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2009 Winners
Premier and Arts Minister Anna Bligh said Brisbane-based poet Rosanna Licari of Annerley took out the Arts Queensland Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize while Andrew Slattery of New South Wales was the recipient of the Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award for Unpublished Poetry.
For more information, read the 'Award-winning Poets Gain Industry Recognition' Media Release (dated 21.08.08) on the 2009 Arts Queensland Poetry Award winners, from the Premier and Minister for the Arts, The Honourable Anna Bligh. This release can be found under QWC's Media section of our website.
Arts Queensland Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize
Named in honour of a distinguished Queensland poet, the Arts Queensland Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize is committed to encouraging emerging Queensland poets. Now in its 7th year, this prestigious prize for an unpublished poetry manuscript comes with total prize money of $3,000:
1st Prize: $3,000 plus a publishing contract with UQP
The winner will be announced at the opening night of the Queensland Poetry Festival on 21 August 2009 at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Visit: www.queenslandpoetryfestival.com for more information.
Judges: Bronwyn Lea, Philip Neilsen and Thomas Shapcott.
Previous Winners: Felicity Plunkett, Sarah Holland-Batt, Angela Gardner, Nathan Shepherdson, Jaya Savige and Lidija Cvetkovic.
Deadline: The deadline for this award closed on 13 July 2009. Please revisit this page in 2010 or sign up to our free e-bulletin for further announcements.
Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award for Unpublished Poetry
Named in honour of a distinguished Queensland poet, the Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award for Unpublished Poetry is committed to encouraging emerging poets throughout Australia. Now in its 11th year, this prestigious prize for an unpublished poem (or suite of poems) of 100 lines or less comes with total prize money of $4,000:
1st Prize $3,000 2nd Prize $750 3rd Prize $250
The winner will be announced at the opening night of the Queensland Poetry Festival on 21 August 2009 at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Visit: www.queenslandpoetryfestival.com for more information.
Judges: Grant Caldwell, Claire Gaskin and Graham Nunn.
Previous Winners: Anna Krien, Andrew Slattery, Nathan Shepherdson, Ynes Sanz, Sandra Hill , Jaya Savige, Judy Johnson, Anna Kerdijk Nicholson, Bronwyn Lea and Rebecca Edwards.
Deadline: The deadline for this award closed on 6 July 2009. Please revisit this page in 2010 or sign up to our free e-bulletin for further announcements.