Write It! Fellowship
or Penguin Random House Write It Fellowship
Subcategory of Awards Australian Awards
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History

The Penguin Random House Write It! Fellowship was established in 2019 to 'find, nurture and develop unpublished writers across all genres, with a a focus on under-represented sections of our community', including: 'writers from a socio-economically marginalised background, LGBTQ+, Indigenous or CALD writers, or writers with a disability.'

History Source: https://www.penguin.com.au/news/2301-write-it-fellowship-recipients-2019

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2023

recipient Emily Tran for 'In Pursuit of a Diamond'.
recipient Andrew John for 'The Rianbow Serpent'.
recipient Victoria Bassett-Wilton for 'Esther'.
recipient Nadine Story for 'Dorris'.

Year: 2021

recipient Erin Riley for 'Wrestling with Feelings'.
recipient Gwen Luscombe for 'A Peacock Slumber'.
recipient Lyn Dickens for 'Intertidal'.
recipient Melanie Saward for 'Barks and the City'.

Year: 2019

recipient Annie McCann for unpublished manuscript 'Napak Tilas'.
recipient K. L. Webber for unpublished manuscript 'Portrait of a Childless Couple'.
recipient Ayesha Inoon for the unpublished manuscript 'The Girl Who Couldn't Drive'.
recipient Sydney Khoo for unpublished manuscript 'The Spider and Her Demons'.
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