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 " ...

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 in 2005, Judith Bishop has won twice. * 2005:

Stephen Edgar Stephen Edgar (born 1951) is an Australian poet, editor and indexer. Background and education Edgar was born in 1951 in Sydney, where he attended the prestigious Sydney Technical High School. After time spent living in London, he later return ...

* 2006: Judith Bishop * 2007: Alex Skovron * 2008: Ross Clark * 2009: Tracy Ryan * 2010: Anthony Lawrence * 2011: Judith Bishop and Tony Lintermans (joint winners) * 2012: Michael Farrell * 2013:

John A. Scott John Alan Scott (who has published under the names John A. Scott and John Scott) (born 23 April 1948) is an English-Australian poet, novelist and academic. Biography Scott was born in Littlehampton in Sussex, England, migrating to Australia ...

* 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. S ...

* 2016: Amanda Joy * 2017: Louis Klee and Damen O'Brien (joint winners) *2018: Nicholas Wong *2019: Andy Kissane and Belle Ling (joint winners) *2020: A. Frances Johnson *2021: Sara M Saleh *2022: Anthony Lawrence *2023: Dan Disney *2024: Dan Hogan *2025: Meredith Stricker

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