'It's a scam': Australian playwright Patricia Cornelius surprised by $234,000 prize win
Cornelius was among eight international writers to win the Windham-Campbell prize " which they didn't know they were in the running for As has almost become cliché among Australian winners of the Windham-Campbell prize, Patricia Cornelius thought it was a hoax. Reading the email telling her she had won $US165,000 ($AU234,000), Cornelius thought "It's a scam. It's too easy." Continue reading...