The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) has announced the shortlist for its 2019 Stanner Writing Award.
Held biennially, the Stanner Award is presented by AIATSIS for the best academic manuscript written by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander author.
The award is open to all Indigenous authors, scholars and academic, however submissions must not be under consideration by other publishers or simultaneously entered into other awards, and no more than 20 per cent of the submission can be previously published.
The shortlisted announced by AISTSIS is:
Maree Meredith: “
Mapping the health promotion benefits of Art Centres on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands: an Ethnographic Account”.
Steven Kelly:
“My Mob, Our Country: A Qualitative Study on how a Nanda Family Group Connect to Each Other and Country”.
Marlene Longbottom:
“Balwalwanga bhulungs: We are strong women”.
Debbie Bargallie:
“Maintaining the racial contract: Everyday racism and the impact of racial micro-aggressions on Indigenous employees in the Australian Public Service.”
The winner will receive a glass sculpture by award-winning artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello, $5,000 in prize money, mentoring and editorial support from AIATSIS’ Aboriginal Studies Press to bring their manuscript to a publishable standard, and publication of the manuscript by Aboriginal Studies Press.
The independent Stanner Award Judging Panel for 2019 comprises Juanita Sherwood (University of Sydney); Tim Rowse (Western Sydney University), and Maggie Walter (University of Tasmania).
