Loading Events
Home / Events / Awards and Competitions / Judith Wright Poetry Prize

Judith Wright Poetry Prize

Overland

Event Date: 27 August 2020 to 16 November 2020
Author / Presenters: Overland

Established in 2007 and supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets seeks outstanding poetry by writers who have published no more than one collection of poems under their own name (i.e. writers who’ve had zero collections published, or one solo collection published). It remains one of the richest prizes for emerging poets, and is open to poets anywhere in the world.

In 2020, the major prize is $6000, with a second prize of $2000 and a third prize of $1000. All three winners will be published in the first issue of Overland’s print magazine of 2021.

The competition closes 11.59 pm Monday 16 November 2020. Please read the entry guidelines below to confirm eligibility.

Entry fee: $12 for subscribers and $20 for non-subscribers.

Subscribe to events

Subscribe to our Calendar to receive email notifications so you never miss an event?

Monday mornings we will send you an update showing all the new calendar entries that have been uploaded over the last seven days.

Friday afternoons you will receive a summary of what’s happening on the weekend. 

Sign up for our Calendar newsletter here