2005 in Australian literature
Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Dipti Saravanamuttu The Colosseum Five Islands Press
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry Noel Rowe Next to Nothing Vagabond Press
New South Wales Premier 's Literary Awards Samuel Wagan Watson Smoke Encrypted Whispers University of Queensland Press
Queensland Premier 's Literary Awards Sarah Day The Ship Brandl and Schlesinger
Victorian Premier 's Literary Award M. T. C. Cronin < More Or Less Than > 1-100 Shearsman Books
Western Australian Premier 's Book Awards Miriam Wei Wei Lo Against Certain Capture Five Islands Press
Awards and honours -- Poetry
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2005.