Pascall Prize
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The Pascall Prize: Australian 'Critic of the Year' is an annual Australian award for critical writing and review, awarded to a critic whose work over the previous 12 to 18 months has contributed significantly to public appreciation, enjoyment and understanding of the area or areas of the arts in which he or she is involved. It was established in 1988 in memory of Geraldine Pascall
, an Australian journalist who died of a stroke at the age of 38.
The recipient of the Pascall Prize is selected by a Judging Panel of industry peers appointed by Directors of the Geraldine Pascall Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation established specifically to award the prize. The Pascall Prize and the Geraldine Pascall Foundation are managed by the Music & Opera Singers Trust Limited (MOST).
, it was decided that the Prize should be awarded annually to a critic or reviewer who contributed regularly in Australia to a newspaper, periodical, or on radio or television. This has now been extended to include the internet.
It was also agreed that the Pascall Prize would be awarded to a critic working in the areas of literature, art (including design and architecture), food and or wine, music, musical theatre, dance and or drama, film, television or radio. Only sport was specifically excluded.
The Pascall 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 seeks to identify and reward an Australian critic whose work:
! Year
! Recipient
! Judging Panel
|-
| 1988
| David Malouf
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| 1989
| not awarded
|
|-
| 1990
| Marion Halligan
| Andrew Riemer (Convenor), Rosemary Sorensen, Ian Templeman
|-
| 1991
| Joanna Mendelssohn
| Andrew Andersons, Leon Paroissen, Daniel Thomas
|-
| 1992
| Alan Saunders
| Gay Bilson, Marion Halligan, Barbara Santich
|-
| 1993
| Roger Covell
and Cyrus Meher-Homji
| Warren Fahey, Diana Simmonds
, Ken Tribe AC, Evan Williams, Kim Williams
|-
| 1994
| Sandra Hall
| Margaret Fink, Richard Glover, Sandra Levy, John O'Hara, Kim WIlliams (Convenor)
|-
| 1995
| John McCallum
| Katherine Brisbane AM, Martin Portus, Jane Westbrook, Adrian Read (Convenor)
|-
| 1996
| Bruce Elder
| Roger Covell, Sandra Hall, John McCallum, Joanna Mendelssohn, Marion Halligan, Alan Saunders, Margaret Throsby AM (Convenor)
|-
| 1997
| Adrian Martin
| Roger Covell, Bruce Elder, Sandra Hall, Marion Halligan, John McCallum, Cyrus Meher-Homji, Joanna Mendelssohn, Alan Saunders, Gay Bilson (Convenor)
|-
| 1998
| Andrew Ford
| Bruce Elder, Sandra Hall, John McCallum, Joanna Mendelssohn, David Throsby, Adrian Read (Convenor)
|-
| 1999
| Andrew Riemer
| Bruce Elder, Andrew Ford, Marion Halligan, Jill Kitson, Adrian Martin, Adrian Read (Convenor)
|-
| 2000
| Robert Nelson
| Gay Bilson, Marion Halligan, Adrian Martin, Andrew Riemer, Alan Saunders
|-
| 2001
| Elizabeth Farrelly
| Gay Bilson, Bruce Elder, Andrew Ford, Sandra Hall, Robert Nelson, Adrian Read (Convenor)
|-
| 2002
| Noel Purdon
| Gay Bilson, Sandra Forbes, Sandra Hall, John McCallum, Adrian Martin, Andrew Riemer
|-
| 2003
| Julie Rigg
| Bruce Elder, Andrew Ford, Sandra Hall, David Throsby
|-
| 2004
| Peter Craven
| Mary Jo Capps, Andrew Ford, Noel Purdon, Andrew Riemer, Julie Rigg
|-
| 2005
| Gerard Windsor
| Elizabeth Farrelly, Marion Halligan, Adrian Martin, Robert Nelson, Susan Wyndham
|-
| 2006
| Robert Forster
| Peter Craven, Malcolm Gillies, Kate Gould, Deborah Jones, Antonia Syme, Lyndon Terracini
|-
| 2007
| Paul Byrnes
| Bruce Elder (Convenor), Ray Hughes, John McCallum, Julie Rigg, Julianne Schulz
|-
| 2008
| not awarded
|
|-
| 2009
| Alison Croggon
| Kate Eltham, Robert Forster
, Leo Schofield
, Rosemary Sorensen, Adrian Read (Convenor)
|-Alison Croggon
|2010
| Mark Mordue
| Kathy Cleland, Alison Croggon
, Damon Young
, Adrian Read (Convenor)
|-
|2011
| Geordie Williamson
| Mark McCallum, Mark Mordue, Adrian Read (Convenor), Damon Young
|}
Geraldine Pascall
Geraldine Pascall was a flamboyant Sydney-based Australian journalist who died suddenly of a stroke 17 February 1983, aged 38....
