Peter Porter Poetry Prize
The Peter Porter Poetry Prize is an ongoing international literary award run by the Australian Book Review for outstanding poetry. Established by the ABR in 2005, the Prize is named after the late Australian poet Peter Porter. The Porter Prize, awarded annually by the ABR, is considered 'one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected awards for poetry'[1] and among the country's 'most prestigious prizes for a new poem'.[2] It 'guarantees winners wide exposure through publication in ABR' [3] and in 2017 received 'nearly 1000 entries from twenty-two countries'.[4]
History[edit]
The Porter Prize was established in 2005 by the Australian Book Review. Formerly known as the ABR Poetry Prize,[5] it was renamed the Peter Porter Poetry Prize in 2010 in honour of the famed Australian poet.[6] The award is open to all poets writing in English, regardless of where they reside.
Winners[edit]
Since its inception, there have been 20 winners of the Peter Porter Poetry Prize.
- 2005: Stephen Edgar
- 2006: Judith Bishop
- 2007: Alex Skovron
- 2008: Ross Clark
- 2009: Tracy Ryan
- 2010: Anthony Lawrence
- 2011: Judith Bishop and Tony Lintermans (joint winners)
- 2012: Michael Farrell
- 2013: John A. Scott
- 2014: Jessica L. Wilkinson
- 2015: Judith Beveridge[7]
- 2016: Amanda Joy
- 2017: Louis Klee and Damen O'Brien (joint winners)
- 2018: Nicholas Wong[8]
- 2019: Andy Kissane and Belle Ling (joint winners)[9]
- 2020: A. Frances Johnson[10]
- 2021: Sara M Saleh[11]
- 2022: Anthony Lawrence[12]
- 2023: Dan Disney[13]
- 2024: Dan Hogan[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Michael Farrell wins the Peter Porter Poetry Prize". ArtsHub Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "2017 Peter Porter Poetry Prize announced". ABC Radio National. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Peter Porter Poetry Prize, entries by Nov 20". The Northern Territory Writer's Centre. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "2017 Peter Porter Poetry Prize". Australian Book Review. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ Austlit. "Peter Porter Poetry Prize". AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "News from the Editor's Desk". Australian Book Review. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Beveridge wins Peter Porter Poetry Prize". Books+Publishing. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Wong wins Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2018". Books+Publishing. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Kissane and Ling win Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2019". Books+Publishing. 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Johnson wins 2020 Peter Porter Poetry Prize". Books+Publishing. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Saleh wins 2021 Peter Porter Poetry Prize". Books+Publishing. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "Lawrence wins 2022 Peter Porter Poetry Prize". Books+Publishing. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "Disney wins 2023 Porter Prize". Books+Publishing. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "Hogan wins 2024 ABR Peter Porter Poetry Prize". Books+Publishing. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-27.