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National Open Poetry Competition
Subcategory of Society of Women Writers, New South Wales, Awards
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Notes

  • 'The Society conducts an annual Poetry Competition and an annual Short Story Competition. In alternate years both competitions are either closed to “Members Only,” who get their information from the Society’s Newsletter, or they are open to all Australian citizens and permanent residents. In years when they are open they are called ‘National’ competitions, for which entry forms can be downloaded from this site. In even-numbered years competitions are for ‘Members Only’, thus ‘National’ competitions only take place in odd-numbered years, for instance 2005.' Source: http://www.womenwritersnsw.org/ (Sighted 27/02/2012

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2013

winner The Hope Stone i "They rise from the stone -", Susan Fealy , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2014 2014; (p. 37) Prayers of a Secular World 2015; (p. 113)

Year: 2011

winner If I Could Film Her Reading on the Train i "If I could film her reading on the train", Jena Woodhouse , 2011-2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Images , December - February 2011-2012; (p. 11) Eureka Street , 4 May vol. 22 no. 8 2012; (p. 14-15) The Book of Lost Addresses : A Retrospective 2020; (p. 17)
‘Spitfire Girls’ by Jena Woodhouse was also highly commended in this competition.

Works About this Award

The 2011 National Open Poetry Prize Presentation Margaret Bradstock , 2011-2012 single work column
— Appears in: Images , December - February 2011-2012; (p. 10)
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