Inaugural Tas Writers and Illustrators Mentorship program recipients announced
Arts Tasmania and the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) have announced the recipients of the inaugural Tasmanian Writers and Illustrators Mentorship program.
The 20 recipients are:
Children’s
- Amy Genford
- Nicole Gill
- Rodney O’Keefe
- Lyndon Riggall
Picture book illustration
- Fiona Levings
Young adult
- Wendy Newton
- Sarah White
Fiction
- Colette Horrocks
- Alena Hrasky
- Hannah Warwarek
- Romy Tara Wenzel
- Sharon Kent
- Nadia Mahjouri
- Brigita Ozolins
- Zane Pinner
- Leigh Swinbourne
Narrative nonfiction
- Linda Cockburn
- Jane Deeth
Poetry
- Eva Hale
Graphic novels
- Ben Lambert.
Announced earlier this year, the mentorship program was developed to cultivate literary talent in Tasmania. Mentees each receive 20 hours of one-on-one mentoring, a $500 honorarium, and a ticket to the ASA’s Pitch Perfect professional development program, among other benefits.
Tasmanian Minister for the Arts Elise Archer said, ‘Our government is continuing to provide our artists with more opportunities to grow their talents. Through this program, 20 talented Tasmanian authors will be nurtured through the publication process, providing invaluable guidance to many in our literary sector, expanding local knowledge, and strengthening Tasmania’s connections to the national publishing network.’
The mentorship recipients were selected by a panel of assessors consisting of Adolfo Aranjuez, Christina Booth, Kate Gordon, Alexandra Payne and Kate Ryan.
For more information about this year’s mentees, and to read the assessors’ comments, see the ASA website.
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