Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship was set up in 2011 in memory of Hazel Rowley by her sister, Della Rowley and friends, in association with Writers Victoria Inc. The Fellowship was originally valued at AU$10,000, but was increased to AU$15,000 in 2017[1] and then to AU$20,000 in 2022.[2] The Fellowship will conclude after its 15th edition in 2026.[3]

Year Author Project
2012[4] Mary Hoban biography of Julia Arnold, published in 2019 as An Unconventional Wife: The life of Julia Sorell Arnold[5]
2013[6] Stephany Steggall biography of Thomas Keneally, published in 2015 as Interestingly enough... : The life of Tom Keneally[7]
2014[8] Maxine Beneba Clarke memoir, The Hate Race, published in 2016[9]
2015[10] Caroline Baum biography of Lucie Dreyfus
2016[11] Matthew Lamb biography of Frank Moorhouse, published in 2023 as Frank Moorhouse: Strange Paths [12]
2017[4] Ann-Marie Priest biography of Gwen Harwood, published in 2022 as My Tongue Is My Own: a life of Gwen Harwood[13]
2018[14] Jacqueline Kent biography of Vida Goldstein, published in 2020 as Vida: A woman for our time[15]
2019[16] Eleanor Hogan biography of Ernestine Hill and Daisy Bates, published in 2021 as Into the Loneliness : The unholy alliance of Ernestine Hill and Daisy Bates[17]
2020[18] Lance Richardson biography of Peter Matthiessen, published in 2025 as True Nature: The Lives of Peter Matthiessen[12]
2021[19] Mandy Sayer biography of Australian silent filmmakers, the McDonagh sisters, published in 2022 as Those Dashing McDonagh Sisters: Australia's First Female Filmmaking Team
2022[20] Naomi Parry Duncan biography of Gai-mariagal man, Musquito
2023[21] Diane Bell biography of Louisa Karpany and George Mason, ‘The Queen and the Protector’
2024[22] Kate Fullagar biography of Marguerite Wolters
2025[23] Michelle Staff biography of Bessie Rischbieth and Olive Evans
2026[24] Jennifer Martin biography of journalist Eva Sommer

Shortlists

References

External links

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI