The Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize is an award given to Australian poets for a single poem. The initial prize was awarded at the Somerset Celebration of Literature literary dinner in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia in March 1998. The prize was created by Win Schubert, Director of Art Galleries Schubert at the Gold Coast, in celebration of the dynamic life of her gallery manager and close friend, Josephine Ulrick. From 1998 until 2000, the Prize was managed by the Somerset Celebration of Literature, then from 2001 to 2003 it moved to the University of Queensland, Ulrick being a former student of that university. It then became a part of the Creative Writing program at Griffith University, Gold Coast, in Queensland. Starting in 2013, the Arts, Education and Law Group at Griffith University funded the award fully, and the name was changed to the Griffith University Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize. The award has not been made since 2016.
Winners Winners of the Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize (1998–2012) and the Griffith University Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize (2013–2016):
Year Result Recipients1998WinnerRoland Leach1999WinnerJean Kent2000Winner Kathryn Lomer2001WinnerAnthony LawrenceRunners-upJan Kapelas, Jean Kent, Ronn Morris and Jan Owen2002WinnerJudy JohnsonHighly CommendedTed Nielse and Patricia Sykes2003WinnerJudith BeveridgeHighly CommendedAdrienne Eberhard2004WinnerNathan ShepherdsonRunners-upNicholas Grapsias and Lauren Williams2005WinnerChristine Fontana Runners-upRobert Adamson and Nathan Shepherdson2006Winner Nathan Sheperdson Runners-upSue Clennell, Jeri Kroll and Mell McKimmie2007WinnerTherese Van MaanenCommendedGary Thornell, Sue Clennell, Nathan Curnow and James Hughes2008WinnerDavid MusgraveRunner-upSiall WaterbrightCommendedSimon Sandall, Nathan Shepherdson and Andrew Slattery*2009WinnerChristine Paice 2nd PrizeMark Tredinnick Runners-upOliver Driscoll and Nathan Shepherdson2010WinnerNathan Curnow 2nd PrizeAndrew Slattery* CommendedCarmen Leigh Keates and Jill Pattinson2011Winner Maria Zajkowski 2nd Prize Dan DisneyCommendedKristen Lang and Rhyll McMaster2012WinnerMaria Zajkowski CommendedCarmen Leigh Keates, Nathan Shepherdson and Meredith Wattison2013Winner Nathan Shepherdson 2nd PrizeNo prize awarded2014WinnerJohn Watson 2nd PrizeJonathan Hadwen2015WinnerAmanda Johnson 2nd PrizeTug Dumbly2016Joint WinnersSarah Holland-Batt and Chloe Wilson Slattery's awards were revoked after the discovery of widespread plagiarism.
References
Further reading Rigney, Virginia & Nigel Krauth (eds) 2015 Prizing Diversity: The Josephine Ulrick Prizes 1998–2014, Thames & Hudson, Port Melbourne ()