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History
The NSW Writer’s Fellowship was offered annually by the NSW Government to assist the writing of a new literary work by a writer living in NSW.
It is awarded based on:
- The originality of the proposal;
- Ability to engage the reader;
- Professional skills and experience;
- The potential impact of the fellowship on the applicant's writing career;
- The extent to which the proposed new work will advance writing in Australia.
(Hills Shire Times, 7 June 2011, p16)
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2018
winner Stephen Pham -
Year: 2011
winner Emily Maguire -
Year: 2010
Ceridwen Dovey $20,000 to work on a collection of short stories exploring the limits of human empathy. -
Year: 2009
Anna Funder $20,000 award to be used for the writing of a novel tentatively titled 'The General's Pleasure', based on the relationship between Matthew Flinders and his jailer, General Charles de Caen. -
Year: 2007
Works About this Award
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Compton's Second Coming 1995 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 September 1995; (p. 14)