June Shenfield National Poetry Awards
The Anne Edgeworth Writer’s Fellowship is provided to an emerging writer in the Canberra Region. The Fellowship is worth up to $5,000 and is to be used to advance the recipients’ development in the craft of writing. The Fellowship is provided annually by the Anne Edgeworth Trust and is administered by MARION.
Submissions are due 9AM Monday 22 May 2023
Anne Edgeworth (also known as Anne Godfrey-Smith) was a prominent poet, writer, theatre director, academic, conservationist and activist for reconciliation. She died in June 2011. Anne mentored many young writers as a tutor, author and poet and her family has established an annual award for emerging writers in her memory. More information about Anne can be found at Obituaries Online.
The Fellowship will be made for work in the field of poetry, fiction writing, nonfiction writing, screenwriting and/or playwriting.
