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History
Inaugurated in 2013, the Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize offered Australian youth the opportunity to share prizes and have their poetry published by Random House Australia. The competition was open to all Australians 19 and under.
Notes
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The Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize was inaugurated in 2003 and was jointly founded by Bradley Trevor Greive and Ron Pretty. The intention of the prize is to bring together the themes of poetry and nature.
The competition is open to all Australians up to and including the age of 18 and is awarded in three age categories: Junior Prize (12 years and under), Intermediate Prize (13-15 years inclusive), Senior Prize (all ages up to 18 years inclusive) and one overall category, the Wildlife Prize. The Wildlife Prize is awarded for the most outstanding poem dealing with issues of wildlife preservation and the environment.
All entries receive written recognition, 'with winning and commended entries sharing in over $13 000 worth of prizes including: $5 000 in cash prizes, copies of leading poetry and wildlife books, free passes to Australia's premier zoos/nature attractions as well as certificates and trophies. The best entries will also be published in an anthology by Random House Australia.'
(Source: The Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize website.)
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2008
winner Edge : Seasons of Childhood 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians, Vol. 6 : The Best Entries from the 2008 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2009; -
Year: 2006
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Year: 2005
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Year: 2004
winner (Queensland) junior As the Rain Came Down i "The drought in the outback,", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 2)winner (Victoria) senior Are Worlds Recycled i "can worlds be recycled or", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 5)winner (Tasmania) junior The Log Truck Driver i "Some people think it's good to log.", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 7)winner (Australian Capital Territory) junior Red i "Red smells like burning rose insence", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 12)winner (Tasmania) intermediate The Deserved Apology i "To the remaining tall green 'mothers'", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 14-15)winner (Wildlife Prize) The Roll Call of Mammals Lost i "In the parklands", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 19)winner (South Australia) intermediate The Roll Call of Mammals Lost i "In the parklands", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 19)winner (New South wales) intermediate Passenger Pigeon i "What happened to the", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 27)winner (New South Wales) junior Marsh Frog Tadpoles i "little commas", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 34)winner (South Australia) junior The Remnant i "The last colony", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 35)winner junior Joeys i "Mobs of kangaroos,", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 37) Blue Dog , December vol. 8 no. 16 2009; (p. 50)winner senior Memory i "I remember", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 45-48) Blue Dog , December vol. 8 no. 16 2009; (p. 52-53)winner (South Australia) senior Life Before Death i "The buses in Rome are moving as we speak", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 49)winner (Australian Capital Territory) senior The Australian War Cemetery at Villers-Bretonneux i "The fields by the River Somme", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 50-51)winner (Queensland) intermediate Queensland Day, Queensland Night i "Our house", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 52-55)winner (Tasmania) senior Are We There Yet? i "Are we there yet?", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 56-57)winner (Victoria) intermediate Baileyana Street i "Dad, can you help me write a poem", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 60-61)winner (Australian Capital Territory) intermediate Sister i "Her fingers are tiny,", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 62) Blue Dog , December vol. 8 no. 16 2009; (p. 51)winner (New South Wales) senior Notes For Her Soul i "Each week, the wooden door", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 64-65)winner (Queensland) senior The Leave Taking i "A silent going I had of it,", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 72-73) Blue Dog , December vol. 8 no. 16 2009; (p. 54)winner intermediate (From) Little Miss Muffet i "Little Miss M", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians : Vol 2 : The Best Entries from the 2004 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2004; (p. 80-83) -
Year: 2003
winner (Junior Division) Ode to the Coorong i "A long finger of white sand", 2003 single work poetry young adult
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians 2003 : The Best Entries from the Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2003; (p. 3)winner (Intermediate Division) War i "Rain pours down on the canvas roof", 2003 single work poetry young adult
— Appears in: Poems by Young Australians 2003 : The Best Entries from the Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2003; (p. 33)
Works About this Award
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Young Poets in Blue Dog 2009 single work essay
— Appears in: Blue Dog , December vol. 8 no. 16 2009; (p. 47-49) About the 'Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize', established by Bradley Trevor Greive. Grieve 'wanted the competition for foster both a love of poetry and an awareness and concern for the wellbeing of animals and the environment' (p. 47). The prize was 'too expensive to continue indefinitely' (p. 49). To commemorate the prize, he previously published prize winners' poems are to be re-published in this and several forthcoming editions of Blue Dog. -
The Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 15 no. 1 2007; (p. 15-16)
