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The annual National Book Council Banjo Awards for Fiction and Non-Fiction commemorate the Australian bush poet Andrew Barton Banjo Paterson.

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The Council has enjoyed notable leadership including the Hon. Mr Justice Michael Kirby (judge) [1] and Professor Michael Fraser (1991-1998).[2]

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.[3]

Winners of the Fiction award

  • 1975 William Nagle (author) for The Odd Angry Shot
  • 1978 Helen Garner for Monkey Grip
  • 1981 David Foster (novelist) for Moonlight
  • 1982 Peter Carey (novelist) for Bliss
  • 1985 Peter Carey (novelist) for Illywhacker
  • 1988 Graham Harper for Black Cat, Green Field
  • 1989 Peter Carey (novelist) for Oscar and Lucinda
  • 1991 Glenda Adams for Longleg and Tim Winton for Cloudstreet
  • 1992 Alan Gould for To the Burning City
  • 1993 Liam Davison for Soundings
  • 1994 Elizabeth Jolley for The Georges' Wife
  • 1995 Sally Morrison for Mad Meg
  • 1996 Rod Jones for Billy Sunday
  • 1997 Brian Castro for Stepper

    • Winners of the Non-fiction award

  • 1978 Kevin Gilbert (author) for Living Black: Blacks Talk to Kevin Gilbert (1977)
  • 1981 Albert Facey for A Fortunate Life
  • 1993 Roger McDonald for Shearers' Motel
  • 1994 Hazel Rowley for Christina Stead: A Biography (1994)
  • 1996 Henry Reynolds

    • References

    Banjo Awards Wikipedia
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