Poetry Australia Prize
or Farmer's Poetry Prize
Subcategory of Awards — Australian Awards
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History

The Farmer's Poetry Prize was held every two years as part of the North Side Arts Festival, Sydney. The competition carried $420 in prize money with $250 for the 'Poets of all ages' section. There were sections for poets of all ages, poets under 25 and Australian school students under the age of 18. Winning entries were published in 'Poetry Australia'. (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page15952983)

Notes

  • Sponsored by the department store Grace Brothers and judged by the editors of Poetry Australia. The prize was one of Australia's largest for its time.

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 1985

winner A Sugar Bag Filled with Fish i "ONE : I think", Keith Russell , 1985 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , March no. 100 1985; (p. 40-45)
— Appears in: Echange Sud 1989; (p. 160-171)

Year: 1973

winner Flight Poem from the Barrier Reef Mark O'Connor , 1973 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , no. 48 1973; (p. 5-7) Reef Poems 1976; (p. 23-27) Selected Poems 1986; (p. 11-13) Fire-Stick Farming : Selected Poems 1972-90 1990; (p. 10-12)
winner (writers under 18 years of age) S. K. Kelen

Year: 1964

winner Four Portraits Craig Powell , 1964 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , December no. 1 1964; (p. 14-15)
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