An acquisition, a shortlisting and a scholarship!
Writers Victoria has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, and I’m beyond delighted to have made the cut; ‘for a biography of Louisa Lawson, newspaper proprietor, poet, suffragist and mother of Henry Lawson.’ What a strong list and what an honour to be included in it. Although those of you who’ve…
Shortlisted! Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship
In exciting news, I’ve been shortlisted for the 2021 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, worth $15,000. The shortlisting is for a project I’ve been quietly working on for a while – I’m (ghost) writing a memoir for Aaron Fa’Aoso, Torres Strait Islander actor, film and television writer, director and producer. You can read more about my…
Sixth Annual Biographers International Organization (BIO) Conference. June 5-6, 2015 Washington, DC
If I had spare time, and spare cash, this conference is where I would go. Two days of biography heaven. For an international organisation, the key speakers do seem to be heavily weighted towards US writers writing about US-focussed topics but the breakout sessions sound relevant and interesting: Sessions will focus on topics such as…
Prizes – Hazel Rowley, Stella and more
The 2015 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship was won by Caroline Baum. Baum, a freelance journalist, broadcaster and editorial director of Booktopia, will use the $10,000 fellowship to write a biography of Lucie Dreyfus, the wife of Alfred Dreyfus, who was falsely charged with treason in the late 19th century. The Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship encourages a…