the popularity of Ion Idriess and suggested that: Therein is cause to hope that ere long the appreciation for Australian writings will grow and widen to embrace the works of many others who, with a growing confidence in ultimate success, are continually and obscurely working to give Australians a literature which they may call their own. The events of the week were mostly held during the day and hence primarily reached, or in some cases specifically targeted at, women, children and teachers. Indeed, it was generally accepted that women formed the bulk of the readership. Norman Lindsay, for example, wrote that "My personal opinion is that the average woman reads much better stuff than the average man". In his Authors' Week talk, Frank Dalby Davison said that "many people preferred yelling themselves hoarse at a test match or racecourse to reading a book by a cultured author". Overall, the Week was deemed a success, with Marjorie Barnard writing that they'd received "a good deal of publicity" and were "pretty satisfied with the effort". Awards Historical The FAW Patricia Weickhardt Award to an Aboriginal Writer was awarded from 1976 to 1991. Winners included David Unaipon (posthumously), Sally Morgan, Oodgeroo Noonuccal and Dick Roughsey. In 1999, David Foster and Bruce Pascoe jointly won the FAW Australian Literature Award. Current The national, state and regional offices of the FAW offer a large number of literary competitions and awards. The Victorian chapter offers national awards known as the Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards, including: Christopher Brennan Award (formerly the Robert Frost Prize) for lifetime achievement in poetry Christina Stead Award Melbourne University Publishing Award "an award for a non-fiction book first published in Australia, of sustained quality and distinction with an Australian theme", annual for over 30 years, sponsored by Melbourne University Press. Anne Elder Award for poetry Barbara Ramsden Award for the editor as well as the author of "a book of quality writing in any field of literature" The FAW Marjorie Barnard Short Story Award is a New South Wales award. Presidents Presidents of the Fellowship of Australian Writers include: Patsy Adam-Smith Bartlett Adamson John Le Gay Brereton (1928) inaugural Walter Francis John Jago (1931) Flora Eldershaw Donald Stuart (1974-1975) Hilarie Lindsay (1982–1984, 1992–1994) Notes References Bangsund, John (1984) "Scenes of editorial life: The awards dinner" originally published in The Society of Editors Newsletter, April 1984. Retrieved 2007-07-24