Human Rights Essay Prize
The Portside Review Human Rights Essay Prize is a new international prize funded by Centre for Stories’ Founder’s Circle and Centre for Stories’ esteemed donors Baden Offord, Christopher MacFarlane and John Ryan.
Celebrating writing excellence, a selection of ten shortlisted essays will be published in a special edition of Portside Review in 2025. The winner will receive a prize of AUD $10,000 and a round economy trip to Perth, Western Australia, to lecture on the essay’s theme and/or run workshops in September 2025.
First Place: AUD $10,000
Second Place: AUD $5,000
Shortlisted essays: AUD $300
Submissions close 6 June 2025, 11.59pm Australian Western Standard Time (GMT +8).
The shortlist will be announced in late June 2025.
The winner will be announced and published in July 2025.
Please read the guidelines carefully before applying. Submit your application using the form below.