Entries for the 2025 Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize open 25 July 2025.
We want to see the passion, creativity, and candour of Australian poets!
The winner will receive $3000, and two highly commended entrants will receive $500 each. The annual prize continues to be generously endowed by the late Emeritus Professor Bruce Dawe AO, one of Australia's most acclaimed contemporary poets.
Please email BruceDawePoetryPrize@unisq.edu.au with any enquiries.