Entries are now being called for the inaugural Western Australian Premier’s Australia-Asia Literary Award 2008. 

The Western Australian Premier’s Australia-Asia Literary Award is
the richest literary award in Australia and Asia valued at AUD
$110,000. 

This ground-breaking award is for a book-length work of literary
fiction written by an author resident in Australia or Asia, or a work
primarily set in Australia or an Asian country. Works must have been
either written in, or translated into, English and published in the
preceding year.

Recognising the increasing predominance of electronic media and to
emphasise the Award’s focus on literary merit, no matter what the
format; the Award is open to any book-length work of literary fiction
published either electronically or in print.

All works submitted must be nominated by publishers and written in
the English language. If the winning entry is a work translated into
English, the author will receive AUD $88,000 and the translator AUD
$22,000.

Entries for the award are now open and will close 31 May, 2008.  

The Western Australian Premier’s Australia-Asia Literary Award forms part of the Carpenter Government’s Ignite program.

Ignite is a dynamic AUD $73million package of initiatives designed
to transform dance, theatre, music and visual arts, as well as change
the shape of Western Australia’s cultural landscape.

Read the Premier and the Minister's statement

View the launch podcast (Pop ups may need to be enabled for this link to function correctly)

Read the launch podcast transcript in RTF or as a PDF

Guidelines and Entry Form

• Western Australian Premier's Australia-Asia Literary Award 2008 Rules and Entry Form (rtf)
• Western Australian Premier's Australia-Asia Literary Award 2008 Rules and Entry Form (pdf)

Read the call for entries in Mandarin, Indonesian, Philippine, Japanese and Hindi

If you need further information or translations please email literaryawards@dca.wa.gov.au

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