Tom Collins Poetry Prize
Subcategory of Awards Australian Awards
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History

The Tom Collins Poetry Prize is an annual competition inaugurated by FAWWA in 1975 in memory of Australian author Joseph Furphy (1843 - 1912) who wrote under the name Tom Collins.

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2023

winner Michael Robinson for 'Mother and Child'.

Year: 2021

winner Kevin Gillam for 'from here'.

Year: 2020

winner Maddie Godfrey for 'Unmade'.

Year: 2019

winner Michael Greenacre for 'Missing Pieces'.

Year: 2018

winner Chris Konrad for 'Busted Piano Man'.
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