The Horne Prize is an Australian award established by Aēsop and The Saturday Paper in 2016 for a literary essay of up to 3000 words on Australian life. The prize is valued at $15,000 (Australian) and named in honour of Donald Horne (1921–2005) in recognition of his contribution to literature and journalism in Australia.[1] The inaugural winner was Anna Spargo-Ryan for The Suicide Gene.[2]
In 2018 a guideline was introduced concerning the need for people from minority groups to tell their own stories. On learning of this restriction two judges, Anna Funder and David Marr resigned from the panel. The restriction was subsequently removed and the closing date for entries extended by one month. The winner was selected by the remaining three judges, Erik Jensen, Suzanne Santos and Marcia Langton.[3]
Award winners
| Year | Author | Title | Judges | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Anna Spargo-Ryan | The Suicide Gene | Erik Jensen, Marcia Langton, David Malouf, David Marr and Suzanne Santos | [2] |
| 2017 | Kerryn Goldsworthy | The Limit of the World | Robyn Davidson, Erik Jensen, Marcia Langton, David Marr and Suzanne Santos | [4] |
| 2018 | Daniel James | Ten More Days | Erik Jensen, Marcia Langton and Suzanne Santos | [5] |
| 2019 | Rachael Lebeter | Diary of a Wildlife Carer | Maddison Connaughton, Anna Krien, Marcia Langton, Nam Le and Suzanne Santos | [6][7] |
| 2020 | Steven Amsterdam | There and Here | Maddison Connaughton, Anna Krien, Nam Le, Suzanne Santos and Tara June Winch | [7][8] |
| 2021 | No award presented | [7] | ||
Shortlists
Winners in bold.
2016[9]
- Chelsea Bond, Mythologies of Aboriginal Culture
- Barry Jones, The Courage Party
- Anna McGahan, Brightness
- Alexandra O’Sullivan, Losing Teeth
- Anna Spargo-Ryan, The Suicide Gene
2017[10]
- Alice Bishop, Coppering
- Kerryn Goldsworthy, The Limit of the World
- Lucas Grainger-Brown, Without Heroes
- Jennifer Mills, Swimming with Aliens
- Sam Watson, Blood on the Boundary
2018[11]
- Melanie Cheng, All the Other Stories
- Claire G. Coleman, After the Grog War
- Joy Goodsell, Domestic Terrorism
- Daniel James, Ten More Days
- Fiona Wright, State Your Intentions
2019[7]
- Claire G. Coleman, Hidden in Plain Sight
- Mick Daley, Up Expletive Hill
- Carly Findlay, In Sickness and In Health
- Rachael Lebeter, Diary of a Wildlife Carer
- Thomas Mayor, A Dream That Cannot Be Denied
2020[7]
- Kgshak Akec, When Deep Roots Unearth
- Steven Amsterdam, There and Here
- Rachel Ang, Magnetic Fields
- Lauren Carroll Harris, Subject Line: The Storyteller
- Melanie Cheng, The Silent Pandemic
- Jessica Friedmann, Water, Everywhere
- Leah Jing McIntosh, An Australian Body
- Atul Joshi, Marsden Park
References
- ^ "The 'Saturday Paper' announces new essay prize". Books+Publishing. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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- ^ "Statement on The Horne Prize" (PDF). The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Goldsworthy wins Horne Prize 2017". Books+Publishing. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "James wins Horne Prize". Books+Publishing. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Lebeter wins Horne Prize 2019 for essay on climate change and biodiversity". Books+Publishing. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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- ^ "The Horne Prize 2020 awarded to Steven Amsterdam" (PDF). The Saturday Paper. 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Inaugural Horne Prize shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Horne Prize 2017 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Horne Prize 2018 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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