2008 winners

Non-Fiction
Chloe HOOPER    The Tall Man     Published by Penguin Group
Fiction
Richard FLANAGAN    Wanting     Published by Random House
Scripts
Damien MILLAR    The Modern International Dead    Published by Currency Press
Children’s Books
Bob GRAHAM    How to Heal a Broken Wing    Published by Walker Books Australia
Poetry
Bronwyn LEA     The Other Way Out    Published by Giramondo Publishing
Young Adults
Shaun TAN     Tales from Outer Suburbia     Published by Allen & Unwin
WA History
Brian Dibble     Doing Life: A biography of Elizabeth Jolley     Published by UWA Publishing

The 2008 Premier's Prize of $25,000 was won by Chloe Hooper for The Tall Man, which was the winner of the $15,000 non-fiction category.

2009 winners

Non-fiction
Iain McCALMAN    Darwin's Armada     Published by: Penguin Group
Fiction (joint winner)
Craig SILVEY     Jasper Jones     Published by Allen & Unwin
Fiction (joint winner)
J.M.COETZEE     Summertime    Published by Random House Australia
Scripts
Shirley BARRETT    South Solitary    Published by HLA Management
Children’s Books
Margaret WILD & Freya BLACKWOOD   Harry & Hopper    Published by Omnibus Books
Poetry
Kate MIDDLETON    Fire Season    Published by Giramondo Publishing
Young Adults
Justine LARBALESTIER    Liar    Published by Allen & Unwin
WA History
Penelope HETHERINGTON    Paupers, Poor Relief & Poor Houses    Published by UWA Publishing

The 2009 Premier's Prize of $25,000 was awarded to Shirley Barrett for South Solitary, which won the $10,000 scripts category.