Join the winners of the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Awards in conversation with Andra Putnis, Artistic Director of the Canberra Writers Festival, as they discuss their experiences of writing their successful book titles.

Following the discussion in the Theatre, the authors will be available for book signings in the Foyer.

This event is presented in partnership with the Canberra Writers Festival and Creative Australia.

About the Prime Minister's Literary Awards

The Prime Minister's Literary Awards were established in 2008. They recognise individual excellence, and the contribution Australian authors make to the nation's cultural and intellectual life. This is the third year that the awards have been delivered by Creative Australia, following the release of the Australian Government's 2023 National Cultural Policy, Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place.

The Awards are the richest literary prize in the nation, with a tax-free prize pool of $600,000 in recognition of the outstanding literary talents of established and emerging Australian writers, illustrators, poets, and historians. The winners were chosen by an independent panel of judges.

View the 2025 Shortlist for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards

The National Library of Australia is the custodian and keeper of Australia's literary achievements and as presenting partner of the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, we celebrate outstanding Australian literary work and culture.