Talk:Philip Salom

Awards and honours

 * 1981: Commonwealth Poetry Prize for a First Book (The Silent Piano)
 * 1984: Western Australian Literary Award for Poetry (The Projectionist)
 * 1984: South Australian Biennial Literary Award for Poetry - official Second Prize (The Projectionist)
 * 1985: Writers Fellowship, Australia Council
 * 1987: Commonwealth Poetry Prize for Overall Best Book (Sky Poems)
 * 1987: The Age Book of the Year - only poetry book shortlisted (Sky Poems)
 * 1987: Barbara Ramsden Award, Highly Commended (Sky Poems)
 * 1988: WA Literary Award for Poetry (Sky Poems)
 * 1989: Writers Fellowship, Australia Council
 * 1990: shortlisted NBC Banjo Award and Western Australian Literary Award (Barbecue of the Primitives)
 * 1992: WA Premiers Prize for Fiction (Playback)
 * 1992: Australia-New Zealand Literary Award, NZ Arts Council
 * 1992: Inaugural BR Whiting Residency in Rome, Australia Council
 * 1993: shortlisted Victorian Premiers Prize, NBC Banjo Award, WA Premiers Prize (Feeding the Ghost)
 * 1996: WA Premiers Prize, shortlisted (The Rome Air Naked)
 * 1996: Newcastle Poetry Prize
 * 1999: shortlisted Victorian Premiers Prize, WA Premiers Prize (New and Selected Poems)
 * 2000: Newcastle Poetry Prize
 * 2003: Christopher Brennan Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry
 * 2004: shortlisted ALS Gold Medal for Literature, WA Premiers Prize (Toccata and Rain)
 * 2005: A Best Book of the Year, Sydney Morning Herald, Adelaide Review (The Well Mouth)
 * 2006: SA Premiers Prize (John Bray Award) for Poetry, shortlisted (The Well Mouth)
 * 2006/7: Writers Fellowship, Australia Council
 * 2016: Victorian Premiers Prize for Fiction, shortlisted (Waiting)
 * 2017: Miles Franklin Award for Literature, finalist (Waiting)
 * 2017: Prime Minister's Award for Literature, finalist (Waiting)


 * these need references or they are WP:OR JarrahTree 06:10, 5 February 2021 (UTC)