2015 Patron`s Prize for Poets

Peter Cowan Writers Centre Inc.
(not for profit organisation)
Edith Cowan House
Building 20 ECU Joondalup Campus
270 Joondalup Drive
Joondalup 6027
Supporting writers of all ages and abilities
PO Box 239
Joondalup WA 6919
Tel: (08) 9301 2282
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pcwc.org.au
5.03
First scribble of birdsong
scrabbles the edges of sleep
it’s cold I hunch the sheet
higher over my shoulder
you sleep silent
and warm beside me
from ‘Early morning music’
by Andrew Taylor
Our Patron, Professor Emeritus Andrew Taylor, invites entries for the
2015 Patron’s Prize for Poets
Entries Close: 29th May 2015
LINE LIMIT:
THEME:
Maximum of 50 lines of poetry per entry
Open
AGE:
ELIGIBILITY:
PRIZES:
Open
Entrants must be currently residing in Australia
1st place $200
2nd place $100
3rd place $50
$50 Novice Poet Award
$50 Judge’s Encouragement Award for Youth
Four x Highly Commended certificates
Four x Commended certificates
ENTRY FEE:
$10.00 for one entry
$20.00 for three entries
$30.00 for five entries
Please refer to the attached Rules of Entry and Entry Forms.
Contact Peter Cowan Writers’ Centre on (08) 9301 2282 or
e: [email protected] for any queries