The Peter Porter Poetry Prize is an ongoing international literary award run by the Australian Book Review for outstanding poetry. Established by the ABR in 2005, the Prize is named after the late Australian poet Peter Porter. The Porter Prize, awarded annually by the ABR, is considered 'one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected awards for poetry' and among the country's 'most prestigious prizes for a new poem'. It 'guarantees winners wide exposure through publication in ABR and in 2017 received 'nearly 1000 entries from twenty-two countries'.
History The Porter Prize was established in 2005 by the Australian Book Review. Formerly known as the ABR Poetry Prize, it was renamed the Peter Porter Poetry Prize in 2010 in honour of the famed Australian poet. The award is open to all poets writing in English, regardless of where they reside.
Winners Since its inception in 2005, Judith Bishop has won twice. 2005: Stephen Edgar 2006: Judith Bishop 2007: Alex Skovron 2008: Ross Clark 2009: Tracy Ryan 2010: Anthony Lawrence 2011: Judith Bishop and Tony Lintermans (joint winners) 2012: Michael Farrell 2013: John A. Scott 2014: Jessica L. Wilkinson 2015: Judith Beveridge 2016: Amanda Joy 2017: Louis Klee and Damen O'Brien (joint winners) 2018: Nicholas Wong 2019: Andy Kissane and Belle Ling (joint winners) 2020: A. Frances Johnson 2021: Sara M. Saleh 2022: Anthony Lawrence 2023: Dan Disney 2024: Dan Hogan 2025: Meredith Stricker 2026: Cheryl Leavy
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