Human Rights
Essay Prize

The Portside Review Human Rights Essay Prize is a new international prize funded by Centre for Stories’ Founder’s Circle and Centre for Stories’ esteemed donors Baden Offord, Christopher MacFarlane and John Ryan.

Celebrating writing excellence, a selection of ten shortlisted essays will be published in a special edition of Portside Review in 2024. The winner will receive a prize of AUD $5,000 and a round trip to Perth, Western Australia to lecture on the essay’s theme and/or run workshops in the second half of 2024.

First Place: AUD $5,000
Second Place: AUD $1,000
Shortlisted essays: AUD $250

Submissions open 29 March 2024 and close on 15 May 2024, 11.59pm Australian Western Standard Time (GMT +8).

The shortlist will be announced in June 2024.

The winner will be announced and published in July 2024.

Please read the guidelines carefully before applying. Submit your application using the form below.