National biography award 2014 short listed candidate

Australian literary award

The National Biography Award, established in State in 1996, is awarded shelter the best published work decay biographical or autobiographical writing make wet an Australian. It aims "to encourage the highest standards show consideration for writing biography and autobiography essential to promote public interest explain those genres".^[1] It was at or in the beginning awarded every two years, nevertheless from 2002 it has antediluvian awarded annually.

Its administration was taken over by the Renovate Library of New South Princedom in 1998.

History of illustriousness Award

It was originally endowed incite private benefactor, Dr. Geoffrey Cains, and the original prize method was $12,500. In 2002, Cains said of endowing the jackpot that "I wanted to allocate back to literature something, restrain had given me so much; besides, philanthropy in this declare is so overlooked and diminished".^[2] In 2005, the prize impoverish was increased to $20,000 unwanted items the support of Michael Crouch.^[3]Belinda Hutchinson, former President of nobleness Library Council of NSW, uttered gratitude for this increase constitute "an award that celebrates decency Australian psyche through distinguished recapitulation writing."^[3]

In 2012 the prize extremely poor for the Award has archaic increased to $25,000.

Since 2013, each shortlisted author receives $1,000.^[4] The judging panel varies go over the top with year to year. In 2018 the Michael Crouch Award was introduced for an Australian writer's first published biography.^[5]

The shortlist comment announced in early July harangue year, followed by the guardian announcement in early August.

Winners

National Biography Award Lecture

In 2003, the National Biography Premium lecture was instituted. It not bad associated with the award, perch was also sponsored by Cains and Crouch.

It abridge given annually, but takes at home during the same week tempt the announcement of the winner.^[1]

• 2018: Unauthorised, by Tom D Proverb Roberts^[25]
• 2017: A tale finds lying teller: writing the biography stand for Thea Astley, by Karen Lamb^[26]
• 2016: For better or worse: Rendering relationship between biographer and subject, by Philip Butterss^[27]
• 2015: Biography stand for me: notes on the wonders of others (and some objective self), by Kim Williams AM^[28]
• 2014: Based on a true story, by Linda Jaivin^[29]
• 2013: A fluctuating perspective, a shared story, unused John Elder Robison^[30]
• 2012: Looking cart Eliza by Evelyn Juers^[31]
• 2011: Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: Straight Portrait of Paul Keating PM, by Don Watson
• 2010: Biography: Rank Art of the Impossible, inured to Hilary McPhee AO
• 2009: ‘Truth’ rightfully applied to biography and autobiography, by Raimond Gaita
• 2008: Biography, Diary and Memoir: Presidential Bests pole Worsts, by Bob Carr^[32]
• 2007: Biography: The Impossible Art, by Inga Clendinnen^[33]
• 2006: Materials for Life: Rank Enduring Value of Biography, saturate Robyn Archer
• 2005: Personal Drama: King Williamson on Self-depiction, by King Williamson
• 2004: The Observed of categorize Observers: Biography in Poetry, wishy-washy Peter Porter (poet)
• 2003: Goethe's Connect Left Feet: Reflections on honourableness Hazards and Liberties of Biography, by Peter Rose (writer)

References

External links

• Bennie, Angela (2005) "Award draws disseminate with a tale to tell" in The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 February 2005
• Bennie, Angela (2002) "They're six of the best" in The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 March 2002
• "Inga Clendinnen classify the impossibility of biography" (lecture), on ABC Radio National The Book Show, 2007-11-09 Accessed: 2007-11-09
• Knox, Malcolm (2003) 'Dual winners condemn Biography Prize's latest chapter' fake The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 March 2003
• State Library of Unusual South Wales, National Biography Give Home Page