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History
The Melbourne Centenary Competition opened in 1933 with winners announced in 1934. The novel prize of £200 was offered by Mrs James Dyer. Conditions were that the novel be written by an Australian born writer, and should be of 60,000 to 100,000 words with no restriction as to subject. The winning novel would also be first published in Australia.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 1934
winner The Seahawk 1934 single work short story
— Appears in: Sea and Spinifex 1934; (p. 9-31) Short story sectionjoint winner y
Karangi
1934
single work
novel
winner (Poem) Melbourne and Memory Ode to Melbourne and Memory 1934 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Melbourne Odes 1934; (p. 13-17) All About Books , 12 October vol. 6 no. 10 1934; (p. 191) Australian Pavements : An Urban Anthology 1964; (p. 42-43)joint winner y
The Swayne Family
Sydney
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Angus and Robertson
,
1934
Z98946
1934
single work
novel
The prize was shared with Frederick Hibble's novel, Karangi.
Works About this Award
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Untitled 1934 single work column
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 1 December 1934; (p. 15) On Palmer's being awarded the Melbourne Centenary Competition. The prize of 200 pounds was shared with Frederick Hibble. -
Centenary Prize Novel Competition 1933 single work column
— Appears in: All About Books , 14 August vol. 5 no. 8 1933; (p. 123) -
Melbourne Centenary and Literature 1933 single work column
— Appears in: All About Books , 14 August vol. 5 no. 8 1933; (p. 123)
