Sorry for that headline, because realistically you would have to have already written your book by now to win this jackpot – one of the nation’s richest literary prizes and the only one exclusively for young West Australian writers.
The biennial Fogarty Literary Award has just opened for submissions, following patron The Fogarty Foundation announcing a further six years of support.
2023 Fogarty Literary Award winner Katherine Allum (centre) with Fremantle Press publisher Georgia Richter (left) and patron Annie Fogarty.
Now in its fourth iteration, the award has turbocharged the careers of winners Katherine Allum, Brooke Dunnell and Rebecca Higgie and led to the publication of 10 WA novels.
West Australian writers aged 18 to 35 are invited to submit their unpublished work of fiction, narrative non-fiction, young adult fiction or a verse novel to be in the running to win $20,000, a Fremantle Press publishing contract and book tour, and a fellowship with the Centre for Stories.
Entries open tomorrow and close April 18, and the winning book will be announced at a free community event in May and published in 2026
More details here.
In other bookish news, a new one-day literary festival has been announced for Sunday, April 6 at The University of Western Australia with the aim “to promote art and literature that celebrates equity, diversity and inclusivity.”
Perth Storyfest 2025 and will feature joint Barbara Jefferis Award winner Sarah M. Saleh, TAG Hungerford Award winner Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes, Dorothy Hewett Award winners Kaya Ortiz and Josephine Wilson and other established and emerging WA writers.
The Writers Collective event includes panel sessions, workshops, author conversations, readings, and book launches for an all-inclusive ticket price of $35 plus a booking fee.
More details here.
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