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Announcing the winner of the inaugural Southerly Poetry Prize

10 August 202619 September 2026 Axel-Nathaniel RoseNewsLeave a Comment

Congratulations to the winner of the inaugural Southerly Poetry Prize: “Now ● Here ● This” by Christopher “Kit” Kelen Kit will receive a cash prize of $2000 AUD, with his winning poem published in Southerly 81.1 in October 2026. Along with all shortlisted entries, “Now ● Here ● This” will also be published in Southerly online. The judges, Paul Dawson, Bronwyn Lea, and Kate Fagan read 661 anonymised entries before selecting a shortlist and winner. Here is what they said: “Now ● Here ● This” stands out for its linguistic verve, its lyric expression of a soul on the cusp of,…

The Southerly Poetry Prize Shortlist

10 July 202610 August 2026 Axel-Nathaniel RoseNewsLeave a Comment

We are delighted to share the shortlist of the inaugural Southerly Poetry Prize: Our immense congratulations to all, and our immense thanks to all the poets who shared their work with us. We look forward to announcing the winner on the 10th of August. The judges for this year’s inaugural prize are Paul Dawson (Southerly‘s poetry editor), along with esteemed poets Kate Fagan and Bronwyn Lea. Paul Dawson’s latest collection of poetry is Lines of Desire (Puncher & Watmann, 2025). His first book, Imagining Winter (IP, 2006), won the national IP Picks Best Poetry Award. Paul has been anthologised in Contemporary Asian Australian…

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