Peter Blazey Fellowship

The Peter Blazey Fellowship in an Australian literary award, in honour of the life and work of Peter Bradford Blazey (1939-1997).[1]

Establishment of Fellowship

The Fellowship was established by Clive Blazey and Tim Herbert, respectively, brother and partner to Peter Blazey, to honour his life and work, as a journalist, author and gay activist.[2] The Fellowship was launched by the Hon. Justice Michael Kirby at the Australia Centre, in Melbourne, on 30 April 2004.[3]

Nature of Fellowship

The Fellowship is awarded annually to writers in the non-fiction fields of biography, autobiography and life-writing, and is intended to further a work in progress.[4] The Fellowship comprises a monetary prize and a one-month writing residence with the Australia Centre, within the University of Melbourne.

References

  1. AustLit Biography. http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A7191. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. Australia Centre website. http://australian-centre.unimelb.edu.au/prizes/blazey. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. Transcript of Speech from the Hon. Justice Michael Kirby. www.michaelkirby.com.au/.../1950-BLAZEY_FELLOWSHIP_MAY_2004.doc. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. Australia Centre website. http://australian-centre.unimelb.edu.au/prizes/blazey. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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