Wesley Michel Wright Prize
The prestigious Wesley Michel Wright Prize in Poetry, worth approximately $3500, is open for award to an author or composer of original verse or poetry in the English language and who is an Australian citizen.
Applications open
2 Mar 2020
Last day for applications
11 May 2020
Learn more
Last day for applications
This is the last day on which applications will be accepted. Though conditions vary, we recommend submission by 5pm AEST to avoid disappointment.
Application type
Application required
How to apply
Benefit type
Single payment
Full benefit details
Citizenship requirements
Australian / domestic student
Total value
up to $3,500
Applicable study areas
All study areas
Number of scholarships awarded
1
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"The Wesley Michel Wright Prize is very special to me because it has a long history. I feel humbled to be sharing this award with other poets whose work I have admired for many years. The prize money will give me some valuable free time to write and to read: it creates new learning and new possibilities. Thank you for this wonderful affirmation and for the opportunity to nurture my writing."
- Susan Fealy
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Eligibility & selection criteria
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to:
- be an author or composer of original verse or poetry in the English language and an Australian citizen
Selection criteria
Poems must be between 50 and 500 lines, excluding titles and footnotes, and have been published in the 12 months prior to the closing date in print or digital book or journal form.
CONDITIONS
- Works previously submitted as entries for the prize will not be accepted
- There will only be one winner. The prize will not be shared
- Applicants for this prize agree by submitting their work that their name, the name of their work and publication details will be published on The University of Melbourne website and other University of Melbourne publications
- Your book or poem will not be returned after the judging
- Only one application per book. Multiple applications, on separate application forms, may be submitted if they are from different books
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Application process
Complete the online application form, which requires the current ISSN or ISBN number for your book or journal publication, the web address of work published electronically, and the documents uploaded as outlined below:
- Copy of proof of Australian citizenship (passport, birth certificate, citizenship certificate, etc.) The selection committee may request your original copy at a later date.
- A poem or a collection of poems of between 50 and 500 lines. Poems can be consecutive poems or selected from different sections of your book to make up the line requirement. Title and footnotes are not included in line count.
- If your entry is part of a hard copy book, upload the extract you would like to submit for judging. Alternatively apply online and mail three hard copies of your book clearly highlighting the lines you are submitting for judging. These books will not be returned.
Mail to:
Faculty of Arts Awards Team
Level 1, Arts West Building
External Relations Unit (Rooms 101-123)
The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010 -
When will I know the outcome?
The winner will be announced at the Australian Centre and Faculty of Arts Literary Awards event at the Melbourne Writers Festival.
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About the donor
Wesley Michel Wright
This prize was established by bequest from Mr Wesley Michel Wright, UOM Bachelor of Arts (1951).
What are the benefits?
Approximately $3500
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