Hush Foundation Kindness has launched the inaugural Health Writing Prize in memory of Castlemaine-based doctor and author Kath O’Connor.
The prize encourages writers to get creative this summer and share their stories of kindness in healthcare.
Kath was a general practitioner in Central Victoria and had just finished the second draft of her novel Inheritance when she died of ovarian cancer in 2019 at the age of 48.
Kath’s colleagues at Goldfields Medical Group in Castlemaine wanted to honour her memory, her love of writing and her ethos of kindness in both her professional and personal life. They contacted the Hush Foundation offering generous prize money, and seeking the organisation’s support.
Entries of up to 1000 words must respond to the theme: “kindness in healthcare,” may be of fiction, non-fiction or poetry and must be original, unpublished works.
The winning entry will receive a cash prize of $650, with the second prize being $350.
Entries close March 31. For more information, visit: hush.org.au/hush-writers-prize-2024
