Calibre Prize
The Calibre Essay Prize is an annual Australian Book Review essay-writing award. The prize, first awarded in 2007, is worth AU$5,000 and is deemed 'the nation's premier essay-writing competition'[1] and 'Australia’s leading award for an original essay'.[2]
The prize is 'intended to generate brilliant new essays and to foster new insights into culture, society, and the human condition'[3] and welcomes entries from published authors and commentators, as well as from emerging writers. All non-fiction subjects are eligible for submission.
History
The Prize was established in 2007. It is presented annually by the ABR and 'awards the most outstanding original essay contributed by a leading Australian author or commentator'.[4] The Prize was previously co-funded by the Australian Copyright Agency. It is currently supported by Colin Golvan QC.
Previous Winners
- 2007 - Elisabeth Holdsworth: 'An die Nachgenborenen: For Those Who Come After'
- 2008 - Rachel Robertson: 'Reaching One Thousand' and Mark Tredinnick: 'A Storm and a Teacup'
- 2009 - Kevin Brophy: ‘“What’re yer looking at yer fuckin’ dog”: Violence and Fear in Žižek’s Post-political Neighbourhood’ and Jane Goodall: 'Footprints'
- 2010 - Lorna Hallahan: 'On being Odd' and David Hansen: 'Seeing Truganini'
- 2011 - Dean Biron: 'The Death of the Writer' and Moira McKinnon: 'Who Killed Matilda?'
- 2012 – Matt Rubinstein: 'Body and Soul: Copyright and Law Enforcement in the Age of the Electronic Book'
- 2013 - Martin Thomas: '"Because it's your country": Bringing Back the Bones to West Arnhem Land'
- 2014 - Christine Piper: 'Unearthing the past'
- 2015 - Sophie Cunningham: 'Staying with the trouble'
- 2016 - Michael Winkler: 'The Great Red Whale'
References
- ^ "News". sydney.edu.au.
- ^ https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/images/2014_Calibre_Prize_Winner.pdf
- ^ "Calibre Prize 2015". australianbookreview.com.au.
- ^ "News". sydney.edu.au.