The Australian/Vogel Award, promoted by The Australian newspaper and sponsored by Vogel's Bread

2000 "The Artist is a Thief", Stephen Gray

1999 "Love and Vertigo", Hsu-Ming Teo

1998 "Pegasus in the Suburbs", Jennifer Kremmer

1997 "Hiam", Eva Sallis

1996 "The Blindman's Hat", Bernard Cohen

1995 "Kindling Does for Firewood", Richard King

1994 "Swimming in Silk", Darren Williams

1993 "The Hand That Signed the Paper", Helen Demidenko

1992 "The Mule's Foal", Fotini Epanomitis

1991 "Praise", Andrew McGahan

1990 "The Mint Lawn", Gillian Mears

1989 "Mood Indigo", Mandy Sayer

1988 "Oceana Fine", Tom Flood

1987 "Ilias", Jim Sakkas

1986 "Violent Femmes, Gloomy Romeos", Robin Walton (aka Glace Fruits)

1985 No award.

1984 "Lilian's Story", Kate Grenville

1983 "Shields of Trell", Jenny Summerville

1982 "Birds of Passage", Brian Castro "The Jolly Swagman Affair", Nigel Krauth (aka "Matilda, My Darling")

1981 "Al Jazzar", Christopher Matthews "An Open Swimmer", Tim Winton

1980 "Jack Rivers and Me", Paul Raddley