The A. W. Sheppard Prize
Subcategory of Awards Australian Awards
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History

The A. W. Sheppard Prize was held during the 1956 Australian Poetry Book Week. The object was to 'draw attention to what is worth while, but comparatively unknown in current Australian verse.' (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138124218)

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 1956

winner Applying the Einstein Principle i "He was not very good at simple figures", Joyce Shewcroft , 1956 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 17 no. 4 1956; (p. 196-199)
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