Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize

The Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize, named in honour of a distinguished Queensland poet, is a literary award for an unpublished poetry manuscript by a Queensland author. The prize was established in 2003 and currently comes with a total prize money of $3000 and a publication contract with the University of Queensland Press.

Award winners

 * 2010
 * Vlanes (Vladislav Nekliaev), Another Babylon


 * 2009
 * Rosanna Licari, An Absence of Saints


 * 2008
 * Felicity Plunkett, Vanishing Point


 * 2007
 * Sarah Holland-Batt, Aria


 * 2006
 * Angela Gardner, Parts of Speech


 * 2005
 * Nathan Shepherdson, Sweeping the Light Back Into The Mirror


 * 2004
 * Jaya Savige, latecomers


 * 2003
 * Lidija Cvetkovic, War is Not the Season for Figs