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Welcome to the website of the John Button Prize.

The Prize, created in memory of the late Industry Minister, Senator and writer, awards $20,000 to the best piece of non-fiction writing on politics or public policy published in the previous year.

The Hon Kevin Rudd is patron of the Prize, and the winner will be chosen by a panel of judges comprising:

  • Bob Carr, former New South Wales Premier;
  • J.M.Coetzee, Nobel-Prize winning novelist and twice winner of the Booker Prize;
  • Morag Fraser (chair), Miles Franklin Award judge and former Eureka Street editor;
  • Julian Leeser, Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre;
  • Kerry O'Brien, 7.30 Report presenter;
  • Sally Warhaft, anthropologist and former editor of The Monthly magazine.

About the Prize

The John Button Prize seeks to enhance the quality of political writing and debate in Australia. It is managed by the John Button Literary Foundation (see below), and funded by public donation. The Foundation is still seeking significant donors to ensure that the Prize is presented in perpetuity.

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