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The Stanner Award
2013 Stanner Award Open for Submissions; 2011 Winner's Book Launched
On Tuesday 26 June, AIATSIS Principal, Mr Russell Taylor, officially opened the 2013 Stanner Award at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). In conjuction with this launch, UNICEF Australia CEO, Mr Norman Gillespie, officially launched 2011 Winner Dr Hannah McGlade's book, Our Greatest Challenge: Aboriginal children and human rights.
In the word's of the 2011 Stanner Judges, Dr McGlade's book is a 'brave and powerful contribution to understanding a major social evil'. For further information, including sample pages, please see the Aboriginal Studies Press link on the right side of this page.
About the Stanner Award
The Award is open to all Indigenous authors, scholars and academics, however submissions must not have been published previously, or be under consideration by other publishers, or entered in to other awards. Please read the Conditions of Entry and the Entry Form carefully before submitting.
For the purposes of this award, an Indigenous Australian means:
- a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; and
- who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; and
- is accepted as such by the community in which s/he lives or has lived.
Authors’ claims to Indigeneity are to be supported by supplying either:
- a Confirmation of Aboriginality form certified by an Indigenous community organisation where the executive committee is required to be made up of at least 75% Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander membership; OR
- the name and contact details of two authorised referees who can support the author’s claim against the criteria.
The Conditions of Entry and Entry Form contain the further detailed information required to enter, please ensure you read each carefully before submitting. Those entering the award must read and abide by the Conditions of Entry. AIATSIS staff and visiting researchers who meet the above criteria may enter the award. AIATSIS Council and Research Advisory Committee members may not enter the award.
Submissions that don’t meet the conditions will be deemed ineligible.
The prize
- an inscribed statuette,
- publication of the manuscript by Aboriginal Studies Press,
- $5000 prize money,
- mentoring and editorial support (up to 50 hours) to bring the manuscript to a publishable standard, and
- out-of-pocket expenses up to $500.
Deadlines
Entries for the 2013 Stanner Award open on Tuesday 26 June 2012 and close at 5.00 pm EST, Thursday, 31 January 2013.
Enquiries
Please direct any enquiries to Lisa Fuller at Aboriginal Studies Press at lisa.fuller@aiatsis.gov.au or (02) 6246 1192. There are a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in the sidebar, please check that your question isn't already answered there before getting in touch.
Emer. Professor WEH Stanner