Barbara Jefferis Award
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The Barbara Jefferis Award is an Australian literary prize given to novels that depict women and girls in a positive or empowering light.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian literary award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| aim |
encourage positive portrayals of women and girls in literature
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support Australian fiction writers ⓘ |
| awardFor | novels ⓘ |
| awardType | book award ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrganizer | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criterion | depicts women and girls in a positive or empowering light ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
Australian author
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positive or empowering depiction of women and girls ⓘ published novel ⓘ |
| eligibleAuthors |
Australian citizens
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Australian permanent residents ⓘ |
| eligibleRegion | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endowment | bequest from John Hinde to the Australian Society of Authors ⓘ |
| field |
fiction writing
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literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2008 ⓘ |
| formerFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| fundedBy | bequest of John Hinde ⓘ |
| genre | fiction ⓘ |
| hasGenderFocus | women and girls ⓘ |
| inception | 2007 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorksAwarded | English ⓘ |
| monetaryValue | 40000 Australian dollars ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Barbara Jefferis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterNationality | Australian ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | novelist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on empowering female characters
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focus on feminist themes ⓘ |
| organizerType | authors association ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Australian Society of Authors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeValue | one of the richest Australian literary awards for fiction ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | judged by a panel ⓘ |
| sponsor | Australian Society of Authors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | ongoing ⓘ |
| subjectFocus | representation of women and girls ⓘ |
| workForm | novel ⓘ |
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