AWW22 The Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature

Published: March 5, 2022, 1:30 a.m.

The Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature are presented every two years during Adelaide Writers\u2019 Week.

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Introduced in 1986 by the Government of South Australia, the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature celebrate South Australia\u2019s writing culture by offering national and state-based literary prizes, as well as fellowships for South Australian writers.

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Managed by the State Library of South Australia, the awards provide an opportunity to highlight the importance of our unique South Australian writers, and contribute to and support community engagement with literature.

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Be the first to learn the winners of South Australia\u2019s richest literary awards at this special event celebrating the country\u2019s finest writers. Winners across the categories of Fiction, Non-fiction, Children\u2019s and Young Adult Literature, as well as Poetry and the Jill Blewett Playwright\u2019s Award, will be announced and speak on the day.