2020 Hazel Rowley Fellowship Awards Ceremony

Jacqueline Kent, biographer of Julia Gillard, Hephzibah Menuhin, and Beatrice Davis, has turned the spotlight on herself and her brief but passionate relationship with and marriage to Kenneth Cook, author of the novel 'Wake in Fright'. 'Beyond Words: A Year With Kenneth Cook' was published by the University of Queensland Press in February 2019.
Jacqueline will discuss the necessary shifts in approach when a writer switches from describing other people’s lives and decides to tackle her own. What happens when you become a character in your own story?
Following Jacqueline’s lecture, the Winner of this year’s $15,000 Hazel Rowley Fellowship will be announced, as well as a Highly Commended writer who will receive $5,000.
Jacqueline is the 2018 Fellowship winner and her biography of Australian pioneer suffragist Vida Goldstein will be published by Penguin Random House in September 2020.
This is a special event at The Wheeler Centre Melbourne on Friday 20 March from 6.15-7.15pm.
This is a free event, but please make sure to register using the button below.
View the 2020 Hazel Rowley Fellowship shortlist on this page.