Calibre Prize

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The Calibre Essay Prize is an annual Australian Book Review essay-writing award. The prize, first awarded in 2007, is worth AU$7,500 and is deemed 'the nation's premier essay-writing competition' [1] and 'Australia's leading award for an original essay'. [2]

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The prize is 'intended to generate brilliant new essays and to foster new insights into culture, society, and the human condition' [3] and welcomes entries from published authors and commentators, as well as from emerging writers. All non-fiction subjects are eligible for submission.

History

The Prize was established in 2007. It is presented annually by the ABR and 'awards the most outstanding original essay contributed by a leading Australian author or commentator'. [4] The Prize was previously co-funded by the Australian Copyright Agency. It is currently supported by Colin Golvan QC.

Winners

References

  1. ↑ "News". sydney.edu.au.
  2. ↑ "Announcing the winner of Australia's premier essay prize" (PDF). Australian Book Review . 1 April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Calibre Prize 2015". australianbookreview.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "News". sydney.edu.au.
  5. ↑ ""An die Nachgenborenen: For Those Who Come After"" (PDF). Australian Book Review, February 2007. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ ""Reaching One Thousand"" (PDF). Australian Book Review, February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ ""A Storm and a Teacup"" (PDF). Australian Book Review, February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ ""What're yer looking at yer fuckin' dog: Violence and Fear in Žižek's Post-political Neighbourhood"" (PDF). Australian Book Review, April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ ""Footprints"" (PDF). Australian Book Review, April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ ""On Being Odd"" (PDF). Australian Book Review, May 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ ""Seeing Truganini"" (PDF). Australian Book Review, May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  12. ↑ ""2011 Calibre Prize (Winner): The Death of the Writer"". Australian Book Review, May 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  13. ↑ ""Who Killed Matilda?"". Australian Book Review, July-August 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  14. ↑ ""Body and Soul: Copyright and Law Enforcement in the Age of the Electronic Book"". Australian Book Review, September 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  15. ↑ ""Because it's your country: Bringing Back the Bones to West Arnhem Land"". Australian Book Review, April 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  16. ↑ ""2014 Calibre Prize (Winner): Unearthing the Past by Christine Piper"". Australian Book Review, April 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  17. ↑ ""Staying with the trouble by Sophie Cunningham"". Australian Book Review, May 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  18. ↑ Winkler, Michael (23 May 2016). "2016 Calibre Essay Prize (Winner): 'The Great Red Whale'". Australian Book Review. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  19. ↑ "Adams win 'ABR' Calibre Essay prize". Books+Publishing. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "The Calibre Prize". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  21. ↑ "Karskens wins 'ABR' 2019 Calibre Prize". Books+Publishing. 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  22. ↑ "Yves Rees wins 2020 Calibre Essay Prize". Books+Publishing. 2 June 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  23. ↑ "Ell wins 2021 Calibre Essay Prize". Books+Publishing. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  24. ↑ "Tedeschi wins 2022 Calibre Essay Prize". Books+Publishing. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  25. ↑ Ellis, Tracy (24 April 2023). "2023 Calibre Essay Prize (Winner) | 'Flow States' by Tracy Ellis". Australian Book Review. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  26. ↑ "Slaughter wins 2024 Calibre Essay Prize". Books+Publishing. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  27. ↑ "Mrozinski wins 2025 Calibre Essay Prize". Books+Publishing. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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