The 2010 Australian/Vogel Literary Award

The Australian/Vogel Literary Award is one of Australia’s richest awards for an unpublished manuscript by a writer under the age of 35.

Offering publication by Allen & Unwin and prize money totalling $20,000, the Vogel Award has launched the careers of writers such as Tim Winton, Kate Grenville, Gillian Mears, Brian Castro, Mandy Sayer and Andrew McGahan.

Vogel-winning authors have gone on to win or be shortlisted for other major awards, such as the Miles Franklin Award, the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Booker Prize.

Why not dust off that manuscript you have laying about, visit Allen & Unwin online, and download an entry form? The closing date for manuscript submission is May 31, 2010.