Peter Porter Poetry Prize – deadline

The $8,500 Peter Porter Poetry Prize is now open!
Australian Book Review welcomes entries in the fifteenth Peter Porter Poetry Prize, one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected awards for poetry. The Porter Prize is worth a total of AU$8,500. Entry is open to all poets writing in English, until midnight 3 December 2018.

First Prize: AU$5,000 and an Arthur Boyd etching
Second Prize: AU$2,000
Three other shortlisted poets: AU$500 each

Judges: Judith Bishop, John Hawke, and Paul Kane

Entries must be an original single-authored poem of not more than 75 lines written in English. Poems must not have been previously published or on offer to other prizes or publications for the duration of the Porter Prize. The five shortlisted poems will be published in the March 2019 issue and the winner will be announced at a ceremony later that month.

Click here to enter the Porter Prize
Entries close at midnight on 3 December 2018

Entry costs AU$15 for current ABR subscribers and full-time students* or AU$25 for non-subscribers**. Entrants who are not current ABR subscribers can choose to subscribe when submitting their poemfor the special combined rates listed below:

Entry + ABR Online subscription – $65.00
Entry + Print subscription (Australia) – $95.00
Entry + Print subscription (NZ and Asia) – $150.00
Entry + Print subscription (Rest of World) – $170.00

The Porter Prize  honours the life and work of the great Australian poet Peter Porter (1929–2010), an honoured contributor to ABR for many years. Before entering the Porter Prize, all poets must read the Terms and Conditions. Please read our Frequently Asked Questions before contacting us with queries about the Porter Prize.

Click here for more information about past winners.

Please forward this information on to friends, colleagues and students who may be interested in hearing about the Porter Prize.

*Terms and conditions apply, see website for details.
** Non-subscribers will receive ABR Online free of charge for four months from entry.

We gratefully acknowledge the long-standing support of Ms Morag Fraser AM and our ABR patrons. The print is donated by Mr Ivan Durrant in honour of Georges Mora.
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