Marginalia — The Dorothy Hewett Award

The 2025 Dorothy Hewett Award is opening for submissions

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The 2025 Dorothy Hewett Award is opening for submissions

The 2025 Dorothy Hewett Award is calling for submissions from writers across Australia who have an unpublished manuscript and are seeking publication.

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Interview with Kaya Ortiz, winner of the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award

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Interview with Kaya Ortiz, winner of the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award

UWA Publishing interviews Kaya Ortiz, the winner of the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award for their unpublished poetry collection Past & Parallel Lives.

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Announcing the winner of the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award

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Announcing the winner of the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award

UWA Publishing, with thanks to the Copyright Agency, is excited to be announcing the winner of the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award!

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Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Rhian Healy

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Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Rhian Healy

My Heart is a Plastic Shoe is an unpublished poetry collection centred around the natural world, family bonds and relationships, and is shortlisted for the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award. In this mini-interview, Healy shares what it feels like to be shortlisted and the motivation behind the collection 

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Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Rachel Bowman

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Getting to know 2024 DHA shortlistee, Rachel Bowman

The Fear of Empty Spaces by Rachel Bowman is an unpublished haunting historical novel that is shortlisted for the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award. In this mini-interview, Bowman shares what it feels like to be shortlisted and the challenges of writing historical fiction. 

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