The Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History
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Join Fullers Bookshop for a special evening celebrating the best in recent Tasmanian historical writing. The three shortlisted authors for the prestigious biennial Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History, Stefan Petrow, Angela Baker, and Alistair Scott, will be in conversation with award judge Alessandro Antonello from the University of Tasmania, discussing their research, writing journeys, and the stories that have shaped our understanding of Tasmania’s past.
This event offers readers the opportunity to hear directly from the authors shortlisted in one of Australia’s premier awards for historical research and writing, gain insight into the craft of historical scholarship, and explore the enduring relevance of history and historical fiction in contemporary life.
The evening will conclude with the announcement of the winner of the 2026 Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History.
Alistair Scott was born and raised in northern lutruwita/Tasmania. In 2022, he gained a PHD at the University of Tasmania after completing a thesis on the life courses of the male juvenile convicts held at the Point Puer Boys establishment near Port Arthur between 1834 and 1849. Alistair is currently a director of National Trust Tasmania.
Stefan Petrow is an Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Tasmania and has been acclaimed for his research on many aspects of Tasmanian history.
Angela Baker is a Tasmanian writer with a special interest in the people, places, past and present of the island. Her first historical fiction novel, Umarrah & George, was released by Forty South Publishing in November 2024.
Join us at the Afterword Cafe.
Tickets available now on Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/DNMMR
This event offers readers the opportunity to hear directly from the authors shortlisted in one of Australia’s premier awards for historical research and writing, gain insight into the craft of historical scholarship, and explore the enduring relevance of history and historical fiction in contemporary life.
The evening will conclude with the announcement of the winner of the 2026 Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History.
Alistair Scott was born and raised in northern lutruwita/Tasmania. In 2022, he gained a PHD at the University of Tasmania after completing a thesis on the life courses of the male juvenile convicts held at the Point Puer Boys establishment near Port Arthur between 1834 and 1849. Alistair is currently a director of National Trust Tasmania.
Stefan Petrow is an Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Tasmania and has been acclaimed for his research on many aspects of Tasmanian history.
Angela Baker is a Tasmanian writer with a special interest in the people, places, past and present of the island. Her first historical fiction novel, Umarrah & George, was released by Forty South Publishing in November 2024.
Join us at the Afterword Cafe.
Tickets available now on Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/DNMMR
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131 Collins Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia, Tasmania 7000
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