Fogarty Literary Award

The Fogarty Literary Award is an Australian award that was established in December 2018 by Fremantle Press in association with the Fogarty Foundation. It is a biennial award for an unpublished manuscript by a Western Australian writer aged 18 to 35 valued at AU$20,000. In addition, the winning author receives a publishing contract for their manuscript.[1]

Award winners

Year Title Author References
2019 "The History of Mischief" Rebecca Higgie [2]
2021 "The Glass House" Brooke Dunnell [3]
2023 "The Skeleton House" Katherine Allum [4]
2025 "Glimmers in the Sea Glass" Chuckie Raven [5]

Shortlists

2019

  • "Where the Line Breaks" by Michael Peregrine Burrows[6]
  • "The History of Mischief" by Rebecca Higgie[2]
  • "The Last Bookstore" by Emma Young[6]

2021

  • "The Glass House" by Brooke Dunnell[3]
  • "A Horse Held at Gunpoint" by Patrick Marlborough[7]
  • "Old Boy" by Georgia Tree[7]

2023

  • "The Skeleton House" by Katherine Allum[8]
  • "The Anatomy of Witchcraft" by Prema Arasu[8]
  • "Jasper Cliff" by Josh Kemp[8]
  • "Nock Loose" by Patrick Marlborough[8]
  • "A Wreck of Seabirds" by Karleah Olson[8]
  • "The Dreamers" by Emily Paull[8]

2025

  • "Glimmers in the Sea Glass" by Chuckie Raven[5]
  • "Boy Friends" by Seth Malacari[9]
  • "Out There, In Here" by Jessica Baker[9]
  • "Wreckage" by Serena Moss.[9]

References

  1. ^ "$20k unpublished manuscript award launched for WA young writer". Books+Publishing. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Higgie wins inaugural Fogarty Literary Award for "The History of Mischief"". Books+Publishing. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Dunnell wins Fogarty Literary Award for "The Glass House"". Books+Publishing. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Allum wins 2023 Fogarty Literary Award for 'The Skeleton House'". Books+Publishing. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Raven wins 2025 Fogarty Literary Award for 'Glimmers in the Sea Glass'". Books+Publishing. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Shortlist announced for inaugural Fogarty Literary Award". Books+Publishing. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Fogarty Literary Award shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Fogarty Literary Award shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "Fogarty Literary Award 2025 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.