Memorial Lectures and Fellowship announcement events
2023 Fellowship announcement on 8 March, with Ann-Marie Priest giving the Hazel Rowley memorial lecture on Australian poet Gwen Harwood at Adelaide Writers’ Week. The 2023 fellowship winner was Diane Bell and a Highly Commended award went to Carolyn Dowley.
![]() Ann-Marie Priest |
![]() Diane Bell, Della Rowley, Carolyn Dowley |
![]() Aunty Ellen Trevorrow, Diane Bell, Aunty Margaret Alleyn (née Rankine) |
2022 Fellowship announcement on 2 March, at the ‘Writing Yourself into the Story’ panel discussion at the Wheeler Centre, Melbourne with Jeff Sparrow, Eleanor Hogan and Yves Rees. The 2022 fellowship winner was Naomi Parry Duncan and a Highly Commended award went to Sylvia Martin.
![]() Jeff Sparrow, Eleanor Hogan, Yves Rees |
![]() Naomi Parry Duncan |
![]() Della Rowley, Naomi Parry Duncan, Sylvia Martin |
2021 Fellowship announcement on 3 March, with Jacqueline Kent giving the 2021 Hazel Rowley memorial lecture at Adelaide Writers’ Week.
The 2021 fellowship winner was Mandy Sayer.
![]() Jacqueline Kent |
![]() Jacqueline Kent, Mandy Sayer |
![]() Della Rowley, Mandy Sayer (holding Hazel’s Richard Wright book) |
2020 Fellowship announcement due to be held on 20 March at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 2020 fellowship winner was Lance Richardson and a Highly Commended Award went to Gabrielle Carey.
![]() Lance Richardson |
![]() Gabrielle Carey
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2019 Fellowship announcement on 4 March, with Maria Tumarkin giving the 2019 Hazel Rowley memorial lecture at Adelaide Writers’ Week.
The 2019 fellowship winner was Eleanor Hogan.
![]() Maria Tumarkin |
![]() Eleanor Hogan |
![]() Eleanor Hogan, Maria Tumarkin, Della Rowley |
2018 Fellowship announcement on 8 March, with Jenny Hocking giving the 2018 Hazel Rowley memorial lecture on ‘The Politics of Biography’.
The 2018 fellowship winner was Jacqueline Kent and a special award went to Drusilla Modjeska.
![]() Jacqueline Kent, Drusilla Modjeska |
![]() Arnold Zable, Lynn Buchanan, Drusilla Modjeska, Della Rowley, Jacqueline Kent, Irene Tomaszewski |
![]() Jenny Hocking |
2017 Fellowship announcement at Adelaide Writers’ Week, 9 March, with Maxine Beneba Clarke giving the 2017 Hazel Rowley memorial lecture. The 2017 fellowship winner was Ann-Marie Priest and a highly-commended award went to Suzanne Spunner.
![]() Suzanne Spunner, Ann-Marie Priest, Maxine Beneba Clarke |
![]() Maxine Beneba Clarke |
![]() Ann-Marie Priest |
2016 Fellowship announcement at the ‘Art of Biography’ panel discussion at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne on 9 March. The 2016 Fellowship winner was Matthew Lamb.
![]() Janine Burke, Stephany Steggall, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Caroline Baum |
![]() Janine Burke, Caroline Baum, Stephany Steggall, Maxine Beneba Clarke |
![]() Della Rowley, Matthew Lamb |
2015 Fellowship announcement at Adelaide Writers’ Week, 4 March, with David Marr giving the Hazel Rowley memorial lecture. The 2015 Fellowship winner was Caroline Baum.
![]() Caroline Baum, David Marr, Della Rowley |
![]() Audience at Writers’ Week |
![]() Crowd at Writers’ Week |
2014 Fellowship announcement at the Writers Victoria Biography Salon, with Janine Burke and Jim Davidson, 11 March in Melbourne. The 2014 Fellowship winner was Maxine Beneba Clarke.
![]() Maxine Beneba Clarke, Mary Hoban |
![]() Maxine Beneba Clarke, Della Rowley |
![]() Janine Burke, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Della Rowley, Jim Davidson |
2013 Fellowship announcement at Adelaide Writers’ Week, 6 March, with Alex Miller giving the Hazel Rowley memorial lecture. The 2013 Fellowship winner was Stephany Evans Steggall.
![]() Alex Miller, Della Rowley, Stephany Steggall |
![]() Alex Miller |
![]() Stephany Steggall |
2012 Fellowship announcement at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne, 14 March, following a panel discussion with Alex Miller and Jim Davidson about biography and writing. The 2012 Fellowship winner was Mary Hoban.
![]() Della Rowley, Mary Hoban, Lynn Buchanan, Irene Tomaszewski |
![]() Jim Davidson, Alex Miller, Fiona Gruber (MC) |
![]() Mary Hoban |