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Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 1998

winner form y separately published work icon Rita's Lullaby Merlinda Bobis , Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1998 Z860575 1998 single work radio play Summary: Portrait of two Manila street kids, Rita and Jay. Jay survives by picking pockets while Rita works as a child prostitute. Images of her tourist clients never seem to leave her, nor do the memories of her village life shattered forever by military evacuation. The two meet in the city park at night where they fantasise about the food they might eat and try to bury the past. (From Libraries Australia.) For Radio Fiction

Year: 1990

winner y separately published work icon Summer of the Aliens Louis Nowra , 1992 Paddington : Currency Press , 1992 Z468336 1992 single work drama (taught in 1 units)

'It is 1962 and the world is worried about the Cuban missile crisis, except for Lewis, a youth on the cusp of manhood, growing up in a Melbourne housing commission suburb. He is preoccupied by flying saucer, much to the disgust of his friend Brian who can think only of losing his virginity. Lewis finds a natural soulmate in local tom-boy, Dulcie, who has her own confusions about approaching womanhood. And then out of nowhere Lewis's errant father returns to stay, as if he had never gone' (Currency Press).

Although the play largely focuses on adolescent issues, it is meant for an adult audience. Among the themes explored are sexuality, gender, prejudice, cultural identity and the relationship between memory and personal identity.

Award for radio play.

Year: 1959

winner (Best Radio Documentary) Ivan Smith For radio play version of The Death of a Wombat.

Works About this Award

Lullaby Play Wins Song of World Praise 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 September 1998;

— Review of Rita's Lullaby Merlinda Bobis , 1998 single work radio play
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