The Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize, named in honour of a distinguished Queensland poet, is a literary award for an unpublished poetry manuscript by a Queensland-based author.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. [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.
2003 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