The 2020 Daisy Utemorrah Award is now open for entries!
The Daisy Utemorrah Award is for an unpublished manuscript of junior or YA fiction. The Award is open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples currently living in Australia. Generously supported by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund and the State Government of Western Australia, the winner of the award receives $15,000 and a publishing contract with Magabala Books.
Published and unpublished Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers of all ages are eligible to enter with works of junior or YA fiction.
For award details and to apply, please download the Guidelines and Entry Form
Applications close on 30 April 2020
Any queries please contact our Project Officer, Kate Rendell [email protected] or call Magabala Books (08) 9192 1991
Magabala Books are proud to present the Daisy Utemorrah Award as part of the WA Premier’s Books Awards. The winning author will be awarded at a ceremony at the State Library of Western Australia in July 2020.