Submission Deadline
2025 Peter Blazey Fellowship
Submissions close 12 August 2024
This fellowship is awarded annually to further a work in progress for those writers in the non-fiction fields of biography, autobiography and life writing. It provides a one-off payment of up to $17,000 and access to support and facilities from the Faculty of Arts.
To be considered for this fellowship, you must:
be a writer engaged in a work in progress in the non-fiction fields of autobiography, biography or life writing;
be residing in Australia;
have a publishing record which can include books, chapters, articles or any other written works including online that are not self-published; and,
not be using the manuscript as part of a submission for a higher degree.
The recipient is required to:
accept award online within 14 days
use the statement 'This manuscript won the University of Melbourne’s 2025 Peter Blazey Fellowship' included on the imprints page when published
alert the Awards team in the Faculty of Arts when the final work is published
You must complete the online application form and include the following documents:
a one-page synopsis of the project and proposed work to be undertaken during the Fellowship
an extract of approximately 5,000 words of unpublished material of the work in progress
a two-page resume, including a list of publications
proof of an Australian residential address
For queries, email: artsawards-info@unimelb.edu.au