Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize Explained

The Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize, named in honour of a distinguished Queensland poet, is a literary award for an unpublished poetry manuscript by a Queensland-based author. The prize was established in 2003 and currently comes with prize money of $2000 and a publication contract with the University of Queensland Press.[1] Entry can be submitted from anyone residing in Queensland and the award is administered and managed by the Queensland Poetry Festival[2] on behalf of Arts Queensland.

Award winners

2003 Lidija Cvetkovic, War is Not the Season for Figs [3]

2004 Jaya Savige, latecomers[4]

2005 Nathan Shepherdson, Sweeping the Light Back Into The Mirror[5]

2006 Angela Gardner, Parts of Speech[6]

2007 Sarah Holland-Batt, Aria[7]

2008 Felicity Plunkett, Vanishing Point[8]

2009 Rosanna Licari, An Absence of Saints[9]

2010 Vlanes (Vladislav Nekliaev), Another Babylon[10]

2011 Nick Powell, Water Mirrors[11]

2012 Rachael Briggs, Free Logic[12]

2013 David Stavanger, The Special[13]

2014 Krissy Kneen, Eating My Grandmother[14]

2015 Stuart Barnes, The Staysails (published as Glasshouses)[15] (judges Felicity Plunkett and Justin Clemens)

2016 Shastra Deo, The Agonist[16] (judges Felicity Plunkett and Justin Clemens)

2017 Rae White, Milk Teeth[17]

2018 Anna Jacobson, I know I may not escape unscathed (published as Amnesia Findings)[18] (judges Felicity Plunkett and Ali Alizadeh)

2019 Luke Best, Cadaver Dog[19]

2020 Gavin Yuan Gao, At the Altar of Touch[20]

2021 Janaka Malwatta, blackbirds don’t mate with starlings[21]

2022 Jarad Bruinstroop, Reliefs[22] (judges Stuart Barnes and Maria Takolander)

2023 Madeleine Dale, The Water-Bearers[23] (judges Stuart Barnes and Maria Takolander

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queensland Poetry Festival 2007 - Competitions - Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize . 2009-08-20 . dead . https://archive.today/20080905131538/http://www.queenslandpoetryfestival.info/shapcott.htm . 2008-09-05 . Queensland Poetry Festival
  2. Web site: Award winning poets gain industry recognition. 21 August 2009. Queensland Government. 22 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Queensland Poetry Festival 2007 - Competitions - Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize . 2009-08-20 . dead . https://archive.today/20080905131538/http://www.queenslandpoetryfestival.info/shapcott.htm . 2008-09-05 . Queensland Poetry Festival
  4. Web site: Latecomers / Jaya Savige. Trove. 23 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Sweeping the light back into the mirror / Nathan Shepherdson. Trove. 23 August 2017.
  6. Web site: Parts of speech / Angela Gardner. Trove. 23 August 2017.
  7. Web site: Aria / Sarah Holland-Batt. Trove. 23 August 2017.
  8. Web site: Vanishing point / Felicity Plunkett. Trove. 22 August 2017.
  9. Web site: Award-winning Poets gain Industry recognition. Queensland Government. 22 August 2017.
  10. Web site: Another Babylon. Trove. 23 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Water mirrors / Nicholas Powell. Trove. 22 August 2017.
  12. Web site: Free logic / Rachael Briggs. Trove. 23 August 2017.
  13. Web site: Great writing rewarded by Australian Centre literary awards MUSSE. musse.unimelb.edu.au. en. 2017-10-15.
  14. Web site: Eating my grandmother : a grief cycle / Krissy Kneen. Trove. 23 August 2017.
  15. Web site: Barnes wins 2015 Thomas Shapcott Prize. 1 September 2015. Books and Publishing. 23 August 2017.
  16. Web site: Taking five with Shastra Deo. 4 November 2016. the Australian Writers marketplace. 22 August 2017.
  17. Web site: Milk Teeth (Rae White, UQP). 28 June 2018. Books+Publishing. 17 February 2020.
  18. News: Jacobson wins 2018 Thomas Shapcott Prize Books+Publishing. 2018-09-01. en-AU.
  19. Web site: Best wins 2019 Thomas Shapcott Prize. 2019-08-26. Books+Publishing. en-AU. 2019-09-21.
  20. Web site: 2020-08-03. Queensland Poetry Festival awards 2020 winners announced. 2020-08-03. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
  21. Web site: 2021-08-25. Malwatta wins 2021 Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize. 2021-08-25. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
  22. Web site: Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize 2022 Awardee . Queensland Poetry . 31 August 2022.
  23. Web site: Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize 2023 Awardee . Queensland Poetry . 22 April 2023.

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