The University of Sydney People’s Choice Award

2024
Winners announced
Annual

The University of Sydney People’s Choice Award ($5,000) is voted for from the shortlists for the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction and the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction. 

2024

The God of No Good book cover
    Winner
The God of No Good
Ultimo Press

About the award

The University of Sydney People’s Choice Award is not open to entry, but voted for from the shortlists for the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction and the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction. 

The People’s Choice Award was introduced in 2009 to mark the 30th anniversary of the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.

Since 2023 the University of Sydney People's Choice Award has been generously sponsored by the University of Sydney. 

Past winners

2023

Book cover image of Every Version of You
    Winner
Every Version of You
Affirm Press

2022

The Shut Ins
    Winner
The Shut Ins
Allen & Unwin

2021

The Dictionary of Lost Words
    Winner
The Dictionary of Lost Words
Affirm Press

2020

Cover image of the book The Yield.
    Winner
The Yield
Penguin Random House

2019

Boy Swallows Universe cover
    Winner
Boy Swallows Universe
HarperCollins Publishers

2018

Book of Dirt cover
    Winner
The Book of Dirt
Text Publishing

2017

Book cover image for Vancouver 3 in the series Wisdom Tree by Nick Earls
    Winner
Vancouver
Inkerman & Blunt
Last updated:  20 May 2024

Award Information

Annual

$5,000

For more information, please contact the Awards team.

awards@sl.nsw.gov.au

Phone: (02) 9273 1767, or alternatively (02) 9273 1770.