Announcing the Peter Porter Poetry Prize
Entry to the eighth annual Australian Book Review poetry prize – renamed the
Peter Porter Poetry Prize, in memory of the late Australian poet – is now open.
First prize: $4000
Shortlisted poems: $250
Closing date: 21 November 2011
Judges: Judith Beveridge and David McCooey
The Peter Porter Poetry Prize is one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected
awards for poetry, and guarantees winners wide exposure through publication in ABR.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Stephen Edgar (2005)
Judith Bishop (2006)
Alex Skovron (2007)
Ross Clark (2008)
Tracy Ryan (2009)
Anthony Lawrence (2010)
Judith Bishop and Tony Lintermans (2011)
The guidelines and entry form are now available from the ABR website –
Poets must be Australian citizens or have permanent resident status in Australia. Each entry must be
a single poem of no more than 100 lines. Multiple entries are permitted, and all poems will be judged
anonymously. A shortlist comprising a maximum of six poems will be announced and those poems
published in the March 2012 issue of ABR. The winner will be announced in the April 2012 issue.
For further information, please contact:
Peter Rose, Editor
Australian Book Review
Tel: (03) 9429 6700
Email: editor@australianbookreview.com.au
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