The Fair Australia Prize asks writers and artists to imagine a new political agenda for Australia through fiction, essays, poetry and illustrations. Winners are published in Overland. The Prize has a different theme each year.
In June 2019, two new youth categories were added to the prize: 19-30 years of age; and 18 and under.
A full list of categories includes:
Prize winners indexed selectively.
'We are once again pleased to support the Fair Australia Prize, this year co-sponsored by Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, and the newly formed United Workers Union. Members of both the National Union of Workers and United Voice came together to vote for the bigger and stronger union which officially came into being in November this year. Already we have taken action which speaks to the heart of this year’s theme: STRIKE!' (Introduction)
