Conditions of Entry

Only Australian organisations and/or residents are eligible to enter. Subject matter is limited to non-fiction works where history is primarily related to the State of Victoria or projects that encourage greater access to Victorian collections.

State Government Departments as defined in the Victorian Government Directory, current Councillors and paid staff of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria (RHSV) are ineligible.

The official entry form must accompany each entry.

Hardcopy book entries must include three copies of the finished publication (not drafts or proofs). If submitting your  hardcopy book entry via the online portal, your application will not be valid until your copies have been physically received by the RHSV.

Non-print entries must be provided in an accessible format ie. a DVD or USB if delivered, or a URL link if submitted online.

Judges will not be able to attend physical activities in person, so entries for exhibitions or tours should be accompanied by supporting material such as programs, maps or photographs.

Entries must be original and the property of the entrant. Any publisher submitting on behalf of an author must have the consent of the author.

Entrants’ work must have been completed (ie. published, exhibited or launched) between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020.

Entries must be received by 5pm Wednesday 8 July 2020. Late entries won’t be accepted.

Entries will not be returned to the applicant.

If you believe there may be a perceived conflict of interest associated with your project entry, please attach further information for the judges to examine eligibility. 

The judges may move entries to a category other than the one entered at their discretion, when they determine a work better fits another category.

Judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Public Record Office Victoria and the Royal Historical Society of Victoria reserve the right to exhibit or publish, in whole or in part, any submissions to promote the Awards.