NOW OPEN!
Prize money: $10,000
Closing: 7 October 2024
Judges: Sarah Holland-Batt, Paul Kane, and Peter Rose
Celebrating twenty-one years of world poetry, Australian Book Review welcomes entries to the Peter Porter Poetry Prize, one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected poetry awards. The prize – worth a total of AU$10,000 – is open to all living poets writing in English. The winner will receive $6,000, with the four other shortlisted poets receiving $1,000 each.
Entries must be an original and unpublished single-authored poem of not more than 60 lines. The five shortlisted poems will be published in the January–February 2025 issue of ABR and the winner will be announced at a ceremony later that month.
This year’s judges are Sarah Holland-Batt, Paul Kane, and Peter Rose.
Note: Please use the online entry form to submit your poem. Click here to find out information about past winners. Before contacting us with queries, see our Frequently Asked Questions and Terms and Conditions.
Entry costs
Entry costs AU$20 for current ABR subscribers or AU$30 for non-subscribers*. Entrants who are not current ABR subscribers can choose to subscribe when submitting their poem for the special combined rates listed below:
Entry + ABR digital one-year subscription - $100
Entry + Print and digital one-year subscription (Australia) - $120
Entry + Print and digital one-year subscription (NZ and Asia) - $200
Entry + Print and digital one-year subscription (Rest of World) - $220
*Non-subscribers will receive digital access to ABR free of charge for four months from entry.
Terms and Conditions / FAQs
Before entering the Peter Porter Poetry Prize, all entrants must read the Terms and Conditions. Before contacting us with a question, please read our Frequently Asked Questions.
Click here for more information about past winners.
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The Peter Porter Poetry Prize is funded by the ABR Patrons, including support in memory of Kate Boyce.