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<p class=BodyText-Caslon align=left style='text-align:left;text-indent:0cm'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>$3000 YOUNG WRITERS
PRIZE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=BodyText-Caslon align=left style='text-align:left;text-indent:0cm'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=BodyText-Caslon align=left style='text-align:left;text-indent:0cm'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Young writers
across Australia are invited to enter the first <i>Young Calibre Prize</i>,
presented by <i>Australian Book Review</i> and Copyright Agency Limited.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=BodyText-Caslon align=left style='text-align:left;text-indent:0cm'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=BodyText-Caslon align=left style='text-align:left;text-indent:0cm'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The prize is for an
outstanding piece of <b>imaginative non-fiction</b>, of length <b>1000–3000
words</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=BodyText-Caslon align=left style='text-align:left;text-indent:0cm'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=BodyText-Caslon align=left style='text-align:left;text-indent:0cm'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>First prize is <b>$3000</b>
plus <b>publication</b> in Australia’s leading literary review, <i>Australian
Book Review</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=BodyText-Caslon align=left style='text-align:left;text-indent:0cm'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=BodyText-Caslon align=left style='text-align:left;text-indent:0cm'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>This is an
unprecedented opportunity for young writers to gain national recognition<i>.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class=BodyText-Caslon align=left style='text-align:left;text-indent:0cm'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=BodyText-Caslon align=left style='text-align:left;text-indent:0cm'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Teachers note: </span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Writing an entry
for <i>Young Calibre</i> is the perfect writing task for students. Incorporate <i>Young
Calibre</i> into your teaching of biography, historical narrative, journalism
and cultural studies, and encourage students to enter their class work into the
competition. Students unfamiliar with the personal essay form will be excited
to discover Tom Wolfe and American Gonzo, Helen Garner’s <i>The Feel of
Steel</i>, <i>Quarterly Essay</i> and other popular examples for the first
time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>What are some suggested
subjects?</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>
Original thoughts on any life subject<br>
Books and writing<br>
Art and music<br>
Journeys and travel<br>
History and the future<br>
Environmental issues<br>
Study and education<br>
Work and unemployment<br>
Politics and economics<br>
Popular and unpopular culture<br>
Media and technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=BodyText-Caslon align=left style='text-align:left;text-indent:0cm'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>‘</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.2pt'>What
a prize! What an incentive! I’ll be promoting the Young Calibre to all my
writing students. Thanks, <i>ABR</i>, for this wonderful encouragement of
youthful creativity and passion.’ <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=BodyText-Caslon align=left style='text-align:left;text-indent:0cm'><i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dr Ruth Starke,
Writer-in-Residence, Flinders University</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.2pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Guidelines and application form are now available on the <i>ABR</i>
website: <a href="http://www.australianbookreview.com.au"
title="blocked::http://www.australianbookreview.com.au/">www.australianbookreview.com.au</a><span
style='color:black'>.</span> Entrants must live in Australia or be Australian
citizens living overseas. Multiple entries are permitted, and all writing will
be judged anonymously.<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>Entries can range
from 1000 words to 3000 words<span style='color:black'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Closing date for entries is 1 December 2009.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Mark Gomes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Assistant Editor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>Australian Book Review<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>PO Box 2320, Richmond South VIC 3121<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>T: (03) 9429 6700 F: (03) 9429 2288<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>www.australianbookreview.com.au<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Join <i>ABR</i>'s complimentary e-news list today. Simply
e-mail abr@vicnet.net.au with 'e-news' in the heading.<o:p></o:p></p>
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