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Fogarty Literary Award

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The Fogarty Literary Award is an Australian award that was established in December 2018 by Fremantle Press in association with the Fogarty Foundation. It is a biennial award for an unpublished manuscript by a Western Australian writer aged 18 to 35 valued at AU$20,000. In addition, the winning author receives a publishing contract for their manuscript.[1]

Award winners

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Year Title Author References
2019 "The History of Mischief" Rebecca Higgie [2]
2021 "The Glass House" Brooke Dunnell [3]
2023 "The Skeleton House" Katherine Allum [4]

Shortlists

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2019

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  • "Where the Line Breaks" by Michael Peregrine Burrows[5]
  • "The History of Mischief" by Rebecca Higgie[2]
  • "The Last Bookstore" by Emma Young[5]

2021

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  • "The Glass House" by Brooke Dunnell[3]
  • "A Horse Held at Gunpoint" by Patrick Marlborough[6]
  • "Old Boy" by Georgia Tree[6]

2023

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  • "The Skeleton House" by Katherine Allum[7]
  • "The Anatomy of Witchcraft" by Prema Arasu[7]
  • "Jasper Cliff" by Josh Kemp[7]
  • "Nock Loose" by Patrick Marlborough[7]
  • "A Wreck of Seabirds" by Karleah Olson[7]
  • "The Dreamers" by Emily Paull[7]

References

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  1. ^ "$20k unpublished manuscript award launched for WA young writer". Books+Publishing. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Higgie wins inaugural Fogarty Literary Award for "The History of Mischief"". Books+Publishing. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Dunnell wins Fogarty Literary Award for "The Glass House"". Books+Publishing. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Allum wins 2023 Fogarty Literary Award for 'The Skeleton House'". Books+Publishing. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Shortlist announced for inaugural Fogarty Literary Award". Books+Publishing. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Fogarty Literary Award shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Fogarty Literary Award shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.