Past winners of the Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript
Dorothy Hewett (1923-2002) is considered one of Australia’s leading writers whose work captures and disrupts ideas of normalcy in twentieth century Australian culture. As a staunch feminist and, for a long time, a communist, Hewett gave voice to the marginalised. In 1986, Hewett was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her services to literature. Hewett won the Western Australian Premier’s Poetry Award in 1994 and 1995 for her collections Peninsula and Collected Poems: 1940-1995.
2022
Winner announced - Media release
2021
Winner announced - Media release
2020
Winner announced - Media release
2019
The Dorothy Hewett Award expands and announces new judge
2018
The Monthly partners with the Dorothy Hewett Award
In 2017 we chose to align the award with the year of announcement.
2016
2015
Extinctions WINS the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award!
Extinctions Longlisted for the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award!
