Guide to the Records of the entries in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Bicentennial Literary Awards, 1987-1988

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 7729
Creator:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Bicentennial Literary Awards
Extent:
22.2 metres and (152 ms boxes + 12 archival boxes + 2 large folio boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the entries in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Bicentennial Literary Awards, National Library of Australia, MS 7729, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
Over 7000 entries in nine categories. The entries are arranged alphabetically by name of entrant within each category as follows: 1A - Short stories, Open (Boxes 1-17). 1B - Short stories, State of the art (contemprary Australian setting) (Boxes 18-23). 1C - Lennie Lower award for humorous short stories (Boxes 24-29). 2A - Poetry to 40 lines (Boxes 30-35). 2B - Poetry to 80 lines (Boxes 36-38). 2C - Book length poetry (Boxes 39-54). 2C - Book length poetry - finalists (Box 55). 3 - Radio (Boxes 56-61). 3 - Radio - possibles and rejects (Boxes 62-63). 4 - Fiction (Boxes 64-129). 5 - Manning Clark Local History (Boxes 149-164, folio boxes 1-2). 6 - Young writers (Boxes 130-136) 6 - Young writers - short listed (Boxes 137-138). Computer list of entrants (Box 138).

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1389891).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the entries in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Bicentennial Literary Awards, National Library of Australia, MS 7729, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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