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Past winners of the Peter Porter Poetry Prize

Competitions and programs • 30 July 2014
ABR subscribers can read all previous prize-winning and shortlisted poems to the Porter Prize. If you aren't a subscriber, digital subscriptions begin at only $10 per month. Click here to become an ABR subscriber. 2022 Anthony Lawrence: 'In the Shadows of Our Heads' Anthony Lawrence is the winner of the 2022 Peter Porter Poetry Prize, worth a total of $10,000. The winner was named a ... (read more)

2014 Peter Porter Poetry Prize Winner

Competitions and programs • 29 July 2014
 Australian Book Review is delighted to announce that Jessica L. Wilkinson has won the 2014 ABR Peter Porter Poetry Prize for her poem ‘Arrival Platform Humlet’. Jessica receives $4,000 for her winning poem, which was drawn from a field of just under 700 entries. The judges were Lisa Gorton and Felicity Plunkett. ‘I am truly honoured that my poem ‘‘Arrival Platform Humlet ... (read more)

News from the Editor's Desk

August 2014, no. 363 • 01 August 2014
ABR Patrons’ Fellowship Because of the kindness of our many Patrons, we are able to offer another ABR Patrons’ Fellowship, worth $5,000. We are seeking proposals for a major article on any subject. ABR Fellows work closely with Peter Rose, and interested writers are encouraged to speak to the Editor before applying. Applications close on 30 September. Jolley Prize Our indefatigable judges a ... (read more)

Letters to the Editor – August 2014

August 2014, no. 363 • 01 August 2014
Just war theory Dear Editor, Andrew Alexandra is not persuaded by my defence of war (June–July 2014). I am not persuaded by his attack on it. First, he compares my ‘permissive’ account of Just War Theory unfavourably with the supposed ‘orthodox’ version, which follows international law in holding that the only just cause for war is a threat to peace, especially aggression. The problem ... (read more)

News from the Editor's Desk

June–July 2014, no. 362 • 01 June 2014
A NEW WEBSITE FOR ABR We last redesigned our website in March 2013, and the increase in usage was immediate. But all websites need to evolve, and we realise that the delivery of ABR Online has not been ideal. We have heeded your comments and in June we will launch the new ABR Online. Happily, the revamped website now hosts a speedier ABR Online. It features a newsy homepage and the contents page ... (read more)

Open Page with Paul Carter

May 2014, no. 361 • 29 April 2014
Open Page with Paul Carter
Why do you write? Goethe said his themes were symbolic: it could have been any subject, but he wanted to write it all the same. Something is missing: I always feel this. Then I see how a pattern can be woven across the abyss. Are you a vivid dreamer? What qualifies as dream? I daydream a lot. Massage produces visions: are they dreams? ... (read more)

2014 winner

Competitions and programs • 01 September 2012
2014 winner The Calibre Prize, created in 2007, has quickly established itself as Australia’s major prize for an original essay, generating brilliant new essays and fresh insights into culture, society, and the human condition. Click here for more information about past Calibre Prize winners. Australian Book Review has much pleasure in announcing the winner of the 2014 Calibre Prize for an Out ... (read more)
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