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Thomas Shapcott Poetry PrizeThe Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize, named in honour of a distinguished Queensland poet, is a literary award for an unpublished poetry manuscript by a Queensland-based author. The prize was established in 2003 and currently comes with prize money of $2000 and a publication contract with the University of Queensland Press.[1] Entry can be submitted from anyone residing in Queensland and the award is administered and managed by the Queensland Poetry Festival[2] on behalf of Arts Queensland. Award winners2003 Lidija Cvetkovic, War is Not the Season for Figs [3] 2004 Jaya Savige, latecomers[4] 2005 Nathan Shepherdson, Sweeping the Light Back Into The Mirror[5] 2006 Angela Gardner, Parts of Speech[6] 2007 Sarah Holland-Batt, Aria[7] 2008 Felicity Plunkett, Vanishing Point[8] 2009 Rosanna Licari, An Absence of Saints[9] 2010 Vlanes (Vladislav Nekliaev), Another Babylon[10] 2011 Nick Powell, Water Mirrors[11] 2012 Rachael Briggs, Free Logic[12] 2013 David Stavanger, The Special[13] 2014 Krissy Kneen, Eating My Grandmother[14] 2015 Stuart Barnes, The Staysails (published as Glasshouses)[15] (judges Felicity Plunkett and Justin Clemens) 2016 Shastra Deo, The Agonist[16] (judges Felicity Plunkett and Justin Clemens) 2017 Rae White, Milk Teeth[17] 2018 Anna Jacobson, I know I may not escape unscathed (published as Amnesia Findings)[18] (judges Felicity Plunkett and Ali Alizadeh) 2019 Luke Best, Cadaver Dog[19] 2020 Gavin Yuan Gao, At the Altar of Touch[20] 2021 Janaka Malwatta, blackbirds don’t mate with starlings[21] 2022 Jarad Bruinstroop, Reliefs[22] (judges Stuart Barnes and Maria Takolander) 2023 Madeleine Dale, The Water-Bearers[23] (judges Stuart Barnes and Maria Takolander See alsoReferences
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