Christopher Brennan Award
The Christopher Brennan Award (formerly known as the Robert Frost Prize)[1] is an Australian award given for lifetime achievement in poetry. The award, established in 1973,[2] takes the form of a bronze plaque which is presented to a poet who produces work of "sustained quality and distinction".[3] It is awarded by the Fellowship of Australian Writers and is named after the poet Christopher Brennan.
Recipients
- 2015 Gig Ryan
- 2014 Alan Wearne
- 2013 Judith Beveridge
- 2012 Tim Thorne
- 2011 Jennifer Harrison
- 2010 Peter Steele
- 2009 Jennifer Strauss
- 2008 Robert Gray
- 2007 John Kinsella
- 2006 Geoff Page
- 2005 Fay Zwicky
- 2004 Kris Hemensley
- 2003 Philip Salom
- 2002 Dimitris Tsaloumas
- 2001 Dorothy Porter
- 2000 J. S. Harry
- 1999 Kevin Hart
- 1998 Jennifer Maiden
- 1996 Dorothy Hewett
- 1995 Thomas Shapcott
- 1995 Robert Adamson
- 1994 Judith Rodriguez
- 1993 Geoffrey Dutton
- 1992 R. A. Simpson
- 1991 Elizabeth Riddell
- 1989 Chris Wallace-Crabbe
- 1988 Roland Robinson
- 1983 Bruce Dawe
- 1983 Les Murray
- 1982 Vincent Buckley
- 1980 John Blight
- 1979 Rosemary Dobson
- 1977 Gwen Harwood
- 1976 A. D. Hope
- 1975 Judith Wright [4]
- 1974 R. D. Fitzgerald
The award has been made posthumously on occasion - to Francis Webb, James McAuley and David Campbell. Other winners include: Thomas Shapcott, Fay Zwicky.
Footnotes
- Wilde et al. (1994)
- "New poetry award, The Canberra Times, 28 March 1973, p. 19. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- Grants and Services detail, cultureandrecreation.gov.au. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- "Awards by Fellowship of Australian Writers", The Canberra Times, 5 May 1975, p. 16. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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References
- Sullivan, Jane (2005) "A well deserved tribute" in The Age, 27 March 2005 Accessed: 2007-07-24
- Wilde, W., Hooton, J. & Andrews, B (1994) The Oxford Companion of Australian Literature 2nd ed. South Melbourne, Oxford University Press
- National Awards - current information on Christopher Brennan Award posted by FAW's Victorian branch.
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