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Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize

The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize has been endowed by Bruce Dawe, one of Australia's most acclaimed contemporary poets, as an annual $2000 award to encourage poets throughout Australia. The endowment is held in trust by the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, and administered by the Faculty of Arts. The prize is judged by the English Literature staff of the Faculty, chaired by Professor Chris Lee.

Bruce Dawe said the decision to endow the prize stemmed from a belief that all universities should encourage the practice of the arts within Australian society. It is hoped that this prize will encourage established and emerging Australian poets and to recognise the important contribution they make to our culture.

The competition opens on 1 March and closes on 30 June each year. The winner is contacted personally and announced on this website in early October.
Entry

Entrants are encouraged to read the Conditions of Entry (PDF* 76KB) prior to completing the Entry Form (PDF* 97KB).
2012 winner

This year's prize winner is John Watson for his poem Leaving No Wake.
Previous winning poems

Previous entries which have won the Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize are:

    2011 - Lisa A. Jacobson (PDF* 78KB)
    2010 - Ray Liversidge (PDF* 76KB)
    2009 - Andrew Slattery (PDF* 97KB)

Further information

The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize
Faculty of Arts
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba QLD 4350
Phone: +61 7 4631 1065
Fax: +61 7 4631 1063
Email: daweprize@usq.edu.au

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Conditions of entry
1. The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize is open to all Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia.
2. The Prize will be awarded to an original, unpublished poem not exceeding 50 lines. There are no generic or thematic constraints.
3. Entries will not be under offer to any publication, or offered for publication, until the adjudication is finalized and the winner is notified.
4. The Prize will normally be awarded to a single poem/poet, with up to three unpaid highly-commended entries notified. The winner will be notified personally, and announced on the website in early October.
5. Entrants may submit no more than three poems for consideration.
6. Each single entry must be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of $6.00 per poem for administration expenses, i.e. one poem, $6.00, two poems $12.00, three poems $18.00. Personal cheques, bank cheques, postal/money orders should be made payable to: USQ.
7. As a copy of the Entry Form can be kept for tax purposes, receipts will not be issued unless requested.
8. Entries should normally be typed, one side only, on A4 paper. Entries are assessed in their original submitted versions only. No subsequent editorial amendment or resubmission is permitted.
9. Personal details should not appear on any manuscript to ensure discretion and fair-dealing in the adjudication process. Please supply full details as required on the separate Entry Form.
10.Do not submit original manuscripts. Please submit copies only as poems will not be returned.
11.The Trustee of the Prize accepts no liability for loss or damage of manuscripts.
12.The decision of the Trustee's adjudication panel is final. No subsequent correspondence will be entered into.
13.The judging panel does not provide feedback or critical comment on individual entries.
14.The judges reserve the right not to award the Prize in any given year.

Please post entry/ies and payment by 30 June 2013 to:
BRUCE DAWE NATIONAL POETRY PRIZE
FACULTY OF ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND
TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350