Peter Blazey Fellowship 2026

The Peter Blazey Fellowship is awarded annually to further a work in progress for those writers in the non-fiction fields of biography, autobiography and life writing.

Before submitting this form, please refer to the eligibility and selection requirements. Click here to review the Peter Blazey Fellowship web page.

You will be asked to provide a one-page synopsis of the project including proposed work to be undertaken during the Fellowship, an extract of approximately 5,000 words of unpublished material of the work in progress, a two-page resume and proof of an Australian residential address.

You may also find these guidelines helpful, which also indicate the terms and conditions of Faculty of Arts Awards.

Please read the criteria below and confirm that you are eligible for this fellowship.

If you are not eligible you will not be able to continue completing this form. If you are eligible please check the boxes below.

To be eligible for this fellowship you must:

• be a writer engaged in a work in progress in the non-fiction fields of autobiography, biography or life writing;
• be residing in Australia;
• have a publishing record which can include books, chapters, articles or any other written works including online that are not self-published; and,
• not be using the manuscript as part of a submission for a higher degree.