DESCRIPTION
Good writing about history can be engaging, insightful, poignant or intriguing, but the underlying research will always be authentic and rigorous. The biennial Van Diemen History Prize fosters quality writing about Tasmanian history for articles aimed at a general audience.
TERMS + CONDITIONS
Writers will be Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents
The prize is for articles up to 3,000 words, on any aspect of Tasmanian history prior to the 21st century.
Maximum of two entries per person.
CLOSING DATE
21 September 2020
PRIZE
The winning entry will receive a cash prize of $500 and publication in Forty South magazine.
A selection of the best entries will be published in an edited volume, The Van Diemen History Anthology 2021 (publication estimated to be in mid-2021).
SUBMISSION FEE
$20 per article
Read full list of terms and conditions on prize website.