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Announcing: Human Rights Essay Prize

The Portside Review Human Rights Essay Prize is open to local, national and international writers.  

April 9, 2024

Centre for Stories is thrilled to announce the establishment of a new prize, the Portside Review Human Rights Essay Prize open to local, national and international writers.  

The Portside Review Human Rights Essay Prize is a new international prize funded by Centre for Stories’ Founder’s Circle and Centre for Stories’ esteemed donors Baden Offord, Christopher MacFarlane and John Ryan.

Celebrating writing excellence, a selection of ten shortlisted essays will be published in a special edition of Portside Review in 2024. The winner will receive a prize of AUD $5,000 and a round trip to Perth, Western Australia to lecture on the essay’s theme and/or run workshops in the second half of 2024.

First Place: AUD $5,000
Second Place: AUD $1,000
Shortlisted essays: AUD $250

Head to Portside Review’s website to find out more about the prize, guidelines and submission dates.

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We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land the Centre for Stories is located on, the Whadjuk people. We respect their culture and the continuing contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.