2014 Prime Minister's Literary Awards shortlists

Fiction category:
Coal Creek by Alex Miller

Australian history category:
Broken Nation by Joan Beaumont

Children's fiction category:
My Life as an Alphabet by Barry Jonsberg
Song for a Scarlet Runner by Julie Hunt

Established in 2008, the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards are Australia’s richest literary prize with a total prize pool of $600,000 to winners and shortlisted authors across the six categories.

See all shortlisted titles here