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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.

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References

  1. ↑ Carter, David. "Patrick White to the rescue", ABR, no. 347, December 2012-January 2013 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 "Literary postman delivers again, winning mentor's bequest". SMH.com.au. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 Susan Wyndham (16 November 2012). "Religion shapes winner's prose". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Steger, Jason (29 November 2020). "Patrick White makes a writer's Day, again". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Skovron wins 2023 Patrick White Award". Books+Publishing. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kefala wins 2022 Patrick White Award". Books+Publishing. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Aitken wins 2021 Patrick White Award". Books+Publishing. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Day wins Patrick White Literary Award". Books+Publishing. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Albiston wins 2019 Patrick White Award". Books+Publishing. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Samuel Wagan Watson wins 2018 Patrick White Literary Award | Books+Publishing" . Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  11. ↑ Steger, Jason (2017). "Tony Birch wins Patrick White Award". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  12. ↑ Jason Steger (17 October 2016). "Carmel Bird wins the $20,000 Patrick White Award". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  13. ↑ ""London wins 2015 Patrick White Literary Award"". Books+Publishing, 29 October 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  14. ↑ Susan Wyndham (7 November 2014). "Louis Nowra wins $23,000 Patrick White Literary Award". The Age. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  15. ↑ Susan Wyndham (9 November 2013). "Louis Nowra wins $23,000 Patrick White Literary Award". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Former inmate wins $18,000 poetry prize". canberratimes.com.au. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "Farmer wins literary award". Theage.com.au. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  19. ↑ "In the right place at the White time, for $25,000". Theage.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  20. ↑ "Writers' solitary life interrupted by award". Theage.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
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