First-time novelist Michael Thomas’s historical fiction novel The Map of William took home the Premier’s Prize for an Emerging Writer ($15,000). The rite-of-passage tale takes the reader on the expedition of a lifetime in Western Australia’s north-west. In the Children’s Book of the Year category ($15,000), Scout and the Rescue Dogs leapt to the winner’s podium. Described as a junior fiction novel perfect for young minds with tender souls by the Albany-based author Dianne Wolfer. The visceral and powerful World War II novel, A Better Place by Stephen Daisley, joined the ranks for Premier’s Prize for Book of the Year, sponsored by Writing WA ($15,000). Daisley’s novel has been lauded nationally and internationally. The Daisy Utemorrah Award for Unpublished Indigenous Junior and Young Adult Fiction ($15,000 and a publishing contract) was awarded to Dusty Tracks by daughter and mother writing duo Marly and Linda Wells, whose manuscript is set in Alice Springs and Central Australia. The Daisy Utemorrah Award is administered and funded by Broome-based Indigenous publisher Magabala Books with support from the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Copyright Agency, and open to Indigenous writers Australia-wide. The night was topped off with a major win by Kylie Howarth who was the recipient of the $60,000 Western Australian Writer's Fellowship. Howarth is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator. Her commitment to inclusivity and ability to connect with young readers make her a worthy recipient of the prestigious Fellowship.
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