Writers, literary orgs among latest OzCo funding recipients

Twenty-five writers and literary organisations are among the recipients of the latest Australia Council grants round, which awarded $5.8 million to 192 projects.

Grants in the literature category were worth a total of $827,983.

There were 16 recipients of grants for arts projects for individuals and groups in the literature category:

• Ivy Alvarez ($50,000)
• David Sornig ($50,000)
• Michelle Cahill ($30,000)
• Sofie Laguna ($25,000)
• Megan McKinlay ($34,800)
• Naomi Parry ($19,480)
• Shokoofeh Azar ($30,000)
• Peter Jonsberg ($50,000)
• Melissa Keil ($30,000)
• Jane Harrison ($46,625)
• Brooke Davis ($34,940)
• Taku Mbudzi ($19,965)
• Peter Boyce ($40,000)
• Eva Hornung ($40,000)
• Jessica Wilkinson ($28,308)
• Edoardo Crismani ($40,270)

Five organisations received arts project funding:

• Cordite Publishing ($61,200)
• Peril Magazine ($11,870)
• Library Board of Queensland ($55,940)
• Kill Your Darlings Pty Ltd ($33,250)
• TLB Society Inc ($37,370).

Four career development grants were also awarded:

• Lucy Nelson ($6220)
• Mireille Juchau ($7147)
• ‘On the Run’ crime writing tour (Sulari Gentill, Robert Gott, Jock Serong and Emma Viskic) ($25,000)
• Mary Anne Butler ($20,598).

The Australia Council received a total of 1367 applications. To see the full list of recipients, click here.

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