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FINALIST EXHIBIITON – THE ATRIUM, FED SQUARE 3 to 14 NOVEMBER

An exhibition, showcasing the finalists in the Melbourne Prize for Literature 2024 and The Wrtiers Prize 2024, is running at Fed Square between 3 and 14 November. Using QR codes at podiums located in The Atrium at Fed Square, visitors can see interviews with each finalist and obtain the Finalist Catalogue. If you cannot get to the Fed Square exhibition, please click on the links below.

Click here to download the Finalist Catalogue.

Click here to view the interviews with the finalists.

Finalists in the $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Literature 2024 are:

• Patricia Cornelius
• Garry Disher
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• Alexis Wright

Finalists in The Writers Prize 2024, valued at $10,000 are:

• Judith Bishop
• Marika Sosnowski
• Jeff Sparrow
• Carrie Tiffany
• Beau Windon

VOTING NOW OPEN. Click here to cast a vote for a finalist in these two categories to win the Civic Choice Award 2024 – voters have a chance to win a $100 Readings gift voucher.

Recipients of The Falls Creek Writers Residencies 2024 and Civic Choice Award 2024 will be announced on November 14 on this website.

All non-winning finalists receive $1,000, supported by Fed Square.

Click here for the prize categories
Click here for the media release
Click here to cast a vote for the Civic Choice Award 2024
Click here for the judges

Thank you to our 2024 partners and patrons – please see below. 

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Support the annual Melbourne Prize.

The annual Melbourne Prize, which is run by the Melbourne Prize Trust, is funded through public and private sector community investment and we acknowledge and thank all our partners this year who have made it possible to offer the Melbourne Prize for Literature 2024.

Click here to support Melbourne Prize Trust

This year’s design identity and website is made possible by the generous support of the following partners.

PLAYGROUND

Congratulations – Playground has won a GOLD medal in Melbourne Design Awards for ‘Graphic Design – Identity & Branding – Community’ for the Melbourne Prize for Sculpture 2023.

PLAYGROUND studios are a leading Melbourne-based design studio. As a Founding Partner of the annual Melbourne Prize, the studio develops the identity each year for music, literature and (urban) sculpture.

About the 2024 design
The visuals created by PLAYGROUND are inspired by literature as an artform—both in the storytelling and letters themselves. For this year’s design, our creative team have used simple words and letters to create a kaleidoscope of arrangements and shapes, each with a depth and dimension akin to the immersive narratives and sensory experiences of great literature.

THE MIGHTY WONTON

The Mighty Wonton are Founding Partners of the annual Melbourne Prize and have been with the Melbourne Prize Trust since inception. The company develop and manage IT for the Melbourne Prize and together with PLAYGROUND, design and manage the website.