2012 Application guidelines

The Pascall Prize

The current value of the Pascall Prize is $15,000 (AUD). The Recipient may spend the funds in any way he/she chooses. A person is only eligible to win the Prize once.

Eligibility

Any person currently and regularly engaged in the practice of critical writing or broadcasting about any branch of the arts is eligible for the Pascall Prize. 

The Recipient's work should be published/ broadcast/posted no less frequently than monthly and should have appeared on at least 10 occasions in the previous year.

Work entered may relate to any aspect of the creative or performing arts, including so-called 'popular culture'. The word 'arts' is to be interpreted broadly so as to include, for example, radio and television, photography, architecture, food and wine as well as literature, visual arts and performing arts.

It is expected that the Recipient's work will be published regularly via print, radio, televison or any other broadcast media, including the internet. The Recipient should have a broad, non-specialist audience. 

Nomination

A critic may nominated by:
a) him- or herself;
b) his or her editor;
c) any member of the public;
d) Directors of the Geraldine Pascall Foundation; or
e) a member of the Judging Panel.

ENTRY

Entries must be received by
5pm Monday AEDST 5 March 2012.

1. If submitting the Entry online fill in the Online Entry Form. Make sure to include all required fields and attachments.

2. If submitting the Entry by email please download and send the Entry Form and one (1) copy of each article, transcript or digital recording to pascall@mostlyopera.org.au

3. If submitting the Entry by hard copy please download, print and post one (1) copy of the Entry Form and five (5) copies of each article , transcript or digital recording (on CD or DVD) to the Geraldine Pascall Foundation. The mailing address is located in several locations on this website. 

Article Publish Dates

Eight (8) examples of original work ('Articles') are to be submitted. All Articles submitted must have published or broadcast later than 1st August 2010 and at least one of the Articles must have been published/broadcast/posted on or after 1st December 2011. The most recent piece of work should have published/broadcast/posted no less than three months before the date of entry.

Accepted Nominations

The Directors of the Geraldine Pascall Foundation will receive all nominations and may reject any nominations that do not fulfill the Pascall Prize criteria, at their absolute discretion.

Nominees

Nominees will be:
a) acknowledged that their work has been received;
b) informed of the outcome of the judging process; and
c) notified whether they are the Recipient or not, prior to the formal announcement of the Prize.

Judging

The Directors of the Geraldine Pascall Foundation will select a Panel of Judges. The Judges will make their decision on the basis of the work submitted and will choose a Recipient currently and regularly involved in the practice of arts criticism. The Recipient's principal occupation might be other than arts criticism, including more general forms of writing or broadcasting, but the Pascall Prize is for work that offers an opinion of the arts.

Recipient Announcement

The Recipient will be notified by phone and email approximately one month before the public announcement.

The Recipient will be announced on 19 May 2012. The Geraldine Pascall Foundation will publish an e-newsletter following the announcement.

Recipient Obligations

The Recipient will be required to send the following documentation to the Geraldine Pascall Foundation at least one week before the public announcement:

1. a high-resolution portrait photograph (digital format, suitable for reproduction);

2. a soft copy of his / her biography; and

3. a prepared speech (2-3 minutes in duration) for delivery at the announcement event in May.

The Recipient is required to be available for interviews and, subject to consultation, for other events deemed suitable by the Directors of the Pascall Foundation for promotion of the Pascall Prize.

The Recipient should make all reasonable endeavours to be identified as the '2012 Pascall Prize (Australian) Critic of the Year' where suitable, such as in 'go-lasts' on pieces published in newspapers and magazines, interviews or when apppearing on radio or television.