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The Newcastle Poetry Prize is an annual Australian award for Australian poetry. It was established in 1981 as the Mattara Poetry Prize.[1]

The Prize began in September 1980 when Peter Goldman handed out an anthology of poetry at the Mattara Festival.[1]

This anthology prompted two lecturers at the University of Newcastle, Christopher Pollnitz and Paul Kavanagh, to seek funding for a poetry competition which paved the way for the first official Mattara Poetry Prize in 1981. This prize gone on to become known as the Newcastle Poetry Prize.[1]

Today the Prize receives entries from across the nation.

Winners

New Media Winners

Anthologies

References

  1. ^ a b c "Newcastle Poetry Prize – History - Hunter Writers Centre". 15 June 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Newcastle Poetry Prize 2023 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-11-20.

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