UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA POETRY PRIZE

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Brenda Joy
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UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA POETRY PRIZE

Post by Brenda Joy » Fri May 26, 2017 1:07 pm

This doesn't really fit the category of Bush Poetry Events but...

for the few intrepid explorers who are braving the frontiers of more open competition -- just passing on the following that came to me as Promotions Officer in an email
BJ
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Dear Poety Supporter

I’m writing to let you know one of the richest poetry prizes in the world is open for only a few weeks more. Could you please share this news with your writing community?

THE 2017 UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA VICE-CHANCELLOR’S INTERNATIONAL POETRY PRIZE
Now in its fourth year, the prize celebrates the enduring significance of poetry to cultures everywhere in the world. It marks the University of Canberra’s commitment to creativity and imagination. Prize entries may be submitted until 30 June 2017.

PRIZES AND DETAILS
Head Judge: Billy Collins
The winner will receive AUD$15,000.
The runner-up (second-placed poem) will receive AUD$5,000.
All poems entered for the prize must be single poems that have a maximum length of 50 lines.
Each entry of a poem costs AUD$20.

http://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/com ... oetryprize

Previous winners
2016 Michael Lavers – ‘Your father at fourteen’
2015 Elisabeth Murawski – ‘Iconic Photo: Lee Miller in Munich, April, 1945’
2014 David Adès – ‘Dazzled’

Kind regards
Monica

Dr Monica Carroll
VC International Poetry Prize Administrator
Centre for Creative and Cultural Research
20C15 | Faculty of Arts and Design | University of Canberra | Bruce ACT 2617 | AUSTRALIA
vcpoetryprize@canberra.edu.au
Sing HU to open your heart.

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