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 It is a biennial award for an unpublished manuscript by a Western Australian writer aged 18 to 35 valued at AU$20,000.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]

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Award winners

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

Shortlists

2019

2021

2023

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Higgie wins inaugural Fogarty Literary Award for "The History of Mischief"". Books+Publishing. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "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.
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