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Western Australian Writer's Fellowship (2019-)
Subcategory of Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
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History

The Western Australian Writer’s Fellowship ($60,000) designed to assist a Western Australian writer, of any genre, to develop their writing practice and give them the time to create new work.

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2023

winner Tracy Ryan

Year: 2021

Year: 2020

winner Sisonke Msimang for the proposal of a novel which traces the stories of three African and Indian-heritage families who settle in Perth in the 1970s, exploring 50 years of change in Australian multiculturalism.

Year: 2019

recipient Amanda Curtin
recipient Lucy Dougan
recipient Rafeif Ismail
recipient Caitlin Maling

Year: 2018

winner A. J. Betts
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