VIC:Richest literary prize in Victoria

AAP General News (Australia)
04-22-2011
VIC:Richest literary prize in Victoria

Aspiring writers can now compete for Australia's richest literary prize in Victoria.

The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards will this year offer a total of 225-thousand
dollars .. up 45-thousand dollars since last year .. with more prize money for drama,
poetry and writing for young adults.

Premier TED BAILLIEU says the awards strengthen the government's support for literature
.. backed by the state's City of Literature UNESCO title conferred in 2008.

The awards include categories for fiction .. non-fiction .. drama .. poetry and writing
for young adults.

Entries for the 2011 awards opened this week.

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KEYWORD: LITERARY (MELBOURNE)

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