The Peter Porter Poetry Prize is an ongoing international literary award run by the

Australian Book Review ''Australian Book Review'' is an Australian arts and literary review. Created in 1961, ''ABR'' is an independent non-profit organisation that publishes articles, reviews, commentaries, essays, and new writing. The aims of the magazine are 'to ...

for outstanding poetry. Established by the ''ABR'' in 2005, the Prize is named after the late Australian poet Peter Porter. The Porter Prize, awarded annually by the ''ABR'', is considered 'one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected awards for poetry' and among the country's 'most prestigious prizes for a new poem'. It 'guarantees winners wide exposure through publication in ''ABR and in 2017 received 'nearly 1000 entries from twenty-two countries'.

History

The Porter Prize was established in 2005 by the

. Formerly known as the ''ABR'' Poetry Prize, it was renamed the Peter Porter Poetry Prize in 2010 in honour of the famed Australian poet. The award is open to all poets writing in English, regardless of where they reside.

Winners

Since its inception, there have been 19 winners of the Peter Porter Poetry Prize. * 2005: Stephen Edgar * 2006:

Judith Bishop Judith Bishop (born 1972) is a contemporary Australian poet, linguist and translator. Biography Judith Bishop was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1972. She holds an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, an Master of Fine Arts, MFA in Writing f ...

* 2007: Alex Skovron * 2008: Ross Clark * 2009: Tracy Ryan * 2010: Anthony Lawrence * 2011:

and Tony Lintermans (joint winners) * 2012: Michael Farrell * 2013: John A. Scott * 2014: Jessica L. Wilkinson * 2015:

Judith Beveridge Judith Beveridge (born 1956) is a contemporary Australian poet, editor and academic. She is a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award. Biography Judith Beveridge was born in London, England, arriving in Australia with her parents in 1960. She ...

* 2016: Amanda Joy * 2017: Louis Klee and Damen O'Brien (joint winners) *2018: Nicholas Wong *2019:

Andy Kissane Andy Kissane, born 13 September 1959, is a Melbourne-born, Sydney-based writer. He has written a number of poetry collections as well as short stories, novels and non-fiction. Personal life Kissane was born in Melbourne, but moved to Sydney ...

and Belle Ling (joint winners) *2020: A. Frances Johnson *2021: Sara M Saleh *2022: Anthony Lawrence *2023: Dan Disney

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/prizes-programs/peter-porter-poetry-prize/current-prize * * * * Australian poetry awards Awards established in 2005 2005 establishments in Australia