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The Furphy Literary Award
(2020-)
or
The Joseph Furphy Commemorative Literary Prize
Subcategory of
Awards
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Australian Awards
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History
The Joseph Furphy Commemorative Literary Prize was originally awarded annually by the Goulburn Valley Regional Library Corporation to a resident of the Goulburn Valley. It was sponsored by The Furphy Family of Shepparton who established the Furphy Foundry.
In 2020, it was announced that the award would be launched nationally, with a new sponsor (brewing company Lion) and prize money of $15,000 and a residency at La Trobe University. The award is given to previously unpublished stories of up to 5000 words.
Sources include Books + Publishing (https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/02/04/145129/furphy-literary-award-goes-national-offers-15k-prize/)
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2023
winner Away to Me 2023 single work short story
— Appears in: The Furphy Anthology 2023 2023; (p. 1-10) -
Year: 2022
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Year: 2021
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Year: 2020
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Year: 2016
winner (Short Story, Open Category) Vessels of Stone 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2017 2017; (p. 129-135)
