Annual Prize. Entries open: Mon 5 Aug – Tues 10 Sept 2024
The Oodgeroo Noonuccal Prize for Indigenous Poetry is a prestigious Australian prize for an unpublished poem by an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander writer. The Prize is named in honour of Oodgeroo Noonuccal, a founding member of QWC and the first Aboriginal Australian to publish a book of verse.
Winner: $2,500 + mentorship + publication in Meanjin
Runner-Up: $750 + publication in Meanjin
Shortlist: One Year Membership with QWC
An opportunity for development in an online workshop is included for all Entrants.
The Prize is administered by QWC and supported by the Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing (James Cook University).