The Kit Denton Fellowship is an Australian literary award given annually by the

Australian Writers' Guild The Australian Writers' Guild (AWG) is the professional association for Australian performance writers for film, television, radio, theatre, video and new media. The AWG was established in 1962. The AWG is a member of the Australian Council of ...

(AWG). It is presented to a writer who shows courage and excellence in performance writing. The winner receives $25,000 AUD to support them in their writing work and assist them in developing a marketable script. The award is named after

Kit Denton Arnold Christopher "Kit" Denton (5 May 1928 – 14 April 1997), originally Arnold Ditkofsky,Matthew Ricketson, 2004, ''The Best Australian Profiles'', Melbourne, Black Inc., p. 248.

, a lifetime member of the AWG, well known as a script writer, author, poet and lyricist. He wrote the international best selling novel, ''The Breaker'', about the life and death of

Breaker Morant Harry "The Breaker" Harbord Morant (born Edwin Henry Murrant, 9 December 1864 – 27 February 1902), more popularly known as Breaker Morant, was an Anglo-Australian drover, horseman, bush poet, military officer, and war criminal who was co ...

. Kit Denton was the father of TV personality,

Andrew Denton Andrew Christopher Denton (born 4 May 1960) is an Australian television producer, comedian, Gold Logie-nominated television presenter and former radio host, and was the host of the ABC's weekly television interview program ''Enough Rope'' and ...

. In 2011, the fellowship was relaunched as the Kit Denton Disfellowship.

Award winners

*2007 –

Ian David Ian David is an Australian writer, best known for his work in television, particularly adaptations of true stories such as '' Police Crop: The Winchester Conspiracy'', '' Joh's Jury'' and '' Blue Murder''.Suzie Miller Suzie Miller is an Australian/British playwright, librettist and screenwriter. In April 2022, Miller made her West End debut with ''Prima Facie'' starring Jodie Comer. Overview Miller is a contemporary international playwright, librettist a ...

, playwright *2009 –

Back to Back Theatre Back to Back Theatre is one of the leading contemporary Australian theater companies engaging with disability on stage. The company is based in Geelong, Victoria creating its work nationally and touring around the world. The work produced by the ...

, a theatre company from

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

, Victoria *2010 – George Catsi, writer / performer, *2011 –

Kate McLennan Kate McLennan is an Australian comedian, writer and actor. McLennan has performed in Australia and internationally, including at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She is known in Australia for her work on television and web series such as '' The ...

and Kate McCartney for their project, ''Bleak''. *2012 – Angela Betzien for her script ''War Games''Angela Betzien ins 2012 Kit Denton Disfellowship
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References

{{reflist Australian literary awards Dramatist and playwright awards