, an Australian journalist who died of a stroke at the age of 38.
The recipient of the Pascall Prize is selected by a Judging Panel of industry peers appointed by Directors of the Geraldine Pascall Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation established specifically to award the prize. The Pascall Prize and the Geraldine Pascall Foundation are managed by the Music & Opera Singers Trust Limited (MOST).
History
The Pascall Prize was conceived as a biennial literary award for creative writers who had made original and distinctive contributions to Australia's cultural life. In 1990, to better reflect the work and personal interests of the late Geraldine PascallGeraldine Pascall
Geraldine Pascall was a flamboyant Sydney-based Australian journalist who died suddenly of a stroke 17 February 1983, aged 38....
, it was decided that the Prize should be awarded annually to a critic or reviewer who contributed regularly in Australia to a newspaper, periodical, or on radio or television. This has now been extended to include the internet.
It was also agreed that the Pascall Prize would be awarded to a critic working in the areas of literature, art (including design and architecture), food and or wine, music, musical theatre, dance and or drama, film, television or radio. Only sport was specifically excluded.
Prize
It is the only major national prize awarded for critical writing/reviewing in Australia.The Pascall 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 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.
Recipients of the Pascall Prize: Australian 'Critic of the Year'
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"! Year
! Recipient
! Judging Panel
|-
| 1988
| David Malouf
David Malouf
David George Joseph Malouf is an acclaimed Australian writer. He was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2000, his 1993 novel Remembering Babylon won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996, he won the inaugural Australia-Asia Literary Award in 2008, and he was...
|-
| 1989
| not awarded
|
|-
| 1990
| Marion Halligan
Marion Halligan
Marion Mildred Halligan AM is an Australian writer and novelist. She was born and educated in Newcastle, New South Wales, and worked as a school teacher and journalist before publishing her first short stories. Halligan has served as chairperson of the Literature Board of the Australia Council and...
| Andrew Riemer (Convenor), Rosemary Sorensen, Ian Templeman
|-
| 1991
| Joanna Mendelssohn
| Andrew Andersons, Leon Paroissen, Daniel Thomas
|-
| 1992
| Alan Saunders
| Gay Bilson, Marion Halligan, Barbara Santich
|-
| 1993
| Roger Covell
Roger Covell
Roger David Covell AM is an eminent Australian musicologist, critic and author. He is Professor Emeritus in the School of English, Media and Performing Arts at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, and continues to contribute articles and reviews to the Sydney Morning Herald, where he...
and Cyrus Meher-Homji
| Warren Fahey, Diana Simmonds
Diana Simmonds
Diana Simmonds is an Australian journalist and arts critic, currently editor of Stage Noise and Sydney Alumni Magazine.Simmonds was born in London, England in 1953 and moved with her family to Kenya. She returned to London in 1977 and wrote for various magazines including Time Out and City Limits...
, Ken Tribe AC, Evan Williams, Kim Williams
|-
| 1994
| Sandra Hall
| Margaret Fink, Richard Glover, Sandra Levy, John O'Hara, Kim WIlliams (Convenor)
|-
| 1995
| John McCallum
| Katherine Brisbane AM, Martin Portus, Jane Westbrook, Adrian Read (Convenor)
|-
| 1996
| Bruce Elder
Bruce Elder
Bruce Elder is a journalist, writer and commentator. He is currently a full-time journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald specialising in travel and popular culture. His other areas of expertise include film, television, and popular music. He has written extensively around Australia and has a...
| Roger Covell, Sandra Hall, John McCallum, Joanna Mendelssohn, Marion Halligan, Alan Saunders, Margaret Throsby AM (Convenor)
|-
| 1997
| Adrian Martin
| Roger Covell, Bruce Elder, Sandra Hall, Marion Halligan, John McCallum, Cyrus Meher-Homji, Joanna Mendelssohn, Alan Saunders, Gay Bilson (Convenor)
|-
| 1998
| Andrew Ford
Andrew Ford
Andrew Ford is an English and Australian composer, writer and radio presenter.He was Composer-in-residence with the Australian Chamber Orchestra , held the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composer Fellowship from 1998 to 2000 and was awarded a two-year fellowship by the Music Board of the Australia Council...
