Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing
The Victorian Premier's Prize for Indigenous Writing is a prize category in the annual Victorian Premier's Literary Award. The award commenced in 2004 and in 2012 the prize was valued at A$20,000. The winner of this category prize competes with the other category winners for overall Victorian Prize for Literature valued at an additional 100,000. Nominees are allowed to enter other categories of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.
In 2004 Vivienne Cleven was the inaugural winner. The prize value was increased to A$25,000 in 2016.
Winners and shortlists
Winners of the Overall Victorian Prize for Literature have a blue ribbon.| Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
| 2004 | Her Sister's Eye | Winner | ||
| 2004 | Home | Finalist | ||
| 2004 | Dorothy's Skin | Finalist | ||
| 2006 | Swallow the Air | Winner | ||
| 2006 | Watershed | Finalist | ||
| 2006 | Sweet Guy | Finalist | ||
| 2006 | Little Black Bastard: A Story of Survival | Finalist | ||
| 2008 | Anonymous Premonition | Winner | ||
| 2008 | Me, Antman and Fleabag | Finalist | ||
| 2008 | Fight for Liberty and Freedom: The Origins of Australian Aboriginal Activism | Finalist | ||
| 2010 | Legacy | Winner | ||
| 2010 | Ten Hail Marys: A Memoir | Finalist | ||
| 2010 | Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste? | Finalist | ||
| 2012 | Am I Black Enough For You? | Winner | ||
| 2012 | Purple Threads | Finalist | ||
| 2012 | ' | Finalist | ||
| 2014 | Mullumbimby | Winner | ||
| 2014 | ' | Finalist | ||
| 2014 | Mogwie-Idan: Stories of the Land | Finalist | ||
| 2014 | Dark Emu | Finalist | ||
| 2014 | Calypso Summer | Finalist | ||
| 2014 | ' | Finalist | ||
| 2016 | Ghost River | Winner | ||
| 2016 | Inside My Mother | Finalist | ||
| 2016 | Heat and Light | Finalist | ||
| 2019 | Taboo | Winner | ||
| 2019 | Common People | Finalist | ||
| 2019 | Too Much Lip | Finalist | ||
| 2019 | Blakwork | Finalist | ||
| 2021 | Tell Me Why: The story of my life and my music | Winner | ||
| 2021 | Kindred | Finalist | ||
| 2021 | Song of the Crocodile | Finalist | ||
| 2021 | Where the Fruit Falls | Finalist | ||
| 2022 | Black and Blue: A memoir of racism and resilience | Winner | ' | |
| 2022 | Dropbear | Finalist | ' | |
| 2022 | ' | Finalist | ' | |
| 2022 | Permafrost | Finalist | ' | |
| 2022 | Homecoming | Finalist | ' | |
| 2022 | Another Day in the Colony | Finalist | ' | |
| 2023 | '' | Winner | ||
| 2023 | Harvest Lingo | Finalist | ||
| 2023 | and Krystal De Napoli | Astronomy | Finalist | |
| 2023 | Tell Me Again | Finalist | ||
| 2024 | Close to the Subject: Selected works | Finalist | ||
| 2024 | Firelight | Finalist | ||
| 2024 | Personal Score: Sport, culture, identity | Finalist | ||
| 2025 | Black Witness | Winner | ||
| 2025 | Afloat | Finalist | ||
| 2025 | I'm Not Really Here | Finalist | ||
| 2025 | Refugia | Finalist | ||
| 2026 | The Rot | Finalist | ||
| 2026 | The Eagle & the Crow | Finalist | ||
| 2026 | and Iwantja Arts | The Art of Kaylene Whiskey: Do You Believe in Love | Finalist | |
| 2026 | Windows and Mirrors | Finalist |