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2009 PASCALL PRIZE FOR CRITICAL WRITING
NOMINATIONS
CLOSE FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2009 The Pascall
Prize is awarded each
year to a critic whose work over the previous 12 to 18 months has
contributed
significantly to public appreciation, enjoyment and understanding of
the area
or areas of the arts in which he or she is involved. The winner of
the Pascall prize is
the Critic of the Year. GUIDELINES The Pascall Prize seeks
annually to
identify and reward a critic whose work:
THE PRIZE The current value of the
Pascall
Prize is $A15,000. It may be spent in any way the winner chooses. A
person may
win the prize only once. ELIGIBILITY Any person currently and
regularly
engaged in the practice of writing or broadcasting critically about any
branch
of the arts is eligible for the Pascall Prize. Work
entered may relate
to any aspect of the creative or performing arts, including so-called
‘popular
culture’. The word ‘arts’ is to be interpreted broadly so as to
include, for
example, radio and television, photography, architecture and food and
wine as
well as literature, visual arts and performing arts. It is
expected that the
winner’s work will be published regularly via print, radio, television
or any other
broadcast media, including the internet. The
winner should have a broad, non-specialist audience. The winner’s
work
should normally be published/broadcast/posted no less frequently than
monthly
and should have appeared on at least 10 occasions in the previous year.
NOMINATION The 2009
Pascall Prize
will be awarded in May 2009. Nominations
close on 20 February, 2009. A critic
may nominate
him or herself, be nominated by his or her editor, or by any member of
the
public. Members of the Pascall Board and of each year’s judging panel
may also
make nominations. However, entry requirements must be fulfilled
completely or
the nomination may be deemed invalid. Nominees or their
nominator must supply the Pascall Board with five copies of no more
than eight
(8) examples of recent work. The most recent piece of work should have been written or
presented no less than three months before the date of entry. The entry must be
accompanied by an
official entry form. The entry form in
pdf format can be requested from the Geraldine Pascall Foundation at asc@aussing.com.au or downloaded
from the
website www.aussing.com.au (press Pascall Prize button). Entry via
email is encouraged.  The Pascall Board will
receive all
nominations and reserves the right to reject any which do not fulfil
the above
criteria. The board reserves the right to select a shortlist of
candidates to
be placed before the judging panel. The Pascall Board will
each year
invite five (5) eminent people to form a selection panel for the Prize.
The panel
will usually include a previous winner of the Pascall Prize. Other members will have demonstrable interest
in and knowledge of the arts. The judges will be
directed to make
their decision on the basis of the work submitted and to choose a
winner currently
and regularly involved in the practice of arts criticism. The winner’s
principal occupation might be other than arts criticism, including more
general
forms of writing or broadcasting about the arts, but the prize is for
work that
offers an opinion on the arts. The Pascall
Prize is not a lifetime achievement award. WINNER’S
OBLIGATIONS The winner will be
notified before
the official announcement and asked to prepare a short acceptance
speech to be
delivered following presentation of the Prize. This address may be
offered to
the media for publication at no fee. It is expected that the
winner will
make him or herself available for interviews on the occasion of winning
the
Prize and, subject to consultation, for other events deemed suitable by
the
board for promotion of the Pascall Prize.
The winner should make
all
reasonable endeavours to be identified as the Pascall Critic of the
Year where
suitable, such as in go-lasts on pieces published in newspapers and
magazines,
or when appearing on radio or television. The Geraldine Pascall Foundation Level 4 Culwulla Chambers, 67 Castlereagh St Sydney 2000 (02) 9231 4293 Fax Number: 9921 8201 or email: asc@aussing.com.au |
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