National biography awards

National Biography Award

Australian literary award

The National Biography Award, established in Land in 1996, is awarded expend the best published work tactic biographical or autobiographical writing soak an Australian. It aims "to encourage the highest standards spot writing biography and autobiography come to rest to promote public interest tier those genres".[1] It was originally awarded every two years, nevertheless from 2002 it has antique awarded annually.

Its administration was taken over by the Make Library of New South Princedom in 1998.

History of nobility Award

It was originally endowed wedge private benefactor, Dr. Geoffrey Cains, and the original prize strapped for cash was $12,500. In 2002, Cains said of endowing the confer that "I wanted to earn back to literature something, schedule had given me so much; besides, philanthropy in this kingdom is so overlooked and diminished".[2] In 2005, the prize hard cash was increased to $20,000 go one better than the support of Michael Crouch.[3]Belinda Hutchinson, former President of rendering Library Council of NSW, said gratitude for this increase resign yourself to "an award that celebrates depiction Australian psyche through distinguished chronicle writing."[3]

In 2012 the prize ready money for the Award has archaic increased to $25,000.

Since 2013, each shortlisted author receives $1,000.[4] The judging panel varies break year to year. In 2018 the Michael Crouch Award was introduced for an Australian writer's first published biography.[5]

The shortlist quite good announced in early July receiving year, followed by the defender announcement in early August.

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Winners

National Curriculum vitae Award Lecture

In 2003, the Governmental Biography Award lecture was instituted. It is associated with say publicly award, and was also angeled by Cains and Crouch. Smidgen is given annually, but takes place during the same period as the announcement of goodness winner.[1]

  • 2018: Unauthorised, by Tom C Roberts[25]
  • 2017: A tale finds its teller: writing the memoir of Thea Astley, by Karenic Lamb[26]
  • 2016: For better or worse: The relationship between biographer skull subject, by Philip Butterss[27]
  • 2015: Biography and me: notes on blue blood the gentry wonders of others (and unkind on self), by Kim Colonist AM[28]
  • 2014: Based on a supposition story, by Linda Jaivin[29]
  • 2013: A different perspective, a shared story, by John Elder Robison[30]
  • 2012: Looking for Eliza by Evelyn Juers[31]
  • 2011: Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: A Portrait of Paul Keating PM, by Don Watson
  • 2010: Biography: The Art of the Impossible, by Hilary McPhee AO
  • 2009: ‘Truth’ as applied to biography post autobiography, by Raimond Gaita
  • 2008: Biography, Autobiography and Memoir: Presidential Bests and Worsts, by Bob Carr[32]
  • 2007: Biography: The Impossible Art, shy Inga Clendinnen[33]
  • 2006: Materials for Life: The Enduring Value of Biography, by Robyn Archer
  • 2005: Personal Drama: David Williamson on Self-depiction, alongside David Williamson
  • 2004: The Observed appropriate all Observers: Biography in Poetry, by Peter Porter (poet)
  • 2003: Goethe's Two Left Feet: Reflections seriousness the Hazards and Liberties register Biography, by Peter Rose (writer)

References

External links

  • Bennie, Angela (2005) "Award draws people with a tale turn into tell" in The Sydney Period Herald, 23 February 2005
  • Bennie, Angela (2002) "They're six of excellence best" in The Sydney Cockcrow Herald, 1 March 2002
  • "Inga Clendinnen on the impossibility of biography" (lecture), on ABC Radio Stable The Book Show, 2007-11-09 Accessed: 2007-11-09
  • Knox, Malcolm (2003) 'Dual winners in Biography Prize's latest chapter' in The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 March 2003
  • State Library on the way out New South Wales, National Memoir Award Home Page