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S. H. Prior Memorial Prize
The S.H. Prior Memorial Prize was an Australian literary award for a work of fiction. It was established in 1934 by H. K. Prior in recognition of his late father, Samuel Prior, Samuel Henry Prior, who was editor of ''The Bulletin (Australian periodical), The Bulletin''. It was open to Australian residents or persons born in Australia, New Zealand or the South Pacific islands. Award winners: * 1935: Kylie Tennant – ''Tiburon'' * 1936: Miles Franklin – ''All That Swagger'' *1937-1938: Not awarded *1939: Miles Franklin and Kate Baker – ''Who Was Joseph Furphy?'' *1940: Eve Langley – ''The Pea-Pickers, The Pea Pickers''; Malcolm Henry Ellis, M. H. Ellis – ''Lachlan Macquarie''; Kylie Tennant – ''The Battlers (novel), The Battlers'' *1941: Not awarded *1942: Gavin S. Casey – ''It's Harder for Girls'' *1943-1944: Not awarded *1945: Douglas Stewart (poet), Douglas Stewart – ''The Fire on the Snow'' *1946: Brian James – ''Cookabundy Bridge'' References {{reflist Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Prior
Samuel Henry Prior (10 January 1869 – 6 June 1933), was an Australian journalist, manager and editor of ''The Bulletin (Australian periodical), The Bulletin''. Prior was educated at Glenelg Grammar School and the Bendigo School of Mines and Industries, Victoria. He became a teacher but soon joined the ''Bendigo Independent'' as a mining reporter. Prior briefly edited the ''Broken Hill Times'' and its successor, the ''Broken Hill Argus''. For fourteen years from around 1889 he edited ''The Barrier Miner''. Prior had ambitions as a financial journalist and sent pieces to the Sydney ''Bulletin''. Jules François Archibald was so impressed that he invited Prior to join the staff. Prior accepted and took over from James Edmond as financial editor in 1903. In 1912 Prior became associate editor; in 1914 when Archibald sold his ''Bulletin'' interests to Prior, he became a major shareholder. In 1915 Prior became senior editor. Prior became both manager and editor in 1927 when William M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
