Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards shortlists 2025

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The 2025 shortlists for Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced. Of special interest:

Prize for children's Literature shortlist

The 113th Assistant Librarian by Stuart Wilson
Listen, Hippo! by Gabriel Evans
The Midwatch by Judith Rossell
Three Dresses by Wanda Gibson

Highly recommended:

How to Free a Jinn by Raidah Shah Idil
Squishbook by Ben Hutchings

Prize for writing for young adults shortlist

Anomaly by Emma Lord
Liar’s Test by Ambelin Kwaymullina
Smoke & Mirrors by Barry Jonsberg

Highly recommended:

One By One They Disappear by Mike Lucas
The Skin I’m In by Steph Tisdell