Libraries Tasmania fellowships announced

Five Tasmanian researchers and creatives have been recognised as part of the 2025 Libraries Tasmania Fellowship Program.

Minister for Education, Jo Palmer, congratulated the fellows, and said their work connects with Tasmania’s rich stories, identity and history. 

“These Fellowships provide recipients with valuable opportunities to explore collections and tell Tasmania’s diverse stories,” Minister Palmer said. 

“It gives researchers and creatives the opportunity to work with the historically significant collections and records of the State Library and Archives of Tasmania.

“The Fellows bring their personal research, creative, and writing perspectives to study Tasmania’s documented history and produce new works that benefit Tasmanians.  

“An important part of our 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania’s Future is to develop stronger, supported communities.”

The 2025 Fellowship recipients and their projects are:

• Research Fellowship ($10,000) - Dr Joy McCann, Telling the story of Lutruwita/Tasmania’s place in the history of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
• Creative Fellowship ($10,000) - Robert O’Connor, Remixing the Archives; a florilegium of marginalia
• Aboriginal Fellowship ($10,000) - Zoe Rimmer, Connecting the Van Diemen’s Land Company Archives with Pakana Community, Country and Culture
• Writing Fellowships (with Island Magazine) ($5,000 each) - Ivy Alverez, The Pain Button and other stories; and Ben Walter, Developing experimental nature fiction through engagement with the journals and letters of Tasmanian bushwalker, Jack Thwaites

For more details visit the State Library of Tasmania and Tasmanian Archives Fellowships website.