2025 Peter Porter Poetry Prize
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
Short description
The contest is organized by the Australian Book Review.
The Peter Porter Poetry Prize is one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected poetry awards. It honors the life and work of the great Australian poet Peter Porter (1929–2010), an honored contributor to ABR for many years.
Poets are invited to submit original poems of up to 60 lines, written in English. Poems can be on any subject and in any style.
Poems must not have been previously published.
Entries must be submitted online via the ABR website.
Entry fees
Each entry must be accompanied by an entry fee of AU$30, or AU$20 for current ABR subscribers.
Prizes
The winner will receive AU$6,000.
The other four shortlisted poets will each receive AU$1,000.
Competition website
For further information visit the official competition website.
Benefits
The winner will receive AU$6,000.
The other four shortlisted poets will each receive AU$1,000.
Eligibility criteria
All poets writing in English are eligible to enter. There is no age limit.
Poems must not have been previously published.