Australia-Asia Literary Award
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Australia-Asia Literary Award (AALA) was an initiative of the Government of Western Australia
Department of Culture and the Arts. It was one of the richest literary prizes in the region, indeed the world, with a purse of A$
110,000. The Award was established in 2007. The first and only winner was announced in November 2008, from entries published in 2007. In 2010 it was announced the award would be discontinued, with resources merged with the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
(PBA). “The AALA will be discontinued immediately so we can free up some of those funds for an improved Premier’s Book Awards.” On 15 February 2010, the PBA began accepting for entry books published in 2008 and 2009 for the 2010 PBA.
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Government of Western Australia
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Department of Culture and the Arts. It was one of the richest literary prizes in the region, indeed the world, with a purse of A$
Australian dollar
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110,000. The Award was established in 2007. The first and only winner was announced in November 2008, from entries published in 2007. In 2010 it was announced the award would be discontinued, with resources merged with the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards is an award for books, scripts, digital narrative and a People's Choice. Awards are provided by the Government of Western Australia, and the awards process is managed by the State Library of Western Australia...
(PBA). “The AALA will be discontinued immediately so we can free up some of those funds for an improved Premier’s Book Awards.” On 15 February 2010, the PBA began accepting for entry books published in 2008 and 2009 for the 2010 PBA.
2008
Winner announced in November 2008 for books published in 2007.Winner
- David MaloufDavid MaloufDavid George Joseph Malouf is an acclaimed Australian writer. He was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2000, his 1993 novel Remembering Babylon won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996, he won the inaugural Australia-Asia Literary Award in 2008, and he was...
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