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The Fair Australia Prize
or The Overland National Union of Workers Fair Australia Prize ; or The Overland NUW Fair Australia Prize
Subcategory of Awards Australian Awards
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History

The Fair Australia Prize asks writers and artists to imagine a new political agenda for Australia through fiction, essays, poetry and illustrations. Winners are published in Overland. The Prize has a different theme each year.

In June 2019, two new youth categories were added to the prize: 19-30 years of age; and 18 and under. 

A full list of categories includes: 

  • fiction (up to 3000 words)
  • essay (up to 3000 words)
  • poetry (up to 88 lines)
  • cartoon or graphic (180 mm wide by 255 mm high)
  • best overall entry by a migrant writer, artist or worker* (in any category)
  • best overall youth entry – 18 and under (in any category)
  • best overall youth entry – 19 to 30 (in any category)
  • three best member entries in any category (for NUW, MEAA and NTEU members only)

Prize winners indexed selectively.

Latest Winners / Recipients (also see subcategories)8699347

Works About this Award

The 2019 Fair Australia Prize (FAP) Tim Kennedy , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 237 2019; (p. 89-90)

'We are once again pleased to support the Fair Australia Prize, this year co-sponsored by Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, and the newly formed United Workers Union. Members of both the National Union of Workers and United Voice came together to vote for the bigger and stronger union which officially came into being in November this year. Already we have taken action which speaks to the heart of this year’s theme: STRIKE!' (Introduction)

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