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

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  5. ↑ ""An die Nachgenborenen: For Those Who Come After"" (PDF). Australian Book Review, February 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  6. ↑ ""Reaching One Thousand"" (PDF). Australian Book Review, February 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  7. ↑ ""A Storm and a Teacup"" (PDF). Australian Book Review, February 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  8. ↑ ""What're yer looking at yer fuckin' dog: Violence and Fear in Žižek's Post-political Neighbourhood"" (PDF). Australian Book Review, April 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  9. ↑ ""Footprints"" (PDF). Australian Book Review, April 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  10. ↑ ""On Being Odd"" (PDF). Australian Book Review, May 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  11. ↑ ""Seeing Truganini"" (PDF). Australian Book Review, May 2010. 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.
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