Now in its fifth year, the Vice-Challencellor’s International Poetry Prize celebrates the enduring significance of poetry to cultures everywhere in the world. It marks the University of Canberra’s commitment to creativity and imagination. Prize entries may be submitted until 30 June 2018.
PRIZES AND DETAILS
Head Judge: Wendy Cope
The winner will receive AUD$15,000.
The runner-up (second-placed poem) will receive AUD$5,000.
All poems entered for the prize must be single poems that have a maximum length of 50 lines.
Entry, per poem, is AUD$20.
Click on the following link to visit the website: Vice Chancellor’s International Poetry Prize
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2017 Eric Berlin – ‘Irises’
2016 Michael Lavers – ‘Your father at fourteen’
2015 Elisabeth Murawski – ‘Iconic Photo: Lee Miller in Munich, April, 1945’
2014 David Adès – ‘Dazzled’
For more information, please contact:
Monica Carroll: vcpoetryprize@canberra.edu.au
VC International Poetry Prize Administrator
Centre for Creative and Cultural Research
Faculty of Arts and Design | University of Canberra | Bruce ACT 2617 | AUSTRALIA
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