Christopher Brennan Award

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DescriptionLifetime achievement in Australian poetry
CountryAustralia
Presented byFellowship of Australian Writers
Formerly calledRobert Frost Medallion/Robert Frost Prize
Christopher Brennan Award
DescriptionLifetime achievement in Australian poetry
CountryAustralia
Presented byFellowship of Australian Writers
Formerly calledRobert Frost Medallion/Robert Frost Prize
Reward(s)Bronze plaque
First award1973
Final award2015

The Christopher Brennan Award (formerly known as the Robert Frost Prize after American writer Robert Frost)[1] is an Australian award given for lifetime achievement in poetry. The award, established in 1973,[2] takes the form of a bronze plaque which is presented to a poet who produces work of "sustained quality and distinction".[3] It was awarded by the Fellowship of Australian Writers and named after the poet Christopher Brennan. The most recent award was made in 2015.[4]

YearRecipientReference
1974 R. D. Fitzgerald[5]
1975 Judith Wright[6]
1976 A. D. Hope[5]
1977 Gwen Harwood[7]
1978 Rosemary Dobson[8]
1979 Not awarded[9]
1980 John Blight[10]
1981 Not awarded[10]
1982 Vincent Buckley[10]
1983 Bruce Dawe[10]
1984 Not awarded[10]
1985 Les Murray[11]
1986 Not awarded[10]
1987 Not awarded[10]
1988 Roland Robinson[12]
1989 Chris Wallace-Crabbe[13]
1990 Not awarded[12]
1991 Elizabeth Riddell[12]
1992 Oodgeroo Noonuccal[12]
R. A. Simpson[12]
1993 Geoffrey Dutton[14]
1994 Judith Rodriguez[14]
1995 Robert Adamson[14]
Thomas Shapcott [14]
1996 Dorothy Hewett[15]
1997 Not awarded[15]
1998 Jennifer Maiden[15]
1999 Kevin Hart[15]
2000 J. S. Harry[16]
2001 Dorothy Porter[17]
2002 Dimitris Tsaloumas[18]
2003 Philip Salom[17]
2004 Kris Hemensley[17]
2005 Fay Zwicky[19]
2006 Geoff Page[19]
2007 John Kinsella[20]
2009 Jennifer Strauss[19]
2010 Peter Steele[21]
2011 Jennifer Harrison[21]
2012 Tim Thorne[22]
2013 Judith Beveridge[23]
2014 Alan Wearne[24]
2015 Gig Ryan[4]

The award has been given posthumously to Francis Webb, James McAuley and David Campbell.

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