The Tom Collins Poetry Prize 2026

Entries close: September 30th, 2026

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The Tom Collins Poetry Prize was inaugurated by the Fellowship of Australian Writers, WA in 1975 to commemorate the contribution to Australian literature of Joseph Furphy (1843 - 1912), who wrote Such is Life under the nom de plume (pen name), ‘Tom Collins’.

Theme: Open                                                                           

Prizes: First $1000, Second $300, Third $100
                                                 
Maximum 60 lines per poem
Maximum of 3 poems

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