$20,000 Prize Pool - Newcastle Poetry Prize

The Newcastle Poetry Prize 
is one of Australia's oldest & most distinguished literary prizes
~ celebrating 34 years in 2015
~ $20,000 prize pool awarded by the University of Newcastle 

Write
A poem, or suite of poems, up to 200 lines
Win
First prize: $12 000
Second prize: $5 000
Third prize: $1 000
Local Award: $500
Harri Jones Memorial Prize (for a poet <35 font="" years="">
Hunter Writers Centre members' award: $200

Click here to enter the Newcastle Poetry Prize

2015 Newcastle Poetry Prize Judges

Robert Gray

Judith Beveridge

I love the challenge of trying to find the right words and turn language into song. I write because writing tells me more than anything else does about the state of my imagination and inner life.  Judith Beveridge. Read the full article here

Click here to purchase past anthologies of the Newcastle Poetry Prize