The Pioneers

<p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Pioneers</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> won the Hodder and Stoughton All Empire Literature Prize for Australasia in 1915 giving its author one thousand pounds and the opportunity to launch her career as a creative writer. The book is set in Gippsland and based on the author's experiences from her time there.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Pioneers</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> has been filmed twice once in 1916 and once in 1926. A one-act dramatic version was first performed in 1923.</span></p>