Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner

For different chapters, teachers would lead a general discussion of the events and encourage students’ responses and questions. As well, it could be read in modelled reading sessions by the teacher. The novel would be suitable for independent reading by proficient readers in Upper Primary or supported reading with less proficient students. We are pleased to acknowledge the support of Multicultural NSW, the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the University of Sydney.The customs and language of the time period will be challenging for contemporary readers, so ongoing attention to the colonial context, vocabulary and archaic expressions used in the novel will be needed. The NSW Premier’s Literary Awards are presented by the NSW Government and administered by the State Library in association with Create NSW.

Writers, translators and illustrators whose works are nominated must be living Australian citizens or persons holding permanent resident status. Past winners have included such notable writers as Peter Carey, David Malouf AO, Elizabeth Jolley, Thomas Keneally AO, Tony Birch, Helen Garner, Ellen Van Neerven and Michelle de Kretzer. These annual awards honour distinguished achievement by Australian writers, contribute to Australia’s artistic reputation, and draw international attention to some of our best writers and to the cultural environment that nurtures them.

The Awards provide an opportunity to highlight the importance of literacy and to encourage everyone to enjoy and learn from the work of our writers.

They are the richest and longest running state-based literary awards in Australia and cover all genres of writing. The NSW Premier’s Literary Awards are held annually. The NSW Government is committed to increasing public engagement with the arts. It is the entrant’s responsibility to determine which prize is most suitable for their work. Works that blend fiction and non-fiction may be entered in either the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction or the Douglas Stewart Prize for non-fiction but not both. In such cases, no part of the prize money will be paid to the photographer or illustrator. An award will not be given for a work consisting principally of photographs or illustrations unless the text is of substantial length and of sufficient merit in its own right. Books compiled by an editor and/or consisting of contributions of more than four writers are not eligible for the Douglas Stewart Prize. Oral histories are ineligible unless the author claims artistic responsibility for the majority of the text. The Douglas Stewart Prize ($40,000) is for a prose work other than a work of fiction.īooks including biographies, autobiographies and works of history, philosophy and literary criticism may be nominated provided they display literary qualities.

Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner