Scribe and Express Media are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2017 Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers.
Now in its fifth year, the prize is a unique development award to foster talented writers aged 30 and under writing longform nonfiction work.
In 2017, entries from all over Australia covered areas of nonfiction including memoir, journalism, biography, essay and creative nonfiction.
The shortlist is:
Lur Alghurabi – ‘Letters from the Grave’
Christopher Bryant – ‘The Repetition Compulsion’
Sian Campbell – ‘Harriet and the Aliens’
Michael Dulaney – ‘The Prisoners of Colour’
Toby Fehily – ‘It's Not An Aircraft’
Amaryllis Gacioppo – ‘A Partial Palermo Street Directory’
Lou Heinrich – ‘In the Name of the Mother’
Claire Lowe – ‘Excess Skin’
Nicola Nixon – ‘Skinless’
Bastian Phelan – ‘Still Fierce’
Kate Simonian – ‘Portrait of the Artist as a Young Stalker’
Vivian Wei – ‘The Chinese Menu for the Afterlife’
‘This year’s submissions spanned an enormous breadth of subjects, from UFOs, feminism and the hospitality industry, grief and loss, body politics and identity, and Australia’s national security. We travelled through hostels, cities, and bedrooms, to pockets of Tasmania, Vietnam, and Iraq,’ said Fiona Dunne, Creative Producer of Express Media.
‘We are thrilled with the range and diversity of entries we received this year. This is a strong shortlist, and I know readers will be seeing more lively, intelligent, and exciting work from each of these young writers in the future,’ said Julia Carlomagno, Senior Editor at Scribe.
All shortlisted writers have the opportunity to attend a skills-development masterclass with award-winning nonfiction writers Jill Stark, Jeff Sparrow, and Anna Krien, and will receive detailed feedback from the judging panel and a book pack from Scribe Publications.
The shortlist was selected by Elizabeth Flux (editor-in-chief at Writers Bloc), Tim McGuire (former Voiceworks editorial committee member, writer for The Australian, Big Issue, Kill Your Darlings, The Lifted Brow), Julia Carlomagno (Senior Editor, Scribe Publications) and Fiona Dunne (Creative Producer, Express Media).
The winner will be selected by Scribe Publications and announced on November 23. They will receive $3000 and an editorial mentorship with Scribe Publications to develop their work.
Previous winners of the prize include Briohny Doyle (Adult Fantasy), Oliver Mol (Lion Attack!), and Drew Rooke (One Last Spin).
For more information on the Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers, see here.
Congratulations to the shortlisted writers!
