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The April HCSA eNewsletter is out now. Check it out on our website. historycouncilsa.org.au/enewsletter/
The February HCSA newsletter is out now. Check it out on our website! historycouncilsa.org.au/enewsletter/
Our March eNewsletter is out now. Check it out on our website. historycouncilsa.org.au/enewsletter/
Join Dr Lainie Anderson for a workshop on getting your history heard with the media. Tickets via Humanitix: 17 June, online, 7pm-8pm. Free for members or $30 for non-members. events.humanitix.com/media-for-hi...
Libraries sit at the heart of South Australia’s cultural life — supporting research, preserving community memory, and connecting people with history. On #LibraryLoversDay, we thank the librarians, archivists, volunteers, and readers who sustain these spaces.
The HCSA is proud to announce the 2026 Historian of the Year Awards. Congratulations! More details on the individuals and projects awarded will be available on our website, and posts to come. historycouncilsa.org.au
2026 Wakefield Press Essay Prize — submissions now open
The History Council of South Australia invites submissions for the 2026 Wakefield Press Essay Prize, recognising outstanding original research and writing on South Australian history.
Submissions close 3 April 2026
We encourage historians at all career stages to consider submitting.
The HCSA is proud to announce Dr Samuel Cox as winner of the 2026 Wakefield Press Essay Prize, for the essay "Phoenix Journal: The 'pilot-ship' of Australian Modernism". The judges called it " a stunning work of cultural history that brings 1930s Adelaide alive as a literary and artistic centre."
Ikarians in South Australia, 1900–1945 by Yianni Cartledge (former HCSA Secretary!) traces the histories of Ikarian migration, community life, and belonging in South Australia across the early 20thC.
Publisher: Anthem Press, this work makes a valuable contribution. Available now! buff.ly/7u77Hq8
