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D J (Dinny) O'Hearn Memorial Fellowship (1995-)
Subcategory of Australian Centre Literary Awards
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History

'Established in 1994, the D J (Dinny) O'Hearn Memorial Fellowship is a biennial award that offers a residency at the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne, to emergent Australian writers. and is awarded to a writer of fiction, poetry or drama.

It was set up to honour the memory of the late Dinny O'Hearn, one of the founders of the Australian Centre, and a tireless enthusiast for Australian writing.

(Source : http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/dinny-ohearn-fellowships )

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2021

recipient Julieta Caldas

Year: 2018

recipient Eda Gunaydin for 'A Rock Is a Hard Place'.

Year: 2016

recipient Anupama Pilbrow for her work in progess the ravage space

Year: 2012

recipient Amy Barker for her work-in-progress Paradise Earth

Year: 2009

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