Congratulations to all Newcastle Poetry Prize winners!
Posted in News on 10/02/2011 04:53 pm by katharineWe had a superb Newcastle Poetry Prize evening on Fri 30th September 2011. To view photos taken by Peter Bower, click HERE.
Thanks to the crowds who flocked to the Newcastle Art Gallery to celebrate this exciting event, organised by the Hunter Writers Centre, which included:
Newcastle Poetry Prize 2011 Awards Announcement: Congratulations to the winners. First prize: Mark Tredinnick, Second prize: Kelly Furgo, Third Prize: Julie Chevalier, Local Prize: Trisha Pender, Harri Jones Memorial Prize: Jakob Ziguras. Many thanks to judges Keri Glastonbury and Jennifer Harrison and the presenters of awards Prof Kevin McConkey from the University of Newcastle(Open Section), Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Councillor John Tate (Local Award) and Sian Smith (Harri Jones Memorial Prize).
NPP 2011: Thank you to the University of Newcastle for providing the prize money for 2011, The City of Newcastle for sponsorship of the 2011 Anthology, the Newcastle Art Gallery for in-kind support of the venue for prize night, Peter Bower for photographing the evening, Sprout Catering as well as all the volunteers who have assisted us.
30 Year NPP Celebrations: Thank you to poets Les Murray, Diane Fahey, Philip Salom, Anthony Lawrence, Brook Emery, Judy Johnson, Peter Kirkpatrick, Mark Tredinnick, Patricia Sykes and Duncan Hose who joined us on the night to read from their award winning poems from the past 30 years.
LAUNCH OF TWO POETRY ANTHOLOGIES:
The Wombat Vedas (AU$20)
Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2011
Features shortlisted and winning poems for 2011. Published by the Hunter Writers Centre with sponsorship of The City of Newcastle. Cover design and typesetting: Tom McMahon
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Completely Surrounded (AU$30)
Thirty Years of the Newcastle Poetry Prize 1981-2011
Features the winning poems from the past 30 years. Published by Puncher & Wattmann on behalf of the Hunter Writers Centre.
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SELECT PHOTOS FROM NPP AWARDS NIGHT – 30 SEPTEMBER 2011

Congratulations to 2011 Winner of the Newcastle Poetry Prize Mark Tredinnick for his poem The Wombat Vedas.

Prize Sponsor University of Newcastle's Professor Kevin McConkey presented Mark Tredinnick with his First Prize award of AU$12000.

Gathering of NPP winners from the past 30 years: From left: Peter Kirkpatrick, Les Murray, Diane Fahey, Mark Tredinnick, Patricia Sykes, Duncan Hose, Judy Johnson, Brook Emery and Philip Salom.

Christopher Pollnitz, Mercia Buck and Paul Kavanagh, the original prize organisers, celebrated the launch of Completely Surrounded: 30 Years of the Newcastle Poetry Prize





