Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize


The Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize, named in honour of a distinguished Queensland poet, is a literary award for an unpublished poetry manuscript by a Queensland based author.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. Entry can be submitted from anyone residing in Queensland and the award is administered and managed by the Queensland Poetry Festival on behalf of Arts Queensland.

Award winners

2003 Lidija Cvetkovic, War is Not the Season for Figs
2004 Jaya Savige, latecomers
2005 Nathan Shepherdson, Sweeping the Light Back Into The Mirror
2006 Angela Gardner, Parts of Speech
2007 Sarah Holland-Batt, Aria
2008 Felicity Plunkett, Vanishing Point
2009 Rosanna Licari, An Absence of Saints
2010 Vlanes, Another Babylon
2011 Nick Powell, Water Mirrors
2012 Rachel Briggs, Free Logic
2013 David Stavanger, The Special
2014 Krissy Kneen, Eating My Grandmother
2015 Stuart Barnes, The Staysails
2016 Shastra Deo, The Agonist
2017 Rae White, Milk Teeth
2018 Anna Jacobson, I know I may not escape unscathed
2019 Luke Best, Cadaver Dog