Fogarty Literary Award


The Fogarty Literary Award is an Australian award that was established in December 2018 by Fremantle Press in association with the Fogarty Foundation. It is a biennial award for an unpublished manuscript by a Western Australian writer aged 18 to 35 valued at AU$20,000. In addition, the winning author receives a publishing contract for their manuscript.

Award winners

Shortlists

2019

  • "Where the Line Breaks" by Michael Peregrine Burrows
  • "The History of Mischief" by Rebecca Higgie
  • "The Last Bookstore" by Emma Young

    2021

  • "The Glass House" by Brooke Dunnell
  • "A Horse Held at Gunpoint" by Patrick Marlborough
  • "Old Boy" by Georgia Tree

    2023

  • "The Skeleton House" by Katherine Allum
  • "The Anatomy of Witchcraft" by Prema Arasu
  • "Jasper Cliff" by Josh Kemp
  • "Nock Loose" by Patrick Marlborough
  • "A Wreck of Seabirds" by Karleah Olson
  • "The Dreamers" by Emily Paull

    2025

  • "Glimmers in the Sea Glass" by Chuckie Raven
  • "Boy Friends" by Seth Malacari
  • "Out There, In Here" by Jessica Baker
  • "Wreckage" by Serena Moss.