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History

'Established in 1944 by a bequest of £100 from Emilie A.C. Stephen. Awarded annually to an undergraduate for a short story or play following recommendation from the Professors of English for the best entry.'

Notes

  • Established in 1944 by a bequest of 100 pounds from Emile A. C. Stephen. Awarded annually by the University of Sydney on the recommendation of the professors of English to an undergraduate for a short story or play. Open to undergraduates only.

    (Source: University of Sydney website, Sighted: 15/8/2006)

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2006

winner y separately published work icon Tender Nicki Bloom , 2007 Strawberry Hills : Currency Press Griffin Theatre Company , 2008 Z1382054 2007 single work drama

'Sarah can't remember what happened in the gardens. Her memory is fractured, her husband Michael seems barely present and her parents-in-law, Yvonne and Patrick, are losing patience. What is it that she has lost and can she get it back? As we jump between events before and after that fateful night in the gardens it becomes clear that the scars that Sarah carries run deep.'

Source: Griffin Theatre Company.

Year: 1998

joint winner Blood and (Be)longing Michelle Imison , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Southerly , Winter vol. 59 no. 2 1999; (p. 105-111)

Year: 1986

winner y separately published work icon After the Journey Home Theresa Willsteed , 1986 Z1296392 1986 single work prose
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