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2005 State Library Creative Fellows Announced

Fifteen researchers, writers and artists have been awarded up to $25,000 to work in the Library on a range of projects involving its collections. This year’s Creative Fellowship recipients include author Arnold Zable and playwright Jack Hibberd.

Successful projects include a publication about European illustrated books from the 15th and 16th centuries, a novel focusing on the life and times of magician Will Alma and an opera based on the Peking Opera's performances in the Bendigo goldfields in 1894.

The three-year, $600,000 Creative Fellowship program, launched in 2003, is jointly funded by the Victorian Government and the State Library of Victoria and encourages the scholarly, literary and creative use of the Library’s rich collections. CEO and State Librarian Anne-Marie Schwirtlich said the successful Creative Fellows will each be awarded either $25,000 for six months or $12,500 for three months.

Also announced with the 2005 Creative Fellowships was the Redmond Barry Fellowship. This award, worth $20,000, has been made available jointly by the University of Melbourne and the State Library. It commemorates the laying of the foundation stones for both institutions by Sir Redmond Barry, and is designed to facilitate use of the extensive collections of both organisations. This year, the Redmond Barry Fellowship has been awarded to poet and essayist Olivier Burckhardt.

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