First prize: $6,000AUD
Four other shortlisted poets: $1,000AUD
Status: Entries closed on 3 October 2022
Judges: Sarah Holland-Batt, Des Cowley, and James Jiang
Entries have now closed for the nineteenth Peter Porter Poetry Prize, for which all poets writing in English are eligible. Entries were open from 11 July until 3 October 2022. This year the Porter Prize is worth a total of $10,000 – with a first prize of $6,000.
Entries must be an original single-authored poem of not more than 70 lines. Poems must not have been previously published. The five shortlisted poems will be published in the January–February 2023 issue and the winner will be announced at a ceremony later that month.
The Peter Porter Poetry Prize is one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected poetry awards. It honours the life and work of the great Australian poet Peter Porter (1929–2010), an honoured contributor to ABR for many years. All poets writing in English are eligible to enter.
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Entry fees
Online entry (current ABR subscriber) - $15
Online entry (standard/non subscriber) - $25*
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Special online entry + subscription bundles
Subsequent entries may be submitted at the subscriber rate
Online entry + digital ABR subscription - $85
Online entry + Print subscription (Australia) - $100
Online entry + Print subscription (NZ and Asia) - $190
Online entry + Print subscription (Rest of World) - $210
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