The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize is open to all Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia. The Prize will be awarded to an original, unpublished poem not exceeding 50 lines. There are no generic or thematic constraints Entries will not be under offer to any publication, or offered for publication, until the adjudication is finalized and the winner is notified. 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 the first week of October. Entrants may submit no more than three poems for consideration. Each single entry must be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of A$6.00 per poem for administration expenses, ie: one poem, A$6.00, two poems A$12, three poems A$18.00. Personal cheques, bank cheques, postal/money orders should be made payable to: USQ. As a copy of the Entry Form can be kept for tax purposes, receipts will not be issued unless requested.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. 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. Do not submit original manuscripts. Please submit copies only of poems. If you would like your poem/s returned, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Entries will be retained for twelve months. The Trustee of the Prize accepts no liability for loss or damage of manuscripts. The decision of the Trustee’s adjudication panel is final. No subsequent correspondence will be entered into. The judges reserve the right not to award the Prize in any given year.
For entry forms or queries: Phone: (07) 46311065 or Fax: (07) 46311063.
Email: daweprize@usq.edu.au Website: http://www.usq.edu.au/daweprize .
Closes 30th June.
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