The ABR Patrons
ABR gratefully acknowledges the support of its Patrons
Generous donations from Patrons have transformed Australian Book Review in recent years, with major benefits for Australian writers and readers. These donations have enabled us to expand our programs, to diversify the magazine, and to be more ambitious and outward-looking. Most importantly, we have increased our payments to contributors at a time when paid freelance opportunities are relatively few. Our three literary prizes, our several Fellowships, and ABR Arts are only possible because of cultural philanthropy. With support from Patrons we look forward to preserving and improving the magazine for many years to come. In recognition of our Patrons’ continuing generosity, ABR records multiple donations cumulatively.
If you wish to discuss the ABR Patrons Program, please contact Peter Rose at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (03) 9699 8822.
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PARNASSIAN
($100,000 or more)
Blake Beckett Fund
Ian Dickson AM
Maria Myers AC
ACMEIST
($75,000 to $99,999)
Morag Fraser AM
OLYMPIAN
($50,000 to $74,999)
Anita Apsitis and Graham Anderson
Ruth and Ralph Renard
AUGUSTAN
($25,000 to $49,999)
In memory of Kate Boyce, 1935-2020
Professor Glyn Davis AC and Professor Margaret Gardner AC
Neil Kaplan CBE KC and Su Lesser
Lady Potter AC CMRI
Mary-Ruth Sindrey and Peter McLennan
Emeritus Professor Andrew Taylor AM
Anonymous (2)
IMAGIST
($15,000 to $24,999)
Australian Communities Foundation (Koshland Innovation Fund)
Emeritus Professor David Carment AM
Allan Murray-Jones
Emeritus Professor Margaret Plant
David Poulton
Peter Rose and Christopher Menz
John Scully
VORTICIST
($10,000 to $14,999)
Peter Allan
Gillian Appleton
Professor The Hon. Kevin Bell AM KC and Tricia Byrnes
Dr Neal Blewett AC
Helen Brack
Emeritus Professor Anne Edwards AO
Good Business Foundation (an initiative of Peter McMullin AM)
Dr Alastair Jackson AM
Linsay and John Knight
Steve Morton
Susan Nathan
Emeritus Professor Ilana Snyder and Dr Ray Snyder AM
Susan Varga
FUTURIST
($5,000 to $9,999)
Professor Frank Bongiorno AM
Des Cowley
Donna Curran and Patrick McCaughey
Professor The Hon. Gareth Evans AC KC
Helen Garner
Professor Emeritus Ian Gust AO (ABR Inglis Fellowship)
Cathrine Harboe-Ree AM
Professor Margaret Harris
Dr Neil James
Dr Barbara Kamler
Dr Susan Lever OAM
Kimberly Kushman McCarthy and Julian McCarthy
Don Meadows
Stephen Newton AO
Jillian Pappas (d. 2024)
Judith Pini (honouring Agnes Helen Pini, 1939-2016)
Jill Redner (in memory of Harry Redner, 1937-2021)
Professor John Rickard
Robert Sessions AM
Emerita Professor Susan Sheridan and Emerita Professor Susan Magarey AM
Noel Turnbull
Mary Vallentine AO
Nicola Wass
Lyn Williams AM
Ruth Wisniak OAM and Dr John Miller AO
Anonymous (3)
MODERNIST
($2,500 to $4,999)
Professor Dennis Altman AM
Paul Anderson
Helen Angus
Professor Cassandra Atherton
Australian Communities Foundation (JRA Support Fund)
Judith Bishop and Petr Kuzmin
Professor Jan Carter AM
Joel Deane
Jason Drewe
Emeritus Professor Helen Ennis
Elly Fink
Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick
Roslyn Follett
Professor Paul Giles
Jock Given
Steve Gome
Tom Griffiths
Michael Henry AM
Mary Hoban
Claudia Hyles OAM
Anthony Kane
Professor Marilyn Lake AO
Professor John Langmore AM
The Hon. Robyn Lansdowne
Pamela McLure
Dr Stephen McNamara
Emeritus Professor Peter McPhee AM
Rod Morrison
Angela Nordlinger
Barbara Paterson
Mark Powell
Emeritus Professor Roger Rees
John Richards
Dr Trish Richardson (in memory of Andy Lloyd James, 1944-2022)
Professor David Rolph
Professor Lynette Russell AM
Jamie Simpson
Dr Jennifer Strauss AM
Dr Diana M Thomas
Lisa Turner
Dr Barbara Wall
Emeritus Professor James Walter
Emeritus Professor Elizabeth Webby AM
Anonymous (3)
ROMANTIC
($1,000 to $2,499)
Nicole Abadee and Rob Macfarlan
Damian and Sandra Abrahams
Lyle Allan
Australian Communities Foundation
Jeffry Babb
Gary and Judith Berson
Jean Bloomfield
Professor Kate Burridge
Dr Jill Burton
Brian Chatterton OAM
Allan Driver
Jean Dunn
Stuart Flavell
Anne Grindrod
Dilan Gunawardana
Associate Professor Michael Halliwell
Professor Nick Haslam
Robyn Hewitt
Greg Hocking AM
Professor Sarah Holland-Batt
The Family of Ken and Amirah Inglis (ABR Inglis Fellowship)
Professor Mark Kenny
The Hon. Robyn Lansdowne
Alison Leslie
David Loggia
Professor Ronan McDonald
Hon. Chris Maxwell AC
Penelope Nelson
Dr Brenda Niall AO
Jane Novak
Diana and Helen O'Neil
Estate of Dorothy Porter
Professor John Poynter AO OBE
Emeritus Professor Wilfrid Prest AM
Professor Carroll Pursell and Professor Angela Woollacott
Dr Ron Radford AM
Ann Marie Ritchie
Libby Robin
Stephen Robinson
Dr Della Rowley (in memory of Hazel Rowley, 1951–2011)
Dr Francesca Jurate Sasnaitis
Michael Shmith and Christine Johnson
Professor David Throsby AO and Dr Robin Hughes AO
Susan Tracey (ABR Inglis Fellowship)
Dr Helen Tyzack
Emeritus Professor James Walter
Ursula Whiteside
Craig Wilcox (ABR Inglis Fellowship)
Kyle Wilson
Dr Diana and Mr John Wyndham
Anonymous (2)
SYMBOLIST
($500 to $999)
Robyn Archer AO
Dr Robyn Arianrhod
Douglas Batten
Professor Roger Benjamin
Professor Graeme Davison AO
Professor Caroline de Costa
Paul Hetherington
Alison Inglis AM
Professor Shirley Lindenbaum (ABR Inglis Fellowship)
Michael Macgeorge
Dr Heather Neilson
Jane Patrick
Gillian Pauli
Anastasios Piperoglou
Alex Skovron
Dr Gary Werskey
Anonymous (2)
REALIST
($250 to $499)
Caroline Bailey
Dr Claudio Bozzi and Dr Vivien Gaston
Jan Brazier (ABR Inglis Fellowship)
Barbara Hoad
Margaret Hollingdale
Emeritus Professor Brian Nelson
Deborah Pike
Professor Emerita Marian Quartly (ABR Inglis Fellowship)
Matthew Schultz
Margaret Smith
Tangea Tansley
Professor Alistair Thomson (ABR Inglis Fellowship)
Anonymous (1)
ABR BEQUEST PROGRAM
Gillian Appleton
Ian Dickson AM
John Button (1933-2009)
Peter Corrigan AM (1941-2016)
Dr Kerryn Goldsworthy
Kimberly Kushman McCarthy and Julian McCarthy
Peter Rose
Francesca Jurate Sasnaitis
John Scully
Denise Smith
Anonymous (3)
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