The Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize (also known as the Gwen Harwood Memorial Poetry Prize) was created in 1996 in memory of the
Tasmanian poet,
Gwen Harwood. The prize is run by
Island Magazine and is awarded to a single poem or a linked suite of poems. It has a first prize of
A$2,000, and the judges may award two minor prizes.
Winners
* 2021/2022:
Stuart Barnes
Stuart Barnes (born 22 November 1962 in Grays, Essex) is a former English rugby union footballer, and now rugby commentator for Sky Sports. Barnes played fly-half for Newport RFC, Bristol, Bath; and represented England at international level ...
for ''Sestina after B. Carlisle''
* 2020/2021: Amy Crutchfield for ''The Memory of Water''
* 2018: Damen O'Brien for ''On the Day You Launch''
* 2017: Meredith Wattison for ''The Munchian O''
* 2016: Kate Wellington for ''Correspondence'' and Stuart Cooke for ''In Memory''
* 2015: Dan Disney
* 2014:
Tim Thorne
Timothy Colin Thorne (25 March 1944 – 16 September 2021) was an Australian contemporary poet.
Career
Born in Launceston, Thorne wrote fifteen volumes of poetry, the most recent being ''Running Out of Entropy'' (2018, Walleah Press).
In 1985, ...
for ''Fukushima Suite'' and Alex Skovron for ''For Length of Days''
* 2013:
Chloe Wilson for ''Blackbirds en Masse'' and
Jan Sullivan for ''Tour de France''
* 2012:
Fiona Hile
Fiona Hile is an Australian poet, short story writer and literary reviewer.
Early life and education
Hile studied creative writing in the Department of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne. She graduated in 2001 with an M ...
for ''Bush Poem With Subtitles'
David Bunnfor ''In Dreams Let Us Not Use First Names''
* 2011:
Sarah Rice
Sarah Rice is an American theatre actress known for her work in the Stephen Sondheim productions ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''A Little Night Music'', the former of which won her a Theatre World Award in 1979.
Early years
Rice was born in Okinawa, Jap ...
for ''Against The Grain''
* 2010:
Maureen O'Shaunhnessy for ''Thursday, July 15''
* 2009:
Michael Robinson for ''A Letter on Youth Homelessness''
* 2008:
Angela Malone for ''Drawing in the Birth Room''
* 2007:
Sandy Fitts for ''Waiting for Goya''
* 2006:
Elizabeth Campbell for ''Structure of the Horse's Eye''
* 2005:
Mark Tredinnick
Mark Tredinnick (born 1962) is an Australian poet, essayist and teacher. Winner of the Montreal International Poetry Prize in 2011 and the Cardiff International Poetry Competition in 2012. He is the author of thirteen books, including four vo ...
* 2004:
Lesley Walter for ''Hyphenated Lives''
* 2003:
Kathryn Lomer
Kathryn Lomer (born 1958, Tasmania) is an Australian novelist, young adult novelist, short story writer and poet. She has also written for screen, with one short film credit to date.
Her first novel, ''The God in the Ink'' was published by the ...
* 2002: Held over to be part of Tasmania Pacific Region Prize awards day
[News from ''Island Magazine's'' David Owen, 27 November 2002]
* 2000:
Jan Owen
* 1998:
Doris Brett
Doris Brett (born 1950) is an Australian writer and clinical psychologist. She has written in a number of genres, including poetry, memoir and nonfiction.
Early life and education
Brett was born in Melbourne in 1950 to Polish Jewish parents. ...
* 1997:
M. T. C. Cronin for ''The Confetti Stone''
* 1996:
Anthony Lawrence for ''The Grim Periphery''
References
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External links
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Australian poetry awards
Awards established in 1996