The Peter Blazey Fellowship in an Australian literary award, in honour of the life and work of Peter Bradford Blazey (1939-1997).
Establishment of Fellowship
The Fellowship was established by Clive Blazey and Tim Herbert, respectively, brother and partner to Peter Blazey, to honour his life and work, as a journalist, author and gay activist. The Fellowship was launched by the Hon. Justice Michael Kirby at the Australia Centre, in Melbourne, on 30 April 2004.
Nature of Fellowship
The Fellowship is awarded annually to writers in the non-fiction fields of biography, autobiography and life-writing, and is intended to further a work in progress. The Fellowship comprises a monetary prize and a one-month writing residence with the Australia Centre, within the University of Melbourne.
Fellowship winners
| Year | Name | Project | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Sara Hardy
|The Unusual Life of Edna Walling |
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| 2005 | Jennifer Compton | "Who Doesn't Want Me to Dance" | |
| 2006 | Robert Kenny | The Lamb Enters the Dreaming: Nathanael Pepper and the Ruptured World | |
| 2007 | Judith Pugh | "In My Seventies" -- published as Unstill Life: Art, politics and living with Clifton Pugh. | |
| 2008 | Andrew Lindsay | "The God of Morphine" | |
| Dmetri Kakmi | Motherland | ||
| 2009 | Maggie MacKellar | "Anatomy of a Grief" -- published as When It Rains: A Memoir | |
| 2010 | Lily Chan | Toyo | |
| 2011 | Robyn Davidson | "Self-Portrait with Imaginary Mother" -- published as Unfinished Woman | |
| 2012 | Helen Ennis | Olive Cotton: A life in photography | |
| 2013 | Kim Mahood | Position Doubtful | |
| 2014 | Michael Farrell
'The Case of Jong Ah Sing' |
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| Mark Mordue | Boy On Fire: The Young Nick Cave | ||
| 2015 | Rebe Taylor | Into the Heart of Tasmania: A Search For Human Antiquity | |
| 2016 | Julia Leigh | Avalanche | |
| 2017 | Eleanor Hogan | Into the Loneliness: The Unholy Alliance of Ernestine Hill and Daisy Bates | |
| 2018 | Cassandra Pybus | Truganini: Journey through the Apocalypse | |
| 2019 | Sanaz Fotouhi | Love Marriage in Kabul: A Memoir | |
| 2020 | Ellen van Neerven | Personal Score | |
| 2021 | Declan Fry | "Justice for Elijah or a Spiritual Dialogue with Ziggy Ramo" | |
| 2022 | Dženana Vucic | "A Teleology" | |
| 2023 | S.J. Norman | Skin in the Game |
References
- AustLit Biography. http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A7191. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- Australia Centre website. http://australian-centre.unimelb.edu.au/prizes/blazey. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- Transcript of Speech from the Hon. Justice Michael Kirby. www.michaelkirby.com.au/.../1950-BLAZEY_FELLOWSHIP_MAY_2004.doc. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- Australia Centre website. http://australian-centre.unimelb.edu.au/prizes/blazey. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- "Australian Centre Literary Awards – Peter Blazey Fellowship". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- "Peter Blazey Fellowship". The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 31 March 2023.