Griffith University Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize

Australian poetry award

The Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize is an award given to Australian poets for a single poem.[1] 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.[2][3] It then became a part of the Creative Writing program at Griffith University, Gold Coast, in Queensland.[4] 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

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Winners of the Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize (1998–2012) and the Griffith University Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize (2013–2016):[1]

Year | Result | Recipients

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1998[5] | Winner  | Roland Leach
1999[5] | Winner  | Jean Kent
2000[5] | Winner  | Kathryn Lomer
2001[5] | Winner  | Anthony Lawrence
Runners-up  | Jan Kapelas, Jean Kent, Ronn Morris and Jan Owen
2002[5] | Winner  | Judy Johnson
Highly Commended  | Ted Nielse and Patricia Sykes
2003[5] | Winner  | Judith Beveridge
Highly Commended  | Adrienne Eberhard
2004[5] | Winner  | Nathan Shepherdson
Runners-up  | Nicholas Grapsias and Lauren Williams
2005[5] | Winner  | Christine Fontana
Runners-up  | Robert Adamson and Nathan Shepherdson
2006[5] | Winner  | Nathan Sheperdson
Runners-up  | Sue Clennell, Jeri Kroll and Mell McKimmie
2007[5] | Winner  | Therese Van Maanen
Commended  | Gary Thornell, Sue Clennell, Nathan Curnow and James Hughes
2008[5] | Winner  | David Musgrave
Runner-up  | Siall Waterbright
Commended  | Simon Sandall, Nathan Shepherdson and Andrew Slattery*
2009[6] | Winner  | Christine Paice
2nd Prize  | Mark Tredinnick
Runners-up  | Oliver Driscoll and Nathan Shepherdson
2010[7] | Winner  | Nathan Curnow
2nd Prize  | Andrew Slattery*
Commended  | Carmen Leigh Keates and Jill Pattinson
2011[8] | Winner  | Maria Zajkowski
2nd Prize  | Dan Disney
Commended  | Kristen Lang and Rhyll McMaster
2012[9] | Winner  | Maria Zajkowski
Commended  | Carmen Leigh Keates, Nathan Shepherdson and Meredith Wattison
2013[9] | Winner  | Nathan Shepherdson
2nd Prize  | No prize awarded
2014[9] | Winner  | John Watson
2nd Prize  | Jonathan Hadwen
2015[9] | Winner  | Amanda Johnson
2nd Prize  | Tug Dumbly
2016[10] | Joint Winners  | Sarah Holland-Batt and Chloe Wilson

* Slattery's awards were revoked after the discovery of widespread plagiarism.[11]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Josephine Ulrick National Poetry Prize". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
2. ^ "National poetry prize announced". The University of Queensland: UQ News. 28 February 2001. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
3. ^ "National poetry prize announced". The University of Queensland: UQ News. 26 February 2003. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
4. ^ Rigney, Virginia; Krauth, Nigel; Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Foundation for the Arts, eds. (2015). Prizing diversity: The Josephine Ulrick prizes, 1998–2014. Port Melbourne, Victoria: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-50055-2. OCLC 919481145.
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Poetry Prize Past Winners". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
6. ^ "Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize – Judges' comments 2009". www.textjournal.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
7. ^ "Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize – Judges' comments 2010". www.textjournal.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
8. ^ "Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize – Judges' comments 2010". www.textjournal.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
9. ^ a b c d "Josephine Ulrick Prize winners". www.textjournal.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
10. ^ "2016 Josephine Ulrick Prize winners". Griffith Review. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
11. ^ Wyndham, Susan (13 September 2013). "Plagiarism the word that can't be uttered". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

## Further reading

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* Rigney, Virginia & Nigel Krauth (eds) 2015 Prizing Diversity: The Josephine Ulrick Prizes 1998-2014, Thames & Hudson, Port Melbourne (ISBN 978-050050055-2)

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