Horne Prize

The Horne Prize is an Australian award established by Aēsop and The Saturday Paper in 2016 for a literary essay of up to 3000 words on Australian life. The prize is valued at $15,000 (Australian) and named in honour of Donald Horne (1921–2005) in recognition of his contribution to literature and journalism in Australia.[1] The inaugural winner was Anna Spargo-Ryan for The Suicide Gene.[2]

In 2018 a guideline was introduced concerning the need for people from minority groups to tell their own stories. On learning of this restriction two judges, Anna Funder and David Marr resigned from the panel. The restriction was subsequently removed and the closing date for entries extended by one month. The winner was selected by the remaining three judges, Erik Jensen, Suzanne Santos and Marcia Langton.[3]

Award winners
Year Author Title Judges Reference
2016 Anna Spargo-Ryan The Suicide Gene Erik Jensen, Suzanne Santos, Marcia Langton, David Malouf and David Marr [2]
2017 Kerryn Goldsworthy The Limit of the World Erik Jensen, Suzanne Santos, Robyn Davidson, Marcia Langton and David Marr [4]
2018 Daniel James Ten More Days Erik Jensen, Suzanne Santos and Marcia Langton [5]
2019 Rachael Lebeter Diary of a Wildlife Carer Maddison Connaughton, Suzanne Santos, Marcia Langton, Anna Krien and Nam Le [6][7]

Shortlists

Winners in bold.

2016[8]

  • Chelsea Bond, Mythologies of Aboriginal Culture
  • Barry Jones, The Courage Party
  • Anna McGahan, Brightness
  • Alexandra O’Sullivan, Losing Teeth
  • Anna Spargo-Ryan, The Suicide Gene

2017[9]

2018[10]

2019[7]

  • Claire G. Coleman, Hidden in Plain Sight
  • Mick Daley, Up Expletive Hill
  • Carly Findlay, In Sickness and In Health
  • Rachael Lebeter, Diary of a Wildlife Carer
  • Thomas Mayor, A Dream That Cannot Be Denied

References
  1. "The 'Saturday Paper' announces new essay prize". Books+Publishing. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. "The Horne Prize". The Horne Prize. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. "Statement on The Horne Prize" (PDF). The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. "Goldsworthy wins Horne Prize 2017". Books+Publishing. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  5. "James wins Horne Prize". Books+Publishing. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. "Lebeter wins Horne Prize 2019 for essay on climate change and biodiversity". Books+Publishing. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  7. "The Horne Prize". The Horne Prize. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  8. "Inaugural Horne Prize shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  9. "Horne Prize 2017 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  10. "Horne Prize 2018 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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