The National Book Council Banjo Awards were presented by the National Book Council of Australia from 1974 to 1997 for works of fiction and non-fiction.

History

The inaugural awards were given in 1974 or 1975.

The name commemorates the bush poet Andrew Barton Banjo Paterson.[1]

The Council has enjoyed notable leadership, including Justice Michael Kirby[2] and Michael Fraser (19911998).[3]

Many notable Australian writers have been recipients for this award, including Peter Carey, Tim Winton, Alan Gould, Liam Davison, Sally Morrison, and Roger McDonald. In 1978 Helen Garner was the first woman to win the award for her novel Monkey Grip.[4]

The current Banjo Paterson Writing Award, established in 1991, is separate from the above awards, although similarly aims to commemorate the work of Banjo Paterson.[5]

Winners

Winners include:[6]

Fiction

Non-fiction

Notes

Notable shortlisted authors include:

See also

References

  1. Munro, Craig (2006). Paper Empires, 1946-2005. University of Queensland Press. p. 426. ISBN 9780702242151. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. Kirby, Michael D. (January 1982). "National Book Council Annual Report 1981: A Year of Difficulty and Achievement" (PDF). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. "UTS: Professor Michael Fraser - law at UTS". datasearch2.uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011.
  4. "From Transgression to Transcendence Helen Garner's Feminist Writing". www.latest-science-articles.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012.
  5. Fellowship of Australian Writers:
  6. "National Book Council Banjo Award Winners". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  7. "The Odd Angry Shot (1979) - IMDb". IMDb.
  8. ^ Nagle, William (1975). The Odd Angry Shot. Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0207142084.
  9. Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies by John Charles Hawley Greenwood Press, 2001, p505
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