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History
'The ACT Government began awarding fellowships and grants for literary activities in 1991.
'This award recognised literary achievements of writers in the Canberra region offering an established writer a degree of financial independence to concentrat on developing new skills and works. It was succeeded by the ACT Creative Arts Fellowships in 1995.' (Source: http://www.library.act.gov.au/find/history/frequentlyaskedquestions/Events/literaryawards)
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 1995
inaugural winner Satendra Nandan for work on the first volume of a fictional trilogy spanning 50 years of politics and social history in Fiji and Australia. -
Year: 1994
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Year: 1993
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Year: 1992
winner Marian Favel Clair Eldridge to complete short story collection The greening of Alvie Skerritt -
Year: 1991
Works About this Award
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ACT Literary Awards 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 December 2006; (p. 18) -
ACT Literary Awards 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 December 2004; (p. 18) -
A Spirit of Support for Writers 1994 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 September 1994; (p. 22) -
Henshaw Wins Literary Award 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 February 1994; (p. 4) -
Literary Award for Political Trilogy 1994 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 September 1994; (p. 5)
