Arts Queensland Poetry Award winners announced

The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) has announced the winners of this year’s Arts Queensland Poetry Awards.

The winners in each category are:

Oodgeroo Noonuccal Prize for Indigenous Poetry

Winner ($3500 and publication)

• Merinda Dutton for “amnesia”.

Runner-up ($500 and publication)

• Jada Alberts for “Bush Kid (don’t touch that)”.

Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript

Winner ($5000 and publication with University of Queensland Press)

• Mindy Gill for “Confessions”.

Runner-up ($500)

• Sean West for “Disappearing Acts”.

Commended

• Vuong Pham for “Refugee Prayer”
• Killian MacDonald for “Boyfriend Material”.

Val Vallis Award for an Unpublished Poem

Winner ($3500, publication in Westerly)

• KA Rees for “Sleeping in the Water Column”.

Runner-up ($500, publication in Westerly)

• Nikki McCahon for “Yellow Bruises: An Ode to Dandelions”.

XYZ Prize for Spoken Word

Winner ($3500, publication with QWC)

• Serani for “Bouquet of Flowers”.

This year QWC significantly increased the value of each award. Presented on 5 December, the awards aim to “support, recognise and celebrate emerging and established poets”, said organisers.

More information about the awards and the winners is available on the QWC website.

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