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<br>Author Gail Jones has taken out the top fiction prize in the Prime Minister's Literary Awards for her novel, The Death of Noah Glass.<br> <br>Scott Morrison presented the prize at a ceremony in Canberra on Wednesday.<br> <br>"We are fortunate to have such remarkable authors, poets, illustrators, creators and historians committed to bringing Australian stories to life," Mr Morrison said.<br> <br>The awards are presented in six categories - children's literature, young adult literature, fiction, poetry, non-fiction and Australian history - with a total prize pool of $600,000.<br> <br>The other winners were: Half the Perfect World: Writers, Dreamers and Drifters on Hydra, 1955-1964,  [https://hydraclubbioknikokex7njhwuahc2l67lfiz7z36md2jvopda7hidra-onion.com hydraclubbioknikokex7njhwuahc2l67lfiz7z36md2jvopda7nchid.onion] Paul Genoni and Tanya Dalziell (non-fiction); The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History, Meredith Lake ([https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=Australian Australian] history); Sun Music: New and Selected Poems, Judith Beveridge, (poetry); His Name Was Walter, Emily Rodda (children's) and The Things That Will Not Stand, Michael Gerard Bauer (young adult).<br>