The ACT Writing and Publishing Awards are an Australian literary award presented by the for the best books in the categories of non-fiction, fiction, poetry and children's literature written in the Canberra region. They have been awarded since 2004. The winners in each category receive a $500 prize. The Anne Edgeworth Fellowship is for an emerging ACT region writer, and commemorates Anne Edgeworth (also known as Anne Godfrey-Smith). The June Shenfield Poetry Award is for an emerging Australian poet, and is awarded in collaboration with Demos Journal.