The Rolex Mentor and Protege Art Initiative
Subcategory of Awards International Awards
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Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2008

Tara June Winch For a mentorship with Nigerian writer, and Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka.

Year: 2002

Julia Leigh Mentorship with Toni Morrison

Works About this Award

African Mentor for Tara June Winch 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Artery , Winter no. 7 2008; (p. 13)
The Face : Tara June Winch : Writer, Literacy Campaigner Jane Cornwell , 2008 single work biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 June 2008; (p. 3)

This profile of Tara June Winch discusses her Rolex Mentorship, her personal history, and Swallow the Air.

Nobel Laureate Winches Writer into Limelight Erik Jensen , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 May 2008; (p. 7)
Indigenous Writer Makes Short List for Coveted Prize Jennifer Moran , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 April 2008; (p. 5)
Someone to Watch Over Me Rosemary Neill , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 December 2005; (p. 6)
Neill talks with Julia Leigh about the impact of Leigh's mentoring relationship with American writer, Toni Morrison, and Leigh's future writing and career plans.
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