What Australian authors need to know about grants, residencies and awards

Episode 1 • March 12, 2019 • 00:36:01
What Australian authors need to know about grants, residencies and awards
The Fremantle Press Podcast
What Australian authors need to know about grants, residencies and awards

Mar 12 2019 | 00:36:01

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Hosted By

Claire Miller Helen Milroy Georgia Richter Brooke Dunnell

Show Notes

A must-listen episode of the Fremantle Press Podcast for all authors: whether just starting out, emerging or established. Recorded live at The Business of Being a Writer event at Perth Festival Writers Week, Fremantle Press publisher Georgia Richter gets insider tips on applying for grants, funding residencies and entering awards from a panel of experts. Her guests are award-winning authors Gail Jones and Alice Nelson, and Australia Council Director of Literature Wenona Byrne.
 
Music: Letter to a Daughter of St George, from the Meat Lunch E.P: Songs from Floaters. Written by Alan Fyfe. Performed by Trevor Bentley (guitar and vocals - @trevormb) and Chris Parkinson (harmonica). Produced by Blake Carnaby of Nuglife studios (www.facebook.com/nuglifestudios/) with impresario work by Benjamin P Newton.
Podcast editor: Claire Miller
Mastered by: Aidan d’Adhemar
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