Christopher Brennan Award

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The Christopher Brennan Award (formerly known as the Robert Frost Prize after American writer Robert Frost) [1] is an Australian award given for lifetime achievement in poetry. The award, established in 1973, [2] takes the form of a bronze plaque which is presented to a poet who produces work of "sustained quality and distinction". [3] It was awarded by the Fellowship of Australian Writers and named after the poet Christopher Brennan. The most recent award was made in 2015. [4]

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Recipients

YearRecipientReference
1974 R. D. Fitzgerald [5]
1975 Judith Wright [6]
1976 A. D. Hope [5]
1977 Gwen Harwood [7]
1978 Rosemary Dobson [8]
1979 Not awarded [9]
1980 John Blight [10]
1981 Not awarded [10]
1982 Vincent Buckley [10]
1983 Bruce Dawe [10]
1984 Not awarded [10]
1985 Les Murray [11]
1986 Not awarded [10]
1987 Not awarded [10]
1988 Roland Robinson [12]
1989 Chris Wallace-Crabbe [13]
1990 Not awarded [12]
1991 Elizabeth Riddell [12]
1992 Oodgeroo Noonuccal [12]
R. A. Simpson [12]
1993 Geoffrey Dutton [14]
1994 Judith Rodriguez [14]
1995 Robert Adamson [14]
Thomas Shapcott [14]
1996 Dorothy Hewett [15]
1997 Not awarded [15]
1998 Jennifer Maiden [15]
1999 Kevin Hart [15]
2000 J. S. Harry [16]
2001 Dorothy Porter [17]
2002 Dimitris Tsaloumas [18]
2003 Philip Salom [17]
2004 Kris Hemensley [17]
2005 Fay Zwicky [19]
2006 Geoff Page [19]
2007 John Kinsella [20]
2009 Jennifer Strauss [19]
2010 Peter Steele [21]
2011 Jennifer Harrison [21]
2012 Tim Thorne [22]
2013 Judith Beveridge [23]
2014 Alan Wearne [24]
2015 Gig Ryan [4]

The award has been given posthumously to Francis Webb, James McAuley and David Campbell.

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