AustLit
Subcategory of Awards — Australian Awards Subcategory of Australian Academy of the Humanities
History
'Honorary Fellows are elected in recognition of their significant contribution to the humanities and the arts, and to Australian cultural life. They may be practitioners of the arts, distinguished public figures who advocate for the humanities, or those who have promoted or advanced the causes for which the Academy was founded.' (https://www.humanities.org.au/fellows/categories-of-fellowship/
Notes
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Honorary Fellows are elected by the Academy and 'include distinguished public figures who advocate for the humanities, practioners of the arts, overseas scholars in the humanities who have a close association with Australia, and Australian-based scholars who have made substantial contributions to the humanities throughout their careers.'
(Source: Symposium : Newsletter of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, no.29, March 2005)
Sighted: 14/04/2005
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2018
recipient John Kinsellarecipient Nicholas Shakespeare -
Year: 2016
recipient John Hughesrecipient Tim Wintonrecipient Anne-Marie Schwirtlich -
Year: 2015
recipient Richard Tognetti -
Year: 2014
recipient Robyn Archerrecipient Michelle De Kretserrecipient Alexis Wright -
Year: 2013
recipient Paul Bruntonrecipient David Marrrecipient Andrew Sayers
Works About this Award
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Vale Alec Bolton 1926-1996 1997 single work obituary (for Alec Bolton )
— Appears in: Newsletter (Australian Scholarly Editions Centre) , April no. 2 1997; (p. 9-10)