Myer Foundation launches stipends for Australian biography writing
The Myer Foundation has launched two stipends valued at $50,000 each to support biography writing in Australia.
The Merlyn Myer Biography Stipend, an initiative of the Sidney Myer Fund, is open to Australian authors engaged in a major biography under commission from an Australian publisher. Commissions must be contracted on or after 1 January 2012, or be currently in discussion.
The foundation is now inviting expressions of interest from author/publisher teams, which are due on 15 March. Applicants that make the shortlist will be invited to submit a full proposal.
A full description of the program and submission guidelines can be found here.
The Myer Foundation was established in 1959 as ‘a way to support initiatives and new opportunities arising from contemporary issues’.
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