Barbara Ramsden Award


The Barbara Ramsden Award was administered by Fellowship of Australian Writers and awarded annually to an author and editor in recognition of the efforts of both parties to produce a quality fiction or non-fiction book. The winners receive a memorial plaque. It was established in 1971 and was awarded annually until 1992. It was reestablished in 2006 with sponsorship from Society of Editors Inc. The award was named after Australian editor Barbara Ramsden. It was cancelled in 2016.

Award winners

1971

1972

  • J. A. La Nauze and Janet Mackenzie for ''The Making of the Australian Constitution''

1973

1974 (joint winners)

1975 (joint winners)

1977

  • Harry Gordon and Jennifer Cunningham for ''An Eyewitness History of Australia''

1978

  • Alexander Turnbull Yarwood and Carol Bram for ''Samuel Marsden: The Great Survivor''

1979

1980

1981

  • A. W. Martin and Wendy Sutherland for ''Henry Parkes: A Biography''

1982

  • Gavin Souter and Wendy Sutherland for ''Company of Heralds: A century and a half of Australian publishing by John Fairfax Limited and its predecessors, 1831–1981''

1983

1984

1985 (joint winners)

  • Peter Carey and Craig Munro for Illywhacker
  • R. G. Geering for ''Ocean of Story : The Uncollected Stories of Christina Stead''

1986

1987

1988

  • Mark Henshaw, Margit Meinhold and Jackie Yowell for ''Out of the Line of Fire''

1989

1990

1991

1992 (joint winners)

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

  • Jennifer Gall for ''In Bligh's Hand : Surviving the Mutiny on the Bounty''

2012

  • Neil Grant and Jodie Webster for ''The Ink Bridge''

2013

  • Felicity Volk and Emma Rafferty for ''Lightning''

2014

2015

  • Craig Munro and Julia Carlomagno for ''Under Cover : Adventures in the Art of Editing''