Val Vallis Award

Named in honour of the Queensland poet Val Vallis (1916 -2009) Val Vallis was a lyric poet who lectured in English and Philosophy at the University of Queensland, In 2002 the then Arts Minister, Matt Foley announced, " ,,, the naming of a major poetry award, the first Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award for Unpublished Poetry to commemorate Val’s contribution to poetry in Queensland.

Bronwyn Lea the poetry editor of University of Queensland Press "designed and implemented the award" in 2003.

Entry can be submitted from Australia wide and the awards have been "... administered by the Queensland Writers Centre since 2005 in partnership with Arts Queensland and the Queensland Poetry Festival."

The Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award currently offers a $4000 prize for an unpublished poem or suite of poems for Australian emerging poets. The prize is presented as a part of the Queensland Poetry Festival.

2003 Judy Johnson

2004 Andrew Leggett Dark husk of beauty

2005 Ynes Sanz, Quandamooka Suite

2006 Nathan Shepherdson, The easiest way to open a door is to turn the handle

2007 Andrew Slattery, Frameworkers

2008 Anna Krien

2009 Andrew Slattery

2010

2011 Rachael Briggs, Tough Luck

2012 Chloe Wilson

2013 B.R. Dionysius, Protein Gradients

2014 Chloe Wilson, The Heads of Holofernes

2015 Andrew Last

2016 Caitlin Maling,Conversion

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