Anne Elder Award
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The Anne Elder Award is given annually by the Fellowship of Australian Writers for the first publication in Australia of a first book of poetry. It was established in 1976 and is currently has a prize of $1000 (AUD) for the winner.[1]
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[edit] Award winners
[edit] 2006
- Winner: Libby Hart, Fresh News from the Arctic[2]
- Highly Commended: Luke Beesley, Lemon Shark; Francesca Haig Bodies of Water; Paul Magee Cube root of book
- Commended: Jennifer Chrystie, Polishing the Silver; Nathan Shepherdson, Sweeping the Light Back Into the Mirror; Simon West, First Names
[edit] 2005
- Winner: Max Ryan, Rainswayed Night (Dangerously Poetic)[1]
- Highly commended: Lucy Holt, Stories of Bird (Poets Union)
- Commended: Luis Gonzalez Serrano, Cities with Moveable Parts (Poets Union)
[edit] 2004
- Winner: Lidija Cvetkovic, War is not the Season for Figs (UQP)[3]
- Highly Commended: Peter Lyssiotis, The Bird, The Belltower (Modern Writing); Miriam Wei Wei Lo, Against Certain Capture (Five Islands)
- Commended: Lucy Alexander Feathered Tongues (Five Islands); David Musgrave To Thalia (Five Islands)
[edit] Prior to 2004
- 2003: Kathryn Lomer, Extraction of Arrows (UQP)[4]
- 2002: Bronwyn Lea, Flight Animals (UQP)[5]
- 1999: Amanda Stewart, I/T: Selected poems 1980-1996 (Here and There/Split Records)[6]
- 1998: Jane Williams, Outside Temple Boundaries (Five Islands)[7]
- 1997: Morgan Yasbincek, Night Reversing (Fremantle Arts Centre Press)[8]
- 1995: Jennifer Harrison, Michelangelo's Prisoners (Black Pepper)[9]
- 1994: Terry Whitebeach, Bird Dream in Four New Poets (Penguin)[10]
- 1993: Nicolette Stasko, Abundance (Angus & Robertson)[11]
- 1992: Christopher Kelen, The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees
- 1987: Sarah Day, A Hunger to be Less Serious[12]
- 1986: Jan Owen, Boy with Telescope (Angus & Robertson)[13]
- 1979: Lee Cataldi, Invitation to a Marxist lesbian party (Wild & Woolley)[14]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Fellowship of Australian Writers Home page
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2005 National Literary Awards Results p. 2.
- ^ 2006 National Literary Awards Results p. 2.
- ^ 2004 National Literary Awards Results p. 2.
- ^ Kathryn Lomer. The Write Stuff. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ Literature Board Members. Australia Council. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ [www.lyrikline.org/index.php?id=162&L=1&author=as03&show=Bio&cHash=543e179cc8 Biography Amanda Stewart]. Lyricline.org. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ The Poetry of Jane Williams. Thylazine Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ Australian Artists and Writers Directory - Y. Thylazine Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ The Poetry of Jennifer Harrison. Thylazine Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ The Poetry of Terry Whitebeach. Thylazine Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ Nicolette Stasko. Black Pepper Press. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
- ^ Sarah Day. The Write Stuff. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ Guide to the Papers of Jan Owen. Australian Defence Force Academy. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ Australian Artists and Writers Directory - Y. Thylazine Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
