Griffith University Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize


The Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize is an award given to Australian poets for a single poem. The initial prize was awarded at the Somerset Celebration of Literature literary dinner in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia in March 1997. The prize was created by Win Schubert, Director of Art Galleries Schubert at the Gold Coast, in celebration of the dynamic life of her gallery manager and close friend, Josephine Ulrick. From 1998 until 2000, the Prize was managed by the Somerset Celebration of Literature, then from 2001 to 2003 it moved to the University of Queensland. It then became a part of the Creative Writing program at Griffith University, Gold Coast, in Queensland. Starting in 2013, the Arts, Education and Law Group at Griffith University funded the award fully, and the name was changed to the Griffith University Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize.

Winners

Winners of the Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize and the Griffith University Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize :
1998
WINNER: Roland Leach
1999
WINNER: Jean Kent
2000
WINNER: Kathryn Lomer
2001
WINNER: Anthony Lawrence RUNNERS-UP: Jan Kapelas, Jean Kent, Ronn Morris and Jan Owen
2002
WINNER: Judy Johnson HIGHLY COMMENDED: Ted Nielse and Patricia Sykes
2003
WINNER: Judith Beveridge HIGHLY COMMENDED: Adrienne Eberhard
2004
WINNER: Nathan Shepherdson RUNNERS-UP: Nicholas Grapsias and Lauren Williams
2005
WINNER: Christine Fontana RUNNERS-UP: Robert Adamson and Nathan Shepherdson
2006
WINNER: Nathan Sheperdson RUNNERS-UP: Sue Clennell, Jeri Kroll and Mell McKimmie
2007
WINNER: Therese Van Maanen COMMENDED: Gary Thornell, Sue Clennell, Nathan Curnow and James Hughes
2008
WINNER: David Musgrave RUNNER-UP: Siall Waterbright COMMENDED: Simon Sandall, Nathan Shepherdson and Andrew Slattery*
2009
WINNER: Christine Paice SECOND PRIZE: Mark Tredinnick RUNNERS-UP: Oliver Driscoll and Nathan Shepherdson
2010
WINNER: Nathan Curnow SECOND PRIZE: Andrew Slattery* COMMENDED: Carmen Leigh Keates and Jill Pattinson
2011
WINNER: Maria Zajkowski SECOND PRIZE: Dan Disney COMMENDED: Kristen Lang and Rhyll McMaster
2012
WINNER: Maria Zajkowski COMMENDED: Carmen Leigh Keates, Nathan Shepherdson and Meredith Wattison
2013
WINNER: Nathan Shepherdson SECOND PRIZE: No prize awarded
2014
WINNER: John Watson SECOND PRIZE: Jonathan Hadwen
2015
WINNER: Amanda Johnson SECOND PRIZE: Tug Dumbly
2016
JOINT WINNERS: Sarah Holland-Batt and Chloe Wilson