Horne Prize


The Horne Prize is an Australian award established by Aēsop and The Saturday Paper in 2016 for a literary essay of up to 3000 words on Australian life. The prize is valued at $15,000 and named in honour of Donald Horne in recognition of his contribution to literature and journalism in Australia. The inaugural winner was Anna Spargo-Ryan for The Suicide Gene.
In 2018 a guideline was introduced concerning the need for people from minority groups to tell their own stories. On learning of this restriction two judges, Anna Funder and David Marr resigned from the panel. The restriction was subsequently removed and the closing date for entries extended by one month. The winner was selected by the remaining three judges, Erik Jensen, Suzanne Santos and Marcia Langton.

Award winners

Shortlists

Winners in bold.
2016
2017
2018
2019