The Deborah Cass Prize was established in 2015 by Deborah’s friends and family. Deborah Cass (1960-2013) made significant contributions to legal scholarship, which were acknowledged with two significant events after her death, the London Review of Law Annual Lecture at the London School of Economics and a symposium at the Australian National University law School, 13-14 August 2015.
Deborah Cass focused on creative writing after retiring from her academic position. One of her short stories, ‘Her beauty as a sword’, was published by Etchings magazine. Deborah had always taken a literary approach to writing and this gave her space to reflect on her own life and background. As the granddaughter of European refugees, we felt that Deborah would like one of her legacies to be the nurture of a writing talent in someone new to Australian culture.
The Deborah Cass Memorial Fund was established thanks to generous donations given at the time of her funeral.
For more details about the prize and to submit an entry, go to – https://writersvictoria.org.au/calendar/competitions/deborah-cass-prize
Otherwise, email deborahcasswritingprize@gmail.com
Organising Committee
Tanya Patston
Moreno Giovannoni
Melanie Cheng
Victoria Marles
Caroline Jordan
James Button
Kevin Murray
Dan Cass
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Account name: Deborah Cass Memorial Fund
ANZ South Melbourne
BSB: 013435
Account number: 3381-67123
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Thank you!
Deborah Cass Prize Committee
