NSW Literary Awards 2025
The NSW Literary Awards are held annually. They are the richest and longest running state-based literary awards in Australia and cover all genres of writing.
The Awards provide an opportunity to highlight the importance of literacy and to encourage everyone to enjoy and learn from the work of our writers. These annual awards honour distinguished achievement by Australian writers, contribute to Australia’s artistic reputation, and draw international attention to some of our best writers and to the cultural environment that nurtures them.
The shortlist for the Christina Stead Prize for a book of fiction.
One Another by Gail Jones
Heartsease by Kate Kruimink *
Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko
Highway 13 by Fiona McFarlane *
Days of Innocence and Wonder by Lucy Treloar
The In Between by Christos Tsiolkas *
Books marked * have been reviewed by QRC. Click on the title to read our review.
The winner of this award and all the others will be announced on 19 May 2025. Click here for more information about the awards.