Melbourne Prize Trust
The Melbourne Prize for Literature is an award given by the Melbourne Prize Trust, which was founded by Simon Warrender in 2005. The trust grants awards on a rolling three-year basis for Urban Sculpture, Literature and Music, in that order. The first award was presented for Urban Sculpture in 2005.[1]
Melbourne Prize for Literature Recipients
- 2006 Helen Garner[2]
- 2009 Gerald Murnane[3]
- 2012 Alex Miller
- 2015 Chris Wallace-Crabbe[4]
- 2018 Alison Lester[5]
- 2021 Christos Tsiolkas[6]
Melbourne Prize for Music Recipients
- 2007 Professor Paul Grabowsky AO
- 2010 David Jones
- 2013 Brett Dean
- 2016 Kutcha Edwards
- 2019 Deborah Cheetham AO
- 2022 Missy Higgins
Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture Recipients
- 2005 OSW: Terri Bird, Bianca Hester, Natasha Johns-Messenger and Scott Mitchell
- 2008 Alexander Knox
- 2011 Bianca Hester
- 2014 Geoff Robinson
- 2017 Daniel von Sturmer
- 2020 Beth Arnold, Mikala Dwyer, Emily Floyd, Nicholas Mangan, Kathy Temin and Field Theory (shared between six finalists)[7]
References
- ^ "Melbourne Prize Trust". Melbourne Prize Trust. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
- ^ "Herald Sun". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
- ^ "A very Melbourne man collects literary prize in "The Age"". Theage.com.au. 2009-11-12. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
- ^ "Poet Chris Wallace-Crabbe wins the Melbourne Prize for Literature". Theage.com.au. 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- ^ Steger, Jason (2018-11-14). "Alison Lester wins the $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Literature". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ Burke, Kelly (2021-11-10). "Christos Tsiolkas wins $60,000 Melbourne prize for literature". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Finalists come together to share $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Sculpture 2020" (PDF). 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
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