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Peter Porter Poetry Prize

2022 Peter Porter Poetry Prize

Australian Book Review
Friday, 19 June 2020

Australian Book Review is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2022 Peter Porter Poetry Prize.

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2020 Porter Prize Judges

Australian Book Review
Monday, 15 July 2019

John HawkeJohn Hawke is a Senior Lecturer, specialising in poetry, at Monash University. His books include

2021 Porter Prize Judges

Australian Book Review
Monday, 15 July 2019

Lachlan Brown 800x500 monoLachlan Brown is a senior lecturer in English at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga. He is the author of&nbs ...

2022 Porter Prize Judges

Australian Book Review
Monday, 15 July 2019

Sarah Holland-BattSarah Holland-Batt is the author of two award-winning books of poetry, Aria

2023 Porter Prize Judges

Australian Book Review
Monday, 15 July 2019

Sarah Holland-BattSarah Holland-Batt is the author of three volumes of poetry, most recently 

2020 Peter Porter Poetry Prize

Australian Book Review
Tuesday, 02 July 2019

Australian Book Review is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2020 Peter Porter Poetry Prize. First presented in 2005, the Porter Prize is one of the world’s leading prizes for a new poem. It is worth a total of $9,000. This year, our judges – John Hawke, Bronwyn Lea, and Philip Mead – had nearly 1,050 poems to assess, the largest field in the history of the Porter P ...

2019 Peter Porter Poetry Prize winners

Australian Book Review
Tuesday, 19 March 2019


Andy Kissane and Belle Ling are the joint winners of the 2019 Peter Porter Poetry Prize, worth a total of $8,500. The winners were named at a ceremony at fortyfivedownstairs in Melbourne on March 18. 

Andy Kissane's winning poem is titled '

2020 Peter Porter Poetry Prize winner

Australian Book Review
Tuesday, 19 March 2019

News from the Editor's Desk - January-February 2019

Australian Book Review
Wednesday, 26 December 2018

ABR News: Felicity Plunkett named the ABR Patrons' Fellow 2019; a new poem by Behrouz Boochani; the Peter Porter Poetry Prize shortlist announced; the Melbourne Writers' Festival moves; Calibres galore; the 2019 Stella Prize shortlist announced; the Melbourne University Publishing furore; and more ...

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Published in March 2019, no. 409

News from the Editor's Desk - April 2019

Australian Book Review
Wednesday, 26 December 2018

ABR News: Felicity Plunkett named the ABR Patrons' Fellow 2019; a new poem by Behrouz Boochani; the Peter Porter Poetry Prize shortlist announced; the Melbourne Writers' Festival moves; Calibres galore; the 2019 Stella Prize shortlist announced; the Melbourne University Publishing furore; and more ...

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Published in April 2019, no. 410