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Josephine Ulrick Winners Announced
The winners of the 2012 Josephine Ulrick prizes have been announced in Queensland. The prizes, for a short story and for poetry, are administered by Griffith University's School of Humanities. The 2012 literature prize was awarded to Matthew Lamb, editor ... |
9/05/2012 12:57:00 |
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Mark Tredinnick Wins Inaugural Montreal Poetry Prize
New South Wales poet Mark Tredinnick is the winner of a new international poetry award – the $50,000 Montreal Poetry Prize. Tredinnick’s poem, ‘Walking Underwater’, was selected from over 3,000 entries and read ‘blind’ ... |
11/01/2012 14:32:02 |
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Kinsella Withdraws from T. S. Eliot Prize
John Kinsella has withdrawn from the 2011 T. S. Eliot Prize shortlist due to ethical concerns over sponsorship. The prestigious award, offered by the UK Poetry Book Society, is being sponsored for the first time by hedge funds manager Aurum. (The new ... |
5/01/2012 14:02:33 |
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UTS Appoints Inaugural CAL Chair in Australian Poetry
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has appointed Robert Adamson to hold the inaugural CAL Chair in Australian Poetry. The three-year position, beginning in February 2012, has been modelled on the Oxford Professor of Poetry role and will require a ... |
13/12/2011 12:54:09 |
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Johnno Award for Graham Nunn
Queensland’s ‘Mister Poetry’, Graham Nunn, has received the 2011 Johnno Award (named after David Malouf's 1975 novel, Johnno)for his outstanding contribution to writing in Queensland. Nunn, a poet, teacher and publisher, was artistic ... |
7/12/2011 15:29:44 |
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Robert Gray Recognised with Emeritus Award
Poet Robert Gray is the recipient of this year’s $50,000 Emeritus Award from the Australia Council. The award ‘acknowledges the achievements of eminent literary writers 60 years of age and over who have made outstanding and lifelong ... |
29/11/2011 13:39:45 |
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Robert Adamson Wins Prestigious Patrick White Award
Robert Adamson has claimed the 2011 Patrick White Award for an author 'who has made a contribution to Australian Literature' but 'who may not have received due recognition for that contribution'. The judges' citation notes that Adamson first came to ... |
7/11/2011 15:33:15 |
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David Brooks Podcast
If you missed poet, scholar, and novelist David Brooks speaking with Margaret Throsby about The Sons of Clovis on 3 November, the talk is available as a podcast on the ABC FM website. The book discusses the Ern Malley hoax and connections between ... |
4/11/2011 10:31:00 |
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John Kinsella on Shortlist for T. S. Eliot Prize
John Kinsella is one of ten contenders for the 2011 T. S. Eliot Prize, an annual prize awarded by the UK Poetry Book Society. Kinsella's shortlisted title, Armour, is described by his publisher as 'his most spiritual work to date — and his most ... |
31/10/2011 16:16:00 |
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Favourite Love Poems Sought
Australian Poetry is seeking submissions for Australia's favourite love poem. The poem may reflect 'love of a person, place, animal, sensation or an abstract concept. It might be a satire on the whole notion of love. It might also be the lyrics to ... |
22/09/2011 15:52:00 |
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Robert Adamson Wins Blake Poetry Prize
Robert Adamson's 'Via Negativa: The Divine Dark' is the winner of the 2011 Blake Poetry Prize. The judges described Adamson's two-part sequence as 'a powerful, visually striking, intelligent poem which explores complex ideas associated with negative ... |
19/09/2011 13:15:30 |