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2012 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship

The Victorian Writers’ Centre invites writers to apply for a literary fellowship up to the value of $10 000. The Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship has been established to encourage Australian authors to attain a high standard of biography writing and to commemorate the life, ideas and writing of Hazel Rowley (1951–2011).

Any Australian writer of biography is invited to apply; however, the selection criteria extends to include a writer who is working on an aspect of cultural or social history that is compatible with Hazel's interest areas. Preference will be given to those projects that are about ‘risk-taking’ and expanding horizons as well as those that promote discussion of ideas and make a significant contribution to public intellectual life.

The Fellowship will enable a new proposal to be developed or an existing proposal to be further progressed. It may be used to fund research, mentoring or travel, or to progress a manuscript for submission or presentation to potential publishers. The judges will be looking for applicants who demonstrate excellence in the quality of their work, courage and independence of thought in their choice of project, as well as a passionate engagement in the world of ideas and the way people live their lives.

The application process:

Applications are now open and will close 5pm Monday 5 December.
The online application will include:

1. One page CV including your writing record

2. Project Outline: Describe your project and what stage it is at in its development. Please include a timeline, an outline of how the Fellowship will support your project and what you expect to have achieved by the end of the Fellowship (1500 word limit)

3. Support material: This may include an extract from the project or examples of your writing, details of previous publications or expertise in the area in which you are writing (3000 word limit)

4. Budget: a breakdown of what it will cost to complete the project as proposed in your Project Outline.

Hard copy submissions are not eligible.

About Hazel Rowley:

Between 1993 and 2010 Hazel wrote four biographies: Christina Stead: A Biography (1993), Richard Wright: The Life and Times (2001), Tête-à-Tête: The Lives and Loves of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre (2005) and Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage (2010).

“My books are about people who had the courage to break out of their confined world and help others to do the same.”

“I write books to learn, to stretch my horizons. These voyages are full of risk and passion.”

-Hazel Rowley

The Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship supported by the Hazel Rowley Literary Fund;
a sub-fund of Australian Communities Foundation.

Full name*

Home address*

Phone number/s*

Email*

Working title of project*

Or one-line description.

Attach one-page CV*

Including your writing record.

Attach project outline*

Describe your project and what stage it is at in its development. Please include a timeline, an outline of how the Fellowship will support your project and what you
expect to have achieved by the end of the Fellowship. (1500 word limit)

Attach support material*

This may include an extract from the project or examples of your writing, details of previous publications or expertise in the area in which you are writing.
(3000 word limit)

Budget

Please enter costs associated with the fellowship in lines 1-6.
The total amount is not to exceed $10 000.
Please specify particular details for each of the costs you have budgeted for.

eg: Return airfare to Paris
Eight weeks accommodation in the 5th arrondissement of Paris

1. Travel expenses ($)
2. Accommodation ($)
3. Living expenses ($)
4. Research costs ($)
5. Other ($)
6. Other ($)
TOTAL AMOUNT ($):
Details for 1:
Details for 2:
Details for 3:
Details for 4:
Details for 5:
Details for 6:

Professional referees

These referees may be contacted to discuss your writing background.

Reference 1 - Name
- Email
- Phone
Reference 2 - Name
- Email
- Phone

2012 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship

Terms & Conditions

1. Applicants must be 18 or over.

2. Applicants must be Australian citizens (living anywhere) and write in English.

3. The Fellowship will not cover tuition fees.

4. The successful applicant will be notified before the public announcement which will be made in March 2012 at the annual memorial lecture for Hazel Rowley.

5. The successful applicant will enter into an agreement to be negotiated with the Victorian Writers’ Centre and the Hazel Rowley Advisory Committee. The agreement will cover the project timeline, payment schedule and reporting requirements.

6. The Fellowship must be commenced and expended within 12 months of receipt of funds.

7. The Fellowship recipient will be required to complete an artistic and financial report (acquittal).

8. The Fellowship recipient will be asked to provide two copies of any subsequently published biography or work to the Hazel Rowley Literary Fund.

9. The judges’ decision will be final. No correspondence will be entered into.

2012 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship

Full name*

Home address*

Phone number/s*

Email*

Working title of project*

Or one-line description.

Attach one-page CV*

Including your writing record.

Attach project outline*

Describe your project and what stage it is at in its development. Please include a timeline, an outline of how the Fellowship will support your project and what you expect to have achieved by the end of the Fellowship. (1500 word limit)

Attach support material*

This may include an extract from the project or examples of your writing, details of previous publications or expertise in the area in which you are writing. (3000 word limit)

Budget

Please enter costs associated with the fellowship in lines 1-6. The total amount is not to exceed $10 000. Please specify particular details for each of the costs you have budgeted for. eg: Return airfare to Paris Eight weeks accommodation in the 5th arrondissement of Paris

Professional referees

These referees may be contacted to discuss your writing background.

Describe your project and what stage it is at in its development. Please include a timeline, an outline of how the Fellowship will support your project and what you
expect to have achieved by the end of the Fellowship. (1500 word limit)

This may include an extract from the project or examples of your writing, details of previous publications or expertise in the area in which you are writing.
(3000 word limit)

Please enter costs associated with the fellowship in lines 1-6.
The total amount is not to exceed $10 000.
Please specify particular details for each of the costs you have budgeted for.

eg: Return airfare to Paris
Eight weeks accommodation in the 5th arrondissement of Paris