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Awards and fellowships
Queensland Memory Awards
Applications now open. The Queensland Memory Awards are given annually by the Library Board of Queensland to recognise the achievement of excellence in research and the contribution of new knowledge to Queensland’s history. Supported by the Queensland Library Foundation.
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Queensland Literary Awards
The Queensland Literary Awards celebrate and promote outstanding Australian writers.
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Indigenous writing fellowships and editing internships
The black&write! Writing and Editing Project consists of an annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing Fellowship competition and Editing Internships.
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Young Writers Award
The Young Writers Award or YWA is an annual $2,000 short story competition open to Queenslanders aged 18 to 25.
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