| Bruce Elder, Sandra Hall, John McCallum, Joanna Mendelssohn, David Throsby, Adrian Read (Convenor)
|-
| 1999
| Andrew Riemer
| Bruce Elder, Andrew Ford, Marion Halligan, Jill Kitson, Adrian Martin, Adrian Read (Convenor)
|-
| 2000
| Robert Nelson
| Gay Bilson, Marion Halligan, Adrian Martin, Andrew Riemer, Alan Saunders
|-
| 2001
| Elizabeth Farrelly
Elizabeth Farrelly
Elizabeth Margaret Farrelly is a Sydney-based author, architecture critic, essayist, columnist and speaker who contributes tocurrent debates about aesthetics, design, public art, architecture and urban environments...
| Gay Bilson, Bruce Elder, Andrew Ford, Sandra Hall, Robert Nelson, Adrian Read (Convenor)
|-
| 2002
| Noel Purdon
| Gay Bilson, Sandra Forbes, Sandra Hall, John McCallum, Adrian Martin, Andrew Riemer
|-
| 2003
| Julie Rigg
| Bruce Elder, Andrew Ford, Sandra Hall, David Throsby
|-
| 2004
| Peter Craven
| Mary Jo Capps, Andrew Ford, Noel Purdon, Andrew Riemer, Julie Rigg
|-
| 2005
| Gerard Windsor
Gerard Windsor
Gerard Charles Windsor is an Australian author and literary critic. He was dux of St Ignatius' College, Riverview in both 1961 and 1962, where, like Justin Fleming, he was taught by Melvyn Morrow. He trained as a Jesuit from the age of 18 to 24. He studied Arts at the Australian National...
| Elizabeth Farrelly, Marion Halligan, Adrian Martin, Robert Nelson, Susan Wyndham
|-
| 2006
| Robert Forster
Robert Forster (musician)
Robert Forster is an Australian singer-songwriter, best known for his work with songwriting partner Grant McLennan, with whom he co-founded The Go-Betweens.Forster grew up in Brisbane, Australia attending Brisbane Grammar School...
| Peter Craven, Malcolm Gillies, Kate Gould, Deborah Jones, Antonia Syme, Lyndon Terracini
Lyndon Terracini
Lyndon Terracini is an operatic baritone and current Artistic Director of Opera Australia.Terracini's professional operatic debut was in 1976, as "Sid' in The Australian Opera's Albert Herring at the Sydney Opera House....
|-
| 2007
| Paul Byrnes
| Bruce Elder (Convenor), Ray Hughes, John McCallum, Julie Rigg, Julianne Schulz
|-
| 2008
| not awarded
|
|-
| 2009
| Alison Croggon
Alison Croggon
Alison Croggon is a contemporary Australian poet, playwright, fantasy novelist, and librettist.-Life:Born in the Transvaal, South Africa, Alison Croggon's family moved to England before settling in Australia, first in Ballarat then Melbourne. She has worked as a journalist for the Sydney Morning...
| Kate Eltham, Robert Forster
Robert Forster (musician)
Robert Forster is an Australian singer-songwriter, best known for his work with songwriting partner Grant McLennan, with whom he co-founded The Go-Betweens.Forster grew up in Brisbane, Australia attending Brisbane Grammar School...
, Leo Schofield
Leo Schofield
Leo Schofield AM is an Australian restaurant critic, advertising professional and arts festival director....
, Rosemary Sorensen, Adrian Read (Convenor)
|-Alison Croggon
Alison Croggon
Alison Croggon is a contemporary Australian poet, playwright, fantasy novelist, and librettist.-Life:Born in the Transvaal, South Africa, Alison Croggon's family moved to England before settling in Australia, first in Ballarat then Melbourne. She has worked as a journalist for the Sydney Morning...
|2010
| Mark Mordue
| Kathy Cleland, Alison Croggon
Alison Croggon
Alison Croggon is a contemporary Australian poet, playwright, fantasy novelist, and librettist.-Life:Born in the Transvaal, South Africa, Alison Croggon's family moved to England before settling in Australia, first in Ballarat then Melbourne. She has worked as a journalist for the Sydney Morning...
, Damon Young
Damon Young
Damon Young is a philosopher, author and commentator. He is an Honourary Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne.-Work:Damon Young is an Australian philosopher, writer and commentator....
, Adrian Read (Convenor)
|-
|2011
| Geordie Williamson
| Mark McCallum, Mark Mordue, Adrian Read (Convenor), Damon Young
Damon Young
Damon Young is a philosopher, author and commentator. He is an Honourary Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne.-Work:Damon Young is an Australian philosopher, writer and commentator....
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