The State Library of Victoria (SLV) has announced the recipients of its annual Creative Fellowships, worth a total of $185,000.

Now in their sixth year, the Fellowships allow writers, artists, historians and others to develop works based on, or using, material from the SLV's extensive collections.

Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, CEO and state librarian says ‘the Creative Fellowships represent the State Library of Victoria's strong commitment to original scholarship, writing and creative endeavour and will help position the Library as a centre for ideas and public debate'.

The recipients of a six-month funded fellowship ($25,000) are Angela Betzien and Leticia Caceres, to create a location-based game and live performance event set in the future. Three-month fellowships ($12,500) go to: Meredith Fletcher, who is to undertake a biography of Jean Galbraith; Margaret Geddes, for work on a manuscript about Victorian women peace activists during World War I; Kevin Morgan, for work on a manuscript on the career or Frederick John Piggott--CIB Superintendent from 1913 to1928; Adrian Pertout, for musical composition; Tom Petsinis for a novel set in Fitzroy; and Fiona Tuomy and Liz Burke for development of a documentary script.

Honorary fellowships go to children's writer Morris Gleitzman; Jessie Mitchell for a social/historical manuscript and articles on Australia's first missionaries and Aboriginal Protectors; and Trudy White, for an illustrated children's book manuscript, a catalogue of the world.

The Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE Fellowship ($20,000) was awarded to Rodney James for work on a manuscript for an illustrated book of letters to and from Alan McCulloch AO.

The La Trobe Society Fellowship ($25,000) was awarded to Wayne Caldow for work on a manuscript detailing the European experience of Gippsland from 1839 to 1844.

The Redmond Barry Fellowship ($20,000) was awarded to Danielle Clode for work on a manuscript called A Future in Flames: Wildlife in a Changing Climate.

The Georges Mora Foundation Fellowship ($20,000) was awarded to Cyrus Tang to create a multi-media performance on themes of the loss of childhood memory.

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