The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize
The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize has been endowed by Bruce Dawe, one of Australia's best-loved and most widely read poets, as an annual $1500 award to encourage poets throughout Australia. The endowment is held in trust by the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, and administered by the Faculty of Arts. The prize is judged by the English Literature staff of the Faculty, chaired by Associate Professor Chris Lee.
Bruce Dawe said the decision to endow the prize stemmed from a belief that all universities should encourage the practice of the arts within Australian society. It is hoped that this prize will support poets and help recognise the important contribution they make to Australian culture.
The competition opens on 1 March and closes on 14 August 2009. The winner is contacted personally and announced on this website.
Entry
Entrants are encouraged to read the conditions of entry prior to completing either the *PDF entry form or Word entry form and submitting their poem/s.
2009 winner
The winner of the 2009 prize is Andrew Slattery for his poem Black Bat Burn.
Previous winning poems
Previous entries which have won the Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize are:
Further information
Please direct all enquiries to:
The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize
Faculty of Arts
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba QLD 4350
Phone: +61 7 4631 1065
Fax: +61 7 4631 1063
Email: daweprize@usq.edu.au
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