The Wesley Michel Wright Prize is an Australian poetry prize named in honour of Wesley Michel Wright in recognition of his bequest to the University of Melbourne. It is awarded annually.
Wesley Michel Wright graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1951. In his will he left a bequest to the university. [1] [2] Wright died in 1963 [3] and the award was subsequently inaugurated. The first known recipient was Leon Slade in 1962. [4] John Tranter, Judy Johnson and Sarah Day have won twice. [4] As of 2023 [update] , the prize is valued at A$4,300. [5]
Entry is open to Australian citizens for a poem or poetry collection published in the previous twelve months. Poems to be from 50 to 500 lines long. [2]
This list is drawn from the AustLit database: [4]
Year | Winner(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|
1982 | Leon Slade | |
1983 | Alex Skovron | [6] |
1984 | — (no award) | |
1985 | John Scott | |
Frank Kellaway | ||
1986 | Philip Hodgins | |
1987 | Diane Fahey | |
1988 | Laurie Duggan | |
1989 | David Herkt | |
John Tranter | ||
1990 | Ken Bolton | |
1991 | Jordie Albiston | |
Jan Owen | ||
1992 | Peter Boyle | |
1993 | John Tranter | |
1994 | Dimitris Tsaloumas | |
1995 | Bruce Beaver | |
1996 | Thomas Shapcott | |
1997 | Judith Beveridge | |
1998 | Jean Kent | |
1999 | Margaret Bradstock | |
2000 | Judy Johnson | |
2001 | Bronwyn Lea | |
2002 | Martin Harrison | |
2003 | Chris Andrews | |
2004 | Sarah Day | |
2005 | — (no award) | |
2006 | — (no award) | |
2007 | — (no award) | |
2008 | Caroline Caddy | [7] |
2009 | Emily Ballou | [8] |
2010 | — (no award) | |
2011 | Rosanna Licari | [9] |
2012 | A. Frances Johnson | |
2013 | Judy Johnson | [10] |
2014 | Sarah Day | [11] |
2015 | — (no award) | |
2016 | — (no award) | |
2017 | Susan Fealy | [12] |
2018 | John Kinsella | [13] |
2019 | Kevin Brophy | [14] |
2020 | Zenobia Frost | |
2021 | Jill Jones | [15] |
2022 | Lisa Gorton | |
2023 | Stuart Barnes | [5] |
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