Dorothy Hewett Award
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The Dorothy Hewett Award is an Australian award that was established in 2015 by UWA Publishing and the Copyright Agency. It is an annual award for an unpublished manuscript by an Australian writer valued at $10,000. In addition to the prize money the author also receives a publishing contract with UWA Publishing.[1]
Award winners
| Year | Manuscript | Author/s | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Extinctions | Josephine Wilson | [2] |
| 2016 | Drawing Sybylla | Odette Kelada | [3] |
| 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| 2018 | Legacy | Julie Watts | [4] |
| 2019 | Rogue Intensities | Angela Rockel | [5] |
| 2020 | Where The Fruit Falls | Karen Wyld | [6] |
| 2021 | Strangest Places and Hopeless Kingdom | Josh Kemp and Kgshak Akec | [7] |
| 2022 | Eta Draconis | Brendan Ritchie | [8] |
| 2023 | Depth of Field | Kirsty Iltners | [9] |
Changes to the award
The inaugural Dorothy Hewett Award was launched in partnership with the Copyright Agency and 720 ABC Perth in 2015 in response to the changes to the WA Premier's Book Awards announced in early 2015.[10]
In 2017, UWA Publishing announced that it would change the year of the award to align with the year of announcement.[11]
In 2018, UWA Publishing announced that they will no longer require manuscripts to be connected to Western Australia.[12]
References
- ↑ "THE DOROTHY HEWETT AWARD FOR AN UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT". UWA Publishing. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ↑ "Manuscript with 'strong sense of Perth' wins Dorothy Hewett Award". ABC News. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ↑ "Past winners of the Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript". UWA Publishing. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ↑ "JULIE WATTS WINS THE 2018 DOROTHY HEWETT AWARD". UWA Publishing. 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ↑ "WINNER ANNOUNCED: Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript 2019". UWA Publishing. 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ↑ "Karen Wyld wins 2020 Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript". UWA Publishing. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ↑ "Dorothy Hewett Award - Winners". UWA Publishing. 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ↑ Mem: 10232408. "Ritchie wins 2022 Dorothy Hewett Award | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ↑ Mem: 10210648. "Iltners wins 2023 Dorothy Hewett Award | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ↑ "The Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript". The Small Press Network. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ↑ "Past winners of the Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript". UWA Publishing. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ↑ Mem: 10221640. "Watts wins UWAP Dorothy Hewett Award for an unpublished manuscript | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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