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Australia Council latest funding announced

22 June 2022   Books+Publishing
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The Australia Council has announced its latest round of funding, with $11.9 million going to 283 creative projects and activities.

‘This investment will support diverse, impactful projects for the benefit of audiences right across Australia,’ said Australia Council executive director for arts investment Alice Nash. ‘It is also promising to see a strong rebound of international arts and cultural activity aligned with the return of international travel. There are also several important projects supporting resilience, recovery, and mental wellbeing following times of crisis.’

Funding allocated to literature-related organisations and individuals includes:

Sector development

  • Australian Publishers Association ($10,000)
  • Byron Writers Festival ($6050)
  • Hardie Grant Publishing ($8100)
  • Sydney Writers’ Festival ($5100)

Organisations

  • Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation ($52,500)
  • Australian Poetry ($60,890)
  • Centre for Stories ($78,978)
  • Cordite Publishing ($58,000)
  • Fremantle Press ($24,695)
  • Kill Your Darlings ($41,900)
  • Melbourne University Publishing ($56,190)
  • Melbourne Writers’ Festival ($60,000)
  • Story Factory Incorporated ($36,151)
  • Westerly (University of Western Australia) ($34,912)

First Nations

  • Claire G Coleman ($49,500)
  • Mykaela Saunders ($10,000)

Individuals and groups

  • Alison Entrekin ($50,000)
  • Amanda Niehaus (for Science Write Now) ($47,441)
  • Amaryllis Gacioppo ($31,390)
  • Anne-Marie Te Whiu ($28,000)
  • Beau Windon ($47,190)
  • Bobuq Sayed ($42,500)
  • Carrie-Louise Tiffany ($50,000)
  • David Wright ($20,914)
  • Eda Gunaydin ($24,000)
  • Ella Jeffery ($30,750)
  • Ellena Savage ($50,000)
  • Hakea Hustler-Sweeney (for Hakea Hustler and Carl Merrison) ($47,990)
  • Jessica Au ($46,499)
  • Jessica Wilkinson (for Jessica Wilkinson & Cassandra Atherton) ($48,005)
  • Joanna Lamb (for EnQueer – Sydney Queer Writers’ Festival) ($20,000)
  • Johanna Bell ($29,500)
  • Karen Wyld ($47,230)
  • Kate Burt ($15,980)
  • Kris Kneen ($50,000)
  • Laura McKay ($45,290)
  • Laurie Steed ($17,900)
  • Laurel May ($36,000)
  • Madeleine Watts ($42,314)
  • Matthew Lamb Literature ($50,000)
  • Mike Lucas (for Adelaide Festival of Children’s Books) ($12,840)
  • Ozge Sevindik Alkan (for The Right Pen Collective) ($20,000)
  • Paul Dalla Rosa ($40,411)
  • Peter Jonsberg ($50,000)
  • Pooja Biswas ($30,000)
  • Robert Lukins ($34,500)
  • Sara Saleh ($37,440)
  • Sarah Firth ($50,000)
  • Saskia Beudel ($48,420)
  • Simmone Howell ($40,000)
  • Winnie Dunn ($32,760)
  • Zoe Holman ($19,000).

The Australia Council received a total of 1119 eligible applications in this round, spanning Literature, Music, Dance, Theatre, Visual Arts, First Nations Arts, Multi-art form practice, Community Arts and Cultural Development, and Emerging and Experimental Arts.

For the full list of recently funded grants, see the Australia Council website.

 

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