Submit your entry for the Calibre Essay Prize 2025 by Australian Book Review. It has a prize pool of Rs. 8.6L. Register by Jan 28!
Australian Book Review is an Australian arts and literary review. Created in 1961, ABR is an independent non-profit organisation that publishes articles, reviews, commentaries, essays, and new writing. The aims of the magazine are “to foster high critical standards, to provide an outlet for fine new writing, and to contribute to the preservation of literary values and a full appreciation of Australia’s literary heritage”. Australian Book Review was established by Max Harris and Rosemary Wighton as a monthly journal in Adelaide, Australia, in 1961. In 1971 production was reduced to quarterly releases, and lapsed completely in 1974.
ABR welcomes entries in the 2025 Calibre Essay Prize, worth $10,000. The Calibre Prize is open to all essayists writing in English. We seek essays of between 2,000 and 5,000 words on any subject. They welcome essays of all kinds: personal or political, literary or speculative, traditional or experimental. Founded in 2007, the Calibre Prize is one of the world’s leading prizes for a new non-fiction essay.
To enter the $10,000 Calibre Essay Prize, first create a free ABR account in the New Usersection below, or sign in to your existing account using the Existing User section below. If you are signed in, simply fill out the form below.
Multiple entries are welcome but you will need to enter them separately.
If you have any questions, please refer to the Terms and Conditions and Frequently Asked Questions for more information before contacting them for assistance.
Entries must be a single non-fiction essay of 2,000 to 5,000 words.
Total Prize money: $10,000
Dates: 28 October 2024 – 28 January 2025, 11:59 pm AEST
Judges: Georgina Arnott, Theodore Ell, and Geordie Williamson
Interested participants can register through this link.
The deadline for submission is January 28, 2025.
Contact ABR: email business[at]australianbookreview[dot]com.au or call the ABR office on (03) 9699 8822
