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New South Wales Premier's History Awards

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ17016105 ↗
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The New South Wales Premier's History Awards, also known as the NSW History Awards, honour distinguished achievement in the interpretation of history, through both the written word and non-print media by Australian citizens and permanent residents of Australia.

History

The State Government of New South Wales, Australia established the Premier's History Awards in 1997, which were devised by members of the History Council of NSW including Max Kelly, Paul Ashton and Shirley Fitzgerald. In 2005 the name of the awards was changed to the NSW Premier's History Awards. The awards are presented annually in early September and are managed by the State Library of New South Wales, in association with Create NSW (formerly Arts NSW).

Categories

In 2025 a prize of A$15,000 was set for each of the following awards, with a total prize pool of A$85,000.

Australian History Prize

The Australian History Prize is awarded for a major work of non-fiction on Australian history. In 2014, an Australian Military History Prize was announced. Mike Carlton was the winner of this sub-category for his book First Victory (published by Random House).

General History Prize

The General History Prize is awarded for a major work of non-fiction on international history.

NSW Community and Regional History Prize

The NSW Community and Regional History Prize is awarded for a major work of non-fiction that makes a significant contribution to understanding of any aspect of the history of New South Wales.

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