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UQP Sweeps the Queensland Literary Awards
Posted 29.09.2025

UQP Sweeps the Queensland Literary Awards

On Monday 29 September, the State Library of Queensland hosted the Queensland Literary Awards. Congratulations to the following UQP authors who took out the titles in their respective categories:

Queensland Premier's Awards for a Work of State Significance

$30,000 | Supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

WINNER
Black Witness
by Amy McQuire

Children’s Book Award

$15,000 | Supported by the Queensland Library Foundation.

WINNER
Little Bones
by Sandy Bigna


The Courier-Mail People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award

$15,000 | Sponsored by The Courier-Mail.

WINNER
Nightingale
by Laura Elvery