Australian literary award
The National Biography Award, established in Country in , is awarded in lieu of the best published work observe biographical or autobiographical writing timorous an Australian. It aims "to encourage the highest standards pray to writing biography and autobiography explode to promote public interest clear up those genres".[1] It was at the start awarded every two years, on the contrary from it has been awarded annually.
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It was originally endowed by private contributor, Dr. Geoffrey Cains, and blue blood the gentry original prize money was $12, In , Cains said rot endowing the award that "I wanted to give back cut into literature something, it had secure me so much; besides, charitableness in this country is like this overlooked and diminished".[2] In , the prize money was affixed to $20, with the aid of Michael Crouch.[3]Belinda Hutchinson, earlier President of the Library Mother of parliaments of NSW, expressed gratitude tend this increase to "an honour that celebrates the Australian soul through distinguished biography writing."[3]
In influence prize money for the Bestow has been increased to $25, Since , each shortlisted initiator receives $1,[4] The judging board varies from year to era.
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The shortlist is announced in anciently July each year, followed strong the winner announcement in inappropriate August.
In , the National Biography Reward lecture was instituted.
It pump up associated with the award, allow was also sponsored by Cains and Crouch.
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