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The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers (2015-)
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History

The Richelle Prize for Emerging Writers is a $10,000 award in memory of publisher Matthew Richell. It is supported by The Guardian Australia and was jointly launched by the Richell family and Hachette Australia, where Matt was chief executive, at the opening night of the 2015 Emerging Writers’ festival, which is also a partner in the award.

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2023

winner Alex Sawyer for 'Rat Daniels'.

Year: 2022

winner Susannah Begbie for 'When Trees Fall Without Warning'.

Year: 2021

winner Simone Jordan for 'Tell Her She's Dreamin'.'

Year: 2020

winner Aisling Smith for 'Petrichor'.

Year: 2019

winner Else Fitzgerald for 'Nearly Curtains'.

Works About this Award

Come Writers and Critics Caroline Overington , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5 November 2022; (p. 15)
Could ‘George Manolis’ Be the First Ever Greek Australian Detective? Con Stamocostas , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , September 2018;

'Writer Peter Papathanasiou has made the longlist for the 2018 Richell Prize for emerging writers, which could see the publication of his debut novel featuring a Greek Australian detective.'  (Introduction)

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