Literature - February-March 2008

This report summarises the outcomes of the meeting of the Australia Council's literature board held on 28-30 April 2008.

To find out more about how the Australia Council assesses grant applications, read our information for applicants.

Chair’s report

At our first meeting for the year, the literature board was proud to support a number of excellent writing projects under the write in your face initiative, which is aimed at young writers age 30 or under. This initiative supports writers to work innovatively with language and the creative process, with an emphasis on collaboration and multi-media projects.
The quality of proposals received this year was again very high and of the forty-five proposals under consideration, 14 of these were supported. The Board was especially pleased to support projects with a publication or performance outcome, in particular, Daniel Burt (Vic) to create Three Day Growth, a cross-platform comedy series for radio, TV, and the internet;  Daniel Collins, Sam Twyford-Moore and Elena Williams for the anthology, The Best Australian Young Writers 2008; and the creation of the play, Anti-Clockwise by Aedan Whyatt, which seeks to challenge traditional theatrical presentation.

On behalf of the Board, I congratulate all successful applicants and wish you every success with your project.

Imre Salusinszky

Grants list

Write in your face - closing date 1 February 2008

Banstown Youth Development Service Inc NSW $7,500
Towards a series of workshops and recorded reading by the Western Sydney Young Writers Project

Burt, Daniel VIC $8,000
Towards the creation of a cross-platform comedy series (Three Day Growth)

Daniel Collins, Sam Twyford-Moore & Elena Williams NSW $8,000
Towards the publication of a literary anthology (The Best Australian Young Writers 2008)

Gray Ruby Productions WA  $8,000
Towards the development of a performance work (Core)

JUTE Young and Emerging Playwrights Cohort QLD $8,000
Towards the creative development of a new collaborative theatre work (Two Hundred Ks)

Jamie Breen WA  $6,730
Towards the creation of an animated series for the internet (Jericho)

Jervis-Read, Jane VIC  $8,000
Towards the final draft of a novel (Photosynthesis)

Lee, Michele  VIC  $7,960
Towards the development of a performance work (In Refuge) 

Lemon, Geoffrey VIC $8,000
Towards the publication of a mini-magazine (The Blue Velvet Mini-Mag)

Love Is My Velocity Pty Ltd WA $8,000
Towards the publication of a magazine (Avenger)

Platform Youth Theatre Inc VIC $7,000
Towards the development of a performance work (Death)

Queensland Artworkers Alliance Inc QLD  $8,000
Towards fares and fees for critical writing workshop and resulting publication (Eat Your Words)

Sunday Drivers Press VIC  $6,500
Towards the creation of a website (Sunday Drivers Press)

Whyatt, Aedan ACT  $4,500
Towards the creation of a play (Anti-Clockwise)

Woulahan, Sarah-Jane  VIC  $8,000
Towards the creation of a website (MiniTru)  
     
Grants this round: 14
Amount approved: $104,690
  

Breaking new ground - closing date 7 March 2008

Carey, Gabrielle NSW $40,000

Dell'oso, Anna-Maria NSW $40,000

Jaivin, Linda NSW $40,000 

Kennedy, Cate VIC $40,000

Metzenthen, David VIC $40,000

Scott, John NSW $40,000  

Grants this round: 6
Amount Approved: $240,000.00 

Presentation and promotion (promotion) out of time 

Swedish Writers' Union INTL $9,744
Towards fares, fees & expenses for Shaun Tan & Alexis Wright to attend WALTIC 2008.

Grants this round: 1
Amount approved: $9,744  

Total grants: 21
Total amount approved: $354,434  

Attendees

Board members: Imre Salusinszky NSW (chair), Peter Holbrook QLD, Ann Galbally VIC, Jack Hibberd VIC, Nicholas Jose SA

Peers: Anwyn Crawford NSW (youth and new media) and James Roy NSW (young adult fiction)