Wesley Michel Wright Prize

The Wesley Michel Wright Prize is an Australian poetry prize named in honour of Wesley Michel Wright in recognition of his bequest to the University of Melbourne. It is awarded annually.

History

Wesley Michel Wright graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1951. In his will he left a bequest to the university.[1][2] Wright died in 1963[3] and the award was subsequently inaugurated. The first known recipient was Leon Slade in 1962.[4] John Tranter, Judy Johnson and Sarah Day have won twice.[4] In 2023, the prize is valued at A$4,300.[5]

Entry conditions

Entry is open to Australian citizens for a poem or poetry collection published in the previous twelve months. Poems to be from 50 to 500 lines long.[2]

Winners

This list is drawn from the AustLit database:[4]

YearWinner(s)Notes
1982Leon Slade
1983Alex Skovron[6]
1984— (no award)
1985John Scott
Frank Kellaway
1986Philip Hodgins
1987Diane Fahey
1988Laurie Duggan
1989David Herkt
John Tranter
1990Ken Bolton
1991Jordie Albiston
Jan Owen
1992Peter Boyle
1993John Tranter
1994Dimitris Tsaloumas
1995Bruce Beaver
1996Thomas Shapcott
1997Judith Beveridge
1998Jean Kent
1999Margaret Bradstock
2000Judy Johnson
2001Bronwyn Lea
2002Martin Harrison
2003Chris Andrews
2004Sarah Day
2005— (no award)
2006— (no award)
2007— (no award)
2008Caroline Caddy[7]
2009Emily Ballou[8]
2010— (no award)
2011Rosanna Licari[9]
2012A. Frances Johnson
2013Judy Johnson[10]
2014Sarah Day[11]
2015— (no award)
2016— (no award)
2017Susan Fealy[12]
2018John Kinsella[13]
2019Kevin Brophy[14]
2020Zenobia Frost
2021Jill Jones[15]
2022Lisa Gorton
2023Stuart Barnes[5]
2024Jarad Bruinstroop[16]

References

  1. ↑ Stringer, Tom (2017-08-15). "Donors". Scholarships. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  2. 1 2 Smart, Alex (2023-09-05). "Wesley Michel Wright Prize". Scholarships. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  3. ↑ "Death notice". The Age. 1963-02-09 – via Ryerson Index.
  4. 1 2 3 "Australian Centre Literary Awards - Wesley Michel Wright Prize in Poetry". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  5. 1 2 "Barnes wins Wesley Michel Wright Prize". Books+Publishing. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  6. ↑ Liberman, Serge (3 March 1989). "Books Alex Skovron Opening the Gates of Imagination". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. 55, no. 27. Victoria, Australia. p. 21. Retrieved 22 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "In brief". Books+Publishing. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  8. ↑ "In brief". Books+Publishing. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  9. ↑ Licari, Rosanna (2011). "An absence of saints". UQ eSpace. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  10. ↑ "Peter Blazey, Wesley Michel Wright, Ernest Scott prizes announced". Books+Publishing. 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  11. ↑ "Peter Blazey Fellowship, Ernest Scott, Wesley Michel Wright and Affirm Press Creative Writing prizes presented". Books+Publishing. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  12. ↑ "Australian Centre Literary Awards 2017 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  13. ↑ "Australian Centre Literary Awards 2018 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  14. ↑ "Australian Centre Literary Awards 2019 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  15. ↑ Jones, Jill (2021), My workshop of filthy creation, Day, Phil (artist), Life Before Man; Summer Hill, New South Wales : Gazebo Books, retrieved 22 October 2023
  16. ↑ ""Wesley Michel Wright Prize"". The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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