Kit Denton Fellowship

The Kit Denton Fellowship is an Australian literary award given annually by the Australian Writers' Guild (AWG). It is presented to a writer who shows courage and excellence in performance writing.^[1] The winner receives $25,000 AUD to support them in their writing work and assist them in developing a marketable script.^[2] The award is named after Kit Denton, a lifetime member of the AWG, well known as a script writer, author, poet and lyricist. He wrote the international best selling novel, The Breaker, about the life and death of Breaker Morant. Kit Denton was the father of TV personality, Andrew Denton.^[1]

In 2011, the fellowship was relaunched as the Kit Denton Disfellowship.

Award winners

• 2007 – Ian David, script writer^[1]
• 2008 – Suzie Miller, playwright^[3]
• 2009 – Back to Back Theatre,^[4] a theatre company from Geelong, Victoria
• 2010 – George Catsi, writer / performer,^[5]
• 2011 – Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney for their project, Bleak.^[6]
• 2012 – Angela Betzien for her script War Games^[7]

References

1. "2007 Kit Denton Fellowship Awarded to Ian David". Australian Writers' Guild. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 8 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
2. Maddox, Garry (13 August 2009). "Awarding writers brave and bold". The Age. p. 16.
3. "Suzie Miller Named As 2008 Kit Denton Fellow". Australian Writers' Guild. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
4. "Writers of Courage Awarded $25,000 Kit Denton Fellowship". Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
5. "Writer of Courage Awarded $30, 000 Kit Denton Fellowship". Retrieved 7 September 2010.
6. Edgy Project Wins the 2011 Kit Denton Disfellowship
7. Angela Betzien ins 2012 Kit Denton Disfellowship