Patrick White Award
The Patrick White Award is an annual literary prize established by Patrick White. White used his 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature award to establish a trust for this prize.
The $25,000 cash award is given to a writer who has been highly creative over a long period but has not necessarily received adequate recognition. White stipulated that the award be announced the Friday after the Melbourne Cup to turn attention from sport to literature.[1] The 2010 award was reduced to $18,000 because of the economic slump,[2] and in 2012 it was $23,000.[3] In 2020 the winner received $15,000.[4] Writers are automatically eligible without the necessity for submissions.
Winners[]
- 2021 Adam Aitken[5]
- 2020 Gregory Day[6]
- 2019 Jordie Albiston[7]
- 2018 Samuel Wagan Watson[8]
- 2017 Tony Birch[9]
- 2016 Carmel Bird[10]
- 2015 Joan London[11]
- 2014 Brian Castro[12]
- 2013 Louis Nowra[13]
- 2012 Amanda Lohrey[3]
- 2011 Robert Adamson[14]
- 2010 David Foster[2]
- 2009 Beverley Farmer[15]
- 2008 John Romeril[16]
- 2007 David Rowbotham[17]
- 2006 Morris Lurie[18]
- 2005 Fay Zwicky[19]
- 2004 Nancy Phelan
- 2003 Janette Turner Hospital
- 2002 Tom Hungerford
- 2001 Geoff Page
- 2000 Thomas Shapcott
- 1999 Gerald Murnane
- 1998 Alma De Groen
- 1997 Vivian Smith
- 1996 Elizabeth Harrower
- 1995 Elizabeth Riddell
- 1994 Dimitris Tsaloumas
- 1993 Amy Witting
- 1992 Peter Cowan
- 1991 David Martin
- 1990 Robert Gray
- 1989 Thea Astley
- 1988 Roland Robinson
- 1987 William Hart-Smith
- 1986 John Morrison
- 1985 Judah Waten (posthumous)
- 1984 Rosemary Dobson
- 1983 Marjorie Barnard
- 1982 Bruce Beaver
- 1981 Dal Stivens
- 1980 Bruce Dawe
- 1979 Randolph Stow
- 1978 Gwen Harwood
- 1977 Sumner Locke Elliott
- 1976 John Blight
- 1975 David Campbell
- 1974 Christina Stead
References[]
- ^ Carter, David. "Patrick White to the rescue", ABR, no. 347, December 2012-January 2013 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Literary postman delivers again, winning mentor's bequest ", Nov 13, 2010
- ^ a b Susan Wyndham (16 November 2012). "Religion shapes winner's prose". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Steger, Jason (29 November 2020). "Patrick White makes a writer's Day, again". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Aitken wins 2021 Patrick White Award". Books+Publishing. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Day wins Patrick White Literary Award". Books+Publishing. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Albiston wins 2019 Patrick White Award". Books+Publishing. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Samuel Wagan Watson wins 2018 Patrick White Literary Award | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ Steger, Jason (2017). "Tony Birch wins Patrick White Award". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Carmel Bird wins the $20,000 Patrick White Award", Sydney Morning Herald, October 17, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Patrick White Literary Award announced, Australian Eye, October 28, 2015.
- ^ Patrick White Literary Award winner Brian Castro recalls his encounter with the grumpy neighbour, The Age, November 7, 2014
- ^ "Louis Nowra wins $23,000 Patrick White Literary Award", Sydney Morning Herald, November 9, 2013
- ^ Former inmate wins $18,000 poetry prize, The Canberra Times, 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Farmer wins literary award". Theage.com.au. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "The Age", 8 November 2008, p13
- ^ Sorensen, Rosemary (10 November 2007). "White award soothes poet's anger". The Australian. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "In the right place at the White time, for $25,000". Theage.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Writers' solitary life interrupted by award". Theage.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
Categories:
- Australian literary awards
- Awards established in 1974
- 1974 establishments in Australia
- Patrick White Award winners