Nillumbik Ekphrasis Poetry Award
Subcategory of Awards — Australian Awards
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History

The Nillumbik Ekphrasis Poetry Award was presented for the first time in 2012. The prize invites Australian poets to respond with 12-line poems to artworks from the Nillumbik Visual Art Collection or exhibition program. 

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2018

winner (Open Prize) The Map Is Damaged and Beautiful Miguel Jacq , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Literary Nillumbik: Ekphrasis Anthology of Writing 2018 2018; (p. 26-27)
winner (Local Prize) Bodies Are Always Made Of Light i "What must it feel like, to be flattened", Karen Andrews , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Literary Nillumbik: Ekphrasis Anthology of Writing 2018 2018; (p. 28)
winner (Youth Prize) Visage i "Things look different in the morning", Coco X. Huang , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Literary Nillumbik: Ekphrasis Anthology of Writing 2018 2018; (p. 29-30)

Year: 2017

winner (Open) Trigger Warning i "If water ran from one bowl to the next, you might call it a transaction", Rachel Hennessy , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Literary Nillumbik Anthology of Writing 2017 2017; (p. 21)
winner (Local Prize) The Weeping Forest i "a forest without birds,", Michael Olsen , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Literary Nillumbik Anthology of Writing 2017 2017; (p. 23)
winner (Youth Prize) Untitled i "Wax melted and puddled underfoot", Jennifer Nguyen , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Literary Nillumbik Anthology of Writing 2017 2017; (p. 24-25)

Year: 2016

winner Flower of Distant Season i "did you reflect on the possibility", Miguel Jacq , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Literary Nillumbik Anthology of Writing 2016 2016; (p. 24) Award Winning Australian Writing 2017 2017; (p. 78)
winner (Local Category) Two Hands Touching : The Gift i "For hours he carved squatting by the fire", Clémence Overall , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Literary Nillumbik Anthology of Writing 2016 2016; (p. 25) Award Winning Australian Writing 2017 2017; (p. 120)
winner (Youth Prize) Bones Hidden i "So is the human spirit", Maya Rizkyvianti , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Literary Nillumbik Anthology of Writing 2016 2016; (p. 26)

Year: 2014

winner Lost Sea Voices i "I have unreeled sentences from my spine's spool", Felicity Plunkett , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2014 2014; (p. 12) Award Winning Australian Writing 2015 2015; (p. 237)

Year: 2013

winner Sea-Steps Helen Bradwell , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2014 2014; (p. 142)
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