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The Colin Roderick Award is presented annually by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies at Queensland's James Cook University for "the best book published in Australia which deals with any aspect of Australian life".cite-ref-1[1] It was first presented in 1967 and now has a prize of A$50,000. Starting in 1980, the H. T. Priestley Memorial Medal has also been bestowed upon the award winner.

The Award was founded by Colin Roderick, an Australian "writer, editor, academic and educator".cite-ref-2[2]

• Award winners

• 2020s

• 2010s

• 2000s

• 1990s

• 1980s

• 1970s

• 1960s

• Shortlisted works

• 2020s

• References

• External links

• 2024: Melissa Lucashenko, Edenglassiecite-ref-3[3]

• 2023: Sarah Holland-Batt, The Jaguarcite-ref-4[4]

• 2022: Emily Bitto, Wild Abandoncite-ref-5[5]

• 2021: Sofie Laguna, Infinite Splendourscite-ref-6[6]

• 2020: Sally Young, Paper Emperors: The rise of Australia’s newspaper empirescite-ref-7[7]

• 2019: Robert Drewe, The True Colour of the Seacite-ref-8[8]

• 2018: Jock Serong, On the Java Ridgecite-ref-9[9]

• 2017: Josephine Wilson, Extinctionscite-ref-cra-10-0[10]

• 2016: Gail Jones, A Guide to Berlincite-ref-cra-10-1[10]

• 2015: Not Awardedcite-ref-cra-10-2[10]

• 2014: Michael Wilding, Wild Bleak Bohemia : Marcus Clarke, Adam Lindsay Gordon and Henry Kendall - A Documentarycite-ref-cra-10-3[10]

• 2013: Ashley Hay, The Railwayman's Wife & Stephen Edgar, Eldershawcite-ref-cra-10-4[10]

• 2012: Thomas Keneally, The Daughters of Marscite-ref-cra-10-5[10]

• 2011: Gillian Mears, Foal's Breadcite-ref-cra-10-6[10]

• 2010: Karen Kissane, Worst of Days: Inside the Black Saturday Firestormcite-ref-cra-10-7[10]

• 2009: Michael Cathcart, The Water Dreamers

• 2008: Graham Freudenberg, Churchill and Australia & James Boyce, Van Diemen's Land

• 2007: Malcolm Knox, Jamaicacite-ref-cra-10-8[10]

• 2006: Deborah Robertson, Carelesscite-ref-cra-10-9[10]

• 2005: Peter Temple, The Broken Shorecite-ref-cra-10-10[10]

• 2004: Alan Wearne, The Lovemakers & Tim Winton, The Turningcite-ref-cra-10-11[10]

• 2003: Thomas Keneally, The Tyrant's Novelcite-ref-cra-10-12[10]

• 2002: Don Watson, Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: A Portrait of Paul Keating PMcite-ref-cra-10-13[10]

• 2001: Peter Rose, Rose Boyscite-ref-cra-10-14[10]

• 2000: Peter Carey, True History of the Kelly Gangcite-ref-cra-10-15[10]

• 1999: Christopher Koch, Out of Irelandcite-ref-cra-10-16[10]

• 1998: Robert Dessaix, (And So Forth)cite-ref-cra-10-17[10]

• 1997: Peter Edwards, A Nation at Warcite-ref-cra-10-18[10]

• 1996: Tim Flannery, Roger Martin and Alexandra Szalay, Illustrator Peter Schouten, Tree Kangarooscite-ref-cra-10-19[10]

• 1995: Judy Cassab, Diariescite-ref-cra-10-20[10]

• 1994: Patrick Buckridge, The Scandalous Penton: A Biography of Brian Pentoncite-ref-cra-10-21[10]

• 1993: Cassandra Pybus, Gross Moral Turpitude: The Orr Case Reconsideredcite-ref-cr1993-11-0[11]

• 1992: Ruth Park, A Fence Around the Cuckoocite-ref-cra-10-22[10]

• 1991: Joan Dugdale, Struggle of Memorycite-ref-cra-10-23[10]

• 1990: Roland Griffiths-Marsh, Sixpenny Soldiercite-ref-cra-10-24[10]

• 1989: Chris Symons, John Bishop: A Life for Musiccite-ref-cra-10-25[10]

• 1988: Peter Carey, Oscar and Lucindacite-ref-cra-10-26[10]

• 1987: Nancy Phelan, Home Is the Sailor and the Best of Intentionscite-ref-cra-10-27[10]

• 1986: Fr Tom Boland, James Duhigcite-ref-cra-10-28[10]

• 1985: John Gunn, The Defeat of Distance: Qantas 1919-1939cite-ref-cra-10-29[10]

• 1984: Alan Gould, The Man Who Stayed Belowcite-ref-cra-10-30[10]

• 1983: Dudley McCarthy, Gallipoli to the Sommecite-ref-cra-10-31[10]

• 1982: Geoffrey Serle, John Monash: A Biographycite-ref-cra-10-32[10]

• 1981: Gavin Souter, A Company of Heraldscite-ref-cra-10-33[10]

• 1980: Allan Grocott, Convicts, Clergymen and Churchescite-ref-cra-10-34[10]

• 1979: Thea Astley, Hunting the Wild Pineapplecite-ref-cra-10-35[10]

• 1978: Leslie Rees, History of Australian Dramacite-ref-cra-10-36[10]

• 1977: Alan Marshall, The Complete Stories of Alan Marshallcite-ref-cra-10-37[10]

• 1976: Gavin Souter, Lion and Kangaroocite-ref-cra-10-38[10]

• 1975: Denis Murphy, TJ Ryancite-ref-cra-10-39[10]

• 1974: David Malouf, Neighbours in a Thicket : Poemscite-ref-cra-10-40[10]

• 1973: Dorothy Green, Ulysses Bound: Henry Handel Richardson and Her Fictioncite-ref-cra-10-41[10]

• 1972: Sir Keith Hancock, Discovering Monarocite-ref-cra-10-42[10]

• 1971: Geoffrey Serle, The Rush to Be Richcite-ref-cra-10-43[10]

• 1970: Margaret Lawrie, Myths and Legends of Torres Straitcite-ref-cra-10-44[10]

• 1969: Francis Webb, Collected Poemscite-ref-cra-10-45[10]

• 1968: Gavin Souter, A Peculiar Peoplecite-ref-cra-10-46[10]

• 1967: Douglas Stewart, Collected Poems, 1936-1967cite-ref-cra-10-47[10]

| Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |

|---|---|---|---|---|

| 2025 | Garry Disher | Sanctuary | Shortlisted | [ 12 ] |

| 2025 | Jane Godwin | Look Me in the Eye | Shortlisted | [ 12 ] |

| 2025 | Gail Jones | One Another | Shortlisted | [ 12 ] |

| 2025 | Leah Kaminsky | Disorders of the Blood | Shortlisted | [ 12 ] |

| 2025 | Khin Myint | Fragile Creatures | Shortlisted | [ 12 ] |

| 2025 | Lainie Anderson | The Death of Dora Black | Longlisted | [ 13 ] |

| 2025 | Robbie Arnott | Dusk | Longlisted | [ 13 ] |

| 2025 | Danielle Binks | Six Summers of Tash Leopold | Longlisted | [ 13 ] |

| 2025 | Darren McCullum | The Wobbly Bike | Longlisted | [ 13 ] |

| 2025 | John Wayne Parr | The Fighter | Longlisted | [ 13 ] |

cite-note-11. ↑ "Awards". James Cook University. Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2008-12-03.

cite-note-22. ↑ Colin Roderick, austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

cite-note-33. ↑ ""'Edenglassie' honoured with 2024 Roderick Literary Award"". James Cook University. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

cite-note-44. ↑ "2023 Long and Short Lists". www.jcu.edu.au. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2023-10-08.

cite-note-55. ↑ "Bitto wins 2022 Margaret and Colin Roderick Award". Books+Publishing. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-11-04.

cite-note-66. ↑ "Laguna wins 2021 Colin Roderick Literary Award". Books+Publishing. 2021-10-15. Archived from the original on 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2021-10-15.

cite-note-77. ↑ "Young wins 2020 Colin Roderick Award for 'Paper Emperors'". Books+Publishing. 2020-09-17. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-09-19.

cite-note-88. ↑ "Drewe wins 2019 Colin Roderick Literary Award for 'The True Colour of the Sea'". Books+Publishing. 2019-11-01. Archived from the original on 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2019-11-08.

cite-note-99. ↑ "'On the Java Ridge' wins 2018 Colin Roderick Award | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 2018-11-07.

cite-note-cra-1010. ↑ "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

cite-note-cr1993-1111. ↑ ""Lit Bits"". The Canberra Times, 7 August 1994, p22. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

cite-note-121. "Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award 2025 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2025-08-05. Retrieved 2025-08-06.

cite-note-rod2025-132. ""10 Books Compete for 2025 Roderick Literary Award"". MirageNews. Retrieved 12 July 2025.

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