We Invite you to participate in the 2010 Todhunter Literary Award.
Your entry may be written in the form of a short story, or as an essay like a well written newspaper
article, or as a one act play with a small cast and some doubling up.
There is a choice of topic:
"So relieved, but it was only a reprieve"
OR :
"The Best Address"
3000 to 5000 words are required.
Entry fee AUD $20.00
Judges' comments AUD $60.00
(includes entry fee)
The judge will be Associate Professor Delys Bird, Senior Honorary Research Fellow, English, Communication and Cultural Studies, University of Western Australia, a long-time co-editor of Westerly,
one of Australia s leading literary journals who has published widely in Australian literary and
cultural studies. The judge will be looking for literary quality above all.
1st PRIZE - $ 2,000
The Leslie Marchant Prize
Established in 2006 in order to honour the life
and service of Leslie R Marchant AM, the
inaugural judge (1994-2002) of the Todhunter
Literary Award.
2nd PRIZE - $ 1,200
The John Joseph Jones Prize
In recognition of Joseph Jones literary, dramatic
and musical contribution to Western Australia
and his remarkable achievement in creating the
Parkerville Amphitheatre.
3rd PRIZE - $800
Total PRIZE MONEY AWARDED - $ 4,000
If two entries are judged to be of equal literary
value, an appropriate redistribution will be made.
Deadline for entries is Wed 4 August, 2010.
For more information and Entry Form please email todhunteraward@mysoul.com.au
Good writing!
Todhunter Literary Award
47 Kitchener Avenue
Victoria Park WA 6100