The Pascall Prize is Australia's only major national prize awarded for critical writing.

This annual prize is awarded to an Australian critic whose work over the previous 12 to 18 months has contributed significantly to public debate, appreciation, enjoyment and understanding of an area of the arts.

The recipient of the Pascall Prize is named 'Australian Critic of of the Year' and awarded $15,000.

The Pascall Prize is awarded by a panel of judges that includes industry peers and previous recipients, and a member of the Geraldine Pascall Foundation.

The Pascall Prize seeks to identify and reward an Australian critic whose work:

• stimulates interest in the subject;
• expands knowledge about the subject;
• arouses debate;
• creates a vital, engaging voice in the culture through the expression of strong, considered opinion(s);
• has intrinsic creative merit.

The purpose of the Pascall Prize is to reward a critic or reviewer whose work changes the perceptions of Australians, opens their eyes to a different perspective of their culture, develops a new interest in the subject and is both imaginative and creative.

The Pascall Prize celebrates incisive and well-crafted critical writing in areas including literature, art, architecture, food and wine, music, theatre, film, television, and radio.

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The 2014 Pascall Prize Entry Guidelines. Please read carefully prior to submitting the Entry Form.

THE PASCALL PRIZE

The current value of the Pascall Prize is $15,000 (AUD). The Recipient may spend the funds in any way he/she chooses. A person is only eligible to win the Pascall Prize once.

Eligibility

Any person currently and regularly engaged in the practice of critical writing or broadcasting about any branch of the arts is eligible for the Pascall Prize.

The Recipient’s work should be published, broadcast or webcast no less frequently than monthly and should have appeared on at least 10 occasions in the previous year.

Work entered may relate to any aspect of the creative or performing arts, including so-called 'popular culture'. The word 'arts' is to be interpreted broadly so as to include, for example, radio and television, photography, architecture, food and wine as well as literature, visual arts and performing arts.

It is expected that the Recipient's work will be published regularly via print, radio, televison or any other broadcast media, including the Internet. The Recipient should have a broad, non-specialist audience.

Nomination

A critic may be nominated by:
a) him or herself;
b) his or her editor;
c) any member of the public;
d) Directors of the Geraldine Pascall Foundation; or 
e) a member of the Judging Panel.

Entry

Entries must be received by Friday 14 March 2014, 5pm AEDST.

1. If submitting the Entry online fill in the Online Entry Form. Make sure to include all required fields and attachments.

2. If submitting the Entry by email please download the Entry Form from our website and send one (1) copy of each article, transcript or digital recording. DO NOT submit web URLs. Email [email protected]

3. If submitting the Entry by hard copy please download, print and post one (1) copy of the Entry Form and five (5) copies of each article, transcript or digital recording (on CD, DVD or memory sticks). DO NOT submit web links. Mail or courier to:

Geraldine Pascall Foundation
Level 4, 67 Castlereagh Street
Sydney, NSW 2000

Article Publish Dates

Eight (8) examples of original work ('Articles') are to be submitted. All Articles submitted must have been published, broadcast or webcast no earlier than 1 August 2012 and at least one of the Articles must have been published, broadcast or webcast on or after 1 December 2013.

Accepted Nominations

The Directors of the Geraldine Pascall Foundation will receive all nominations and may reject any nominations that do not fulfill the Pascall Prize criteria, at their absolute discretion.

Nominees

Nominees will be:
a) acknowledged that their work has been received;
b) informed of the outcome of the judging process; and
c) notified whether they are the Recipient or not, prior to the formal announcement of the Prize.

Judging

The Directors of the Geraldine Pascall Foundation will select a Panel of Judges. The Judges will make their decision on the basis of the work submitted and will choose a Recipient of the Prize. The Recipient’s principal occupation might be other than arts criticism, including more general forms of writing or broadcasting, but the Pascall Prize is for work that offers an opinion on the arts.

Recipient Announcement

The Recipient will be notified by phone and/or email approximately one month before the public announcement.

The Recipient will be announced in May 2014. The Geraldine Pascall Foundation will publish an e-newsletter following the announcement.

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