Three Pan Macmillan Australia books shortlisted for NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2022

The Mother Wound by Amani Haydar, The School by Brendan James Murray, and Girls in Boys’ Cars by Felicity Castagna have been shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2022. A special mention must also go to Exit Through the Gift Shop by Maryam Master, a highly commended book in the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature.

The NSW Premier’s Literary Awards are the longest-standing and richest state-based literary awards in the country. The Awards recognise the best Australian writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights, scriptwriters and authors of non-fiction and children’s books. The winners will be announced on 16 May, you can register for the event here.

Douglas Stewart Prize for Nonfiction

• The Mother Wound by Amani Haydar
• The School: The ups and downs of one year in the classroom by Brendan James Murray

Ethel Turner Prize for Young People’s Literature 

• Girls in Boys’ Cars by Felicity Castagna

Multicultural NSW Award

• The Mother Wound by Amani Haydar

Best of luck to all our authors nominated across these three categories!