UPDATE: Deadline extended to 15th July.

Named in honour of distinguished Queensland Poet Thomas Shapcott, the Arts Queensland Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize is committed to encouraging emerging Queensland poets.  Now in its 8^th year, this prestigious prize for an unpublished poetry manuscript comes with a total prize money of $3,000.  

Entry Fee: $20 per entry

Selection panel: Thomas Shapcott, Felicity Plunkett, Justin Clemens

Visit www.queenslandpoetryfestival.com for guidelines and entry forms (opens Monday 2 May 2011).

The winner will be announced at the opening night of the Queensland Poetry Festival at the Judith Wright Centre for Contemporary Arts, on 26 August 2011.