The Voiceless Writing Prize
Subcategory of Awards — Australian Awards
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History

The Voiceless Writing Prize was chosen by a judging panel and chaired by Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee. The competition was open to Australian citizens aged 18 years and over.
The aim of the prize was to be a 'natural vehicle to promote understanding of the relationship between humans and animals, the ethical treatment of animals and animal sentience.' (The Sydney Morning Herald 12 December 2011 p10)

Notes

  • The Voiceless Writing Prize is designed to advance public understanding of animal sentience, human - animal relationships and the ethical treatment of animals. Open to Australian citizens 18 and over, the Prize invites fiction and non-fiction pieces of 5-10,000 words, published or unpublished. Entries must focus on animals produced for food or found in the Australian environment.

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2012

joint winner Kangaroo Craig Simpson , 2012 single work essay
— Appears in: The 2013 Voiceless Anthology 2012; (p. 156-173)
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Works About this Award

Judge a Book Not by Its Cover But the Impact of Its Pages Steve Meacham , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 December 2011; (p. 11) Literature has a long history of educating the public and bringing about social change. Steve Meacham reports.
Getting the Message across to the Public Peta Doherty , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 December 2011; (p. 11) Media prizes are a way for Voiceless to reward journalists who foster debate about animal welfare, writes Peta Doherty.
A Late-Life Epiphany Lynne Dwyer , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 December 2011; (p. 11) Michael Kirby is a new — and passionate — convert to the animal rights cause, writes Lynne Dwyer.
Childhood Realisation That Led to a Powerful Lobby for Change Lynne Dwyer , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 December 2011; (p. 10)
Stars Take Stand Against Suffering Matthew Benns , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 December 2011; (p. 10) From actors to politicians and doctors, a host of high-flyers have lent their names to the cause, writes Matthew Benns.
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