Bernard Cohen won the inaugural Russell Prize for Humour Writing with his title The Antibiography of Robert F Menzies. The award consisted of a $10,000 monetary prize. Cohen has announced he plans to donate $5000 of the prize money to Save the Children for their work with children in detention on Nauru and $5000 to hospitals for children¿s play equipment. The Russell Prize for Humour Writing is administered by the State Library of NSW and was launched to celebrate, recognise and encourage humour writing.
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