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History
Formerly the ACT Writers Centre Poetry Award.
The Michael Thwaites Poetry Award is named after the Australian poet who passed away in Canberra at age ninety in 2005. The award is administrated by the ACT Writers' Centre.
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Formerly called the ACT Writers Centre Poetry Award. In memory of Kings Medal award winning poet, and former ACT Writers Centre member Michael Thwaites who died in late 2005. (Source: The Canberra Times (Times2) 18/11/2009 p.7. Sighted LB 20/11/2009)
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2015
winner Ode to a Papermate Inkjoy 100 i "Who can say who picked up whom?", 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2016 2016; (p. 188) -
Year: 2014
winner Stilettos i "The diminutive bride, her maids, mother,", 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2015 2015; (p. 210) -
Year: 2013
winner Ode to a Toothbrush 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2014 2014; (p. 183) -
Year: 2012
winner I Would Say Something of Water 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2013 2013; (p. 256-258) -
Year: 2011
winner Views i "Tramping up the Pennine Way, we take a break", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Autumn no. 94 2004; (p. 23) ACTWrite , March vol. 18 no. 2 2012; (p. 13)
Works About this Award
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Lovers of Verse Unite 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 November 2009; (p. 7)