The PR director from regional Victoria beat 975 writers to the $10000 prize and a year’s mentorship to develop her manuscript to publicationAustralia’s newest literary award,the Richell prize for emerging writers, has been won by Sally Abbott for her manuscript, or Closing Down.
Abbott,a public relations director and former journalist who lives and writes in Castlemaine, Victoria, and beat nearly 1000 other writers to the $10000 prize,a year’s mentorship with Hachette Australia and publication of her work in the Guardian Australia.
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Source: theguardian.com