NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2012

The judges of the book awards may propose to the Government that a special award, with or without money, be made for a work not readily covered by the existing categories, or in recognition of a writer's achievements generally. The prize money for the Special Award is usually $20,000.

Previous recipients of the award include A.D. Hope, Judith Wright, Nick Enright, Ruth Park, Ruby Langford Ginibi, Rosemary Dobson, Gerald Murnane and Thomas Keneally.

Special Award Winner:

Libby Gleeson