This year’s judges are Kim Cheng Boey and Jennifer Harrison.

Jennifer Harrison

Jennifer Harrison is a Melbourne poet. Her most recent collection Colombine: New & Selected Poems, was published by Black Pepper and shortlisted for the 2011 Western Australian Premier’s Award. Jennifer is also the recipient of the 2011 Christopher Brennan Award which honours an Australian poet who has written work of sustained quality and distinction.

Kim Cheng Boey

Kim Cheng Boey was born in Singapore and migrated to Australia in 1997. He has published four collections of poetry and a book of essays entitled Between Stations, shortlisted for the WA Premier’s Prize for nonfiction. He teaches at the University of Newcastle.

The judging process

A distinctive feature of the Newcastle Poetry Prize is that it is judged blind, meaning judges do not see the names of poets on each entry. This anonymous judging process gives both established and emerging poets an equal opportunity for recognition and publication.