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Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2016

winner Midwinter Sketch i "the barb-wired sounds", Jules Leigh Koch , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 31 2016; (p. 44) States of Poetry - South Australia 2017;

Year: 2015

winner Waiting for Euthanatos i "She stands at the kitchenette sink and looks through you", Graham Mitchell , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 29 2015; (p. 58)

Year: 2005

winner Littoral i "Watercraft hang mirror-suspended", Bill Collopy , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 10 2005; (p. 22)

Works About this Award

My Country Childhood : Les Murray Ali Gripper , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Country Style , August 2010; (p. 30-32)
Power in Poetry Alf Wilson , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 12 September no. 409 2007; (p. 30)
Townsville Aboriginal poet Coralie Cassady admits that her poetry is often controversial and her new book entitled Proper Deadly Poetry is no different.
Poetry : Judge's Report Joan M. Davis , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 10 2005; (p. 23)
Judge's comments on poetry section of the Polestar Literary prize 2005.
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