Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize
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The Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize, named in honour of a distinguished Queensland poet, is a literary award for an unpublished poetry manuscript by a Queensland-based author. The prize was established in 2003 and currently comes with prize money of $2000 and a publication contract with the University of Queensland Press.[1] Entry can be submitted from anyone residing in Queensland and the award is administered and managed by the Queensland Poetry Festival[2] on behalf of Arts Queensland.
Award winners
2003 Lidija Cvetkovic, War is Not the Season for Figs[3]
2004 Jaya Savige, latecomers[4]
2005 Nathan Shepherdson, Sweeping the Light Back Into The Mirror[5]
2006 Angela Gardner, Parts of Speech[6]
2007 Sarah Holland-Batt, Aria[7]
2008 Felicity Plunkett, Vanishing Point[8]
2009 Rosanna Licari, An Absence of Saints[9]
2010 Vlanes (Vladislav Nekliaev), Another Babylon[10]
2011 Nick Powell, Water Mirrors[11]
2012 Rachael Briggs, Free Logic[12]
2013 David Stavanger, The Special[13]
2014 Krissy Kneen, Eating My Grandmother[14]
2015 Stuart Barnes, The Staysails (published as Glasshouses)[15] (judges Felicity Plunkett and Justin Clemens)
2016 Shastra Deo, The Agonist[16] (judges Felicity Plunkett and Justin Clemens)
2017 Rae White, Milk Teeth[17]
2018 Anna Jacobson, I know I may not escape unscathed (published as Amnesia Findings)[18] (judges Felicity Plunkett and Ali Alizadeh)
2019 Luke Best, Cadaver Dog[19]
2020 Gavin Yuan Gao, At the Altar of Touch[20]
2021 Janaka Malwatta, blackbirds don’t mate with starlings[21]
2022 Jarad Bruinstroop, Reliefs[22] (judges Stuart Barnes and Maria Takolander)
2023 Madeleine Dale, The Water-Bearers[23] (judges Stuart Barnes and Maria Takolander)
2024 Eva Phillips, Borrow-or-rob (judges Jarad Bruinstroop and Eileen Chong)[24]
2025 Mindy Gill, Confessions[25]