover's Wife
- 2018 Michele Lee, Rice[10]
- 2019 Kendall Feaver, The Almighty Sometimes[11]
- 2020 S. Shakthidharan (and associate writer Eamon Flack), Counting and Cracking[12]
- 2021 Angus Cerini, Wonnangatta[13]
References[]
- ^ "Dobson shares poetry award". The Canberra Times. 59 (18, 223). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 August 1985. p. 27. Retrieved 4 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Wednesday Magazine". The Canberra Times. 61 (18, 634). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 October 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 4 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Wednesday magazine". The Canberra Times. 62 (18, 975). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 September 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 4 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "dren's book music to the ears of parents". The Canberra Times. 65 (20, 246). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 September 1990. p. 28. Retrieved 4 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Celebration of kids' books". The Canberra Times. 70 (21, 731). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 October 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 4 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "IN BRIEF". The Canberra Times. 71 (22, 101). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 October 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 4 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Flanagan wins for Clapping". The Age. 17 October 1998. p. 18.
- ^ Steger, Jason (16 October 1999). "Literary prizes sail under the bridge". The Age. p. 7.
- ^ "Garner wins Vic Premier's literary prize". ABC News. 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2018". The Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2019". The Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ Delaney, Brigid (2020-01-30). "Counting and Cracking: Belvoir Street's standout hit wins Australia's richest literary prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2021". The Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
Categories:
- Victorian Premier's Literary Awards
- Australian theatre awards