ACT Book of the Year Award

Grant Description

The ACT Book of the Year Award recognises excellence in contemporary literature by ACT-based authors, offering $10,000 to the winning author, $2,000 for any highly commended book, and $1,000 for each shortlisted book. The Award supports the development of writers residing in the ACT or those with a clearly demonstrated ACT-based arts practice, and promotes a strong, positive writing culture in the Territory across fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children’s and young adult literature published in the previous calendar year.

What It Funds

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Eligibility Criteria

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