Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Prize That Wasn't Leaves Bearer of Gifts Eating His Words
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Jason Steger reports that James Ley was inadvertently contacted by Roland Gridiger, chairman of the Geraldine Pascall Foundation, to inform Ley that he had won the 2012 Geraldine Pascall Prize for Literary Writing. Gridiger phoned Ley to apologise for the mistake as soon as it was discovered.

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Alternative title: Phone Call to Critic a Prize Mistake
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    y separately published work icon The Saturday Age 28 April 2012 Z1857333 2012 newspaper issue 2012 pg. 5
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    y separately published work icon The Sydney Morning Herald 28-29 April 2012 Z1857556 2012 newspaper issue 2012 pg. 5
    Note: With title: Phone Call to Critic a Prize Mistake
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