Prime Minister's Literary Awards
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Edition 10 (2017) Winner
Anthony Lawrence
アンソニー・ローレンス
Ansonī Rōrensu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Nominations
- The Age Book of the Year Award, Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize 2008 (shortlisted for Bark), Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Judith Wright Calanthe Prize for Poetry 2008 (shortlisted for Bark), The Age Book of the Year Award, poetry 2004 (shortlisted for The Sleep of a Learning Man)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Prime Minister's Literary Award for Poetry | Headwaters | Poetry | Australian Government | winner |
| 1999 | Judith Wright Calanthe Award | New and Selected Poems | Poetry | Queensland Premier's Literary Awards | winner |
| 2015 | Newcastle Poetry Prize | — | Poetry | — | winner |
| 2014 | Newcastle Poetry Prize | — | Poetry | — | winner |
| 2022 | Peter Porter Poetry Prize | In the Shadows of Our Heads | Poetry | — | winner |
| 2010 | Peter Porter Poetry Prize | Domestic Emergencies | Poetry | — | winner |
| 1997 | NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry | The Viewfinder | Poetry | NSW Government | winner |
Prime Minister's Literary Award for Poetry
2017
Work:
Headwaters
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
winner
Judith Wright Calanthe Award
1999
Work:
New and Selected Poems
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
Result:
winner
Newcastle Poetry Prize
2015
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Newcastle Poetry Prize
2014
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Peter Porter Poetry Prize
2022
Work:
In the Shadows of Our Heads
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Peter Porter Poetry Prize
2010
Work:
Domestic Emergencies
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
1997
Work:
The Viewfinder
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
NSW Government
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Headwaters
2016 PoetryA collection of poems exploring nature and introspection.
natureintrospection
Bark
2008 PoetryPoetry collection themed around bark.
natureimagery
The Sleep of a Learning Man
2003 PoetryPoems about the sleep of a learning man.
learningdreams
In the Half-Light
2000 FictionA novel set in half-light.
light and shadow
Bibliography
- Ordinary Time
- Ken
- 101 Poems
- Headwaters
- Signal Flare
- The Welfare of My Enemy
- Bark
- The Sleep of