The Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing was set up in 1996 by benefactors Denis and Verna Adam. It is awarded to an outstanding MA student at the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington.

History

The Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing was set up in 1996 by Denis and Verna Adam (through the Victoria University Foundation), to further their wish of encouraging and supporting the development of creative writing in New Zealand.[1]

Denis and Verna Adam were art collectors and philanthropists who established the Adam Foundation in 1975 to house their art collection and later to support the arts in general, believing that art “nurtures the finer instincts of human beings”.[2] Denis Adam died in October 2018, aged 94.[3]

In 2009, the Prize was awarded for the first time to a work of creative non-fiction[4] and in 2014, a young adult novel, described by Mal Peet as “richly imagined, sinisterly futuristic and morally complex,” was the first of its genre to win the award.[5]

Eligibility and conditions

The prize is awarded annually to the author of the best page-based portfolio for the MA in creative writing in the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington.[1][6]

It is awarded by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the Heads, School of English, Film and Theatre.[1]

The prize carries a monetary value (currently $3000)[7] which may vary subject to available funds.[1]

List of winners by year

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Prize Details". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. ^ Manson, Bess (27 October 2018). "Philanthropist Denis Adam believed art 'nurtured the finer instincts of human beings'". Stuff. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. ^ Manson, Bess (18 October 2018). "Godfather of the arts Denis Adam changed cultural landscape". Stuff. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Adam Prize goes to exploration of 'awkwardness'". Creative NZ. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Young Adult novel wins Adam Prize". Victoria University of Wellington. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Prize Winners". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Powerful poetry collection wins Adam Foundation Prize". Victoria University of Wellington. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Catherine Chidgey". Marlborough Book Festival. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Lynn Jenner". Victoria University of Wellington: International Institute of Modern Letters. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  10. ^ Somerset, Guy (22 July 2011). "Lynn Jenner interview". NZ Listener. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  11. ^ Trapp, Maggie (2 July 2018). "A New Zealand poet turns a lyrical eye on her homeland through essays in 'Can You Tolerate This?'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Nick Bollinger on his memoir 'Goneville'". Radio New Zealand. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  13. ^ "The Xmas excerpt: Goneville, a rock'n'roll memoir by Nick Bollinger". The Spinoff. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  14. ^ Green, Paula (8 December 2016). "Bold new novel wins Adam Prize". NZ Poetry Shelf. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Tayi Tibble wins Adam Foundation Prize". Radio New Zealand. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Past Winners: 2019". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  17. ^ "'Scalp-prickling dazzler of a novel' wins Adam Foundation Prize". Voxy. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Prize winners". International Institute of Modern Letters. Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  19. ^ "2022 Awards". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Genre-defying work wins 2020 Adam Foundation Prize". Victoria University of Wellington. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Vivid, absorbing story cycle wins 2021 Adam Foundation Prize". Victoria University of Wellington. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  22. ^ ""Wholesome, consoling love story" wins Adam Foundation Prize | New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa". The New Zealand Society of Authors. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  23. ^ "The Philippines and Central Otago feature in prize-winning writing". New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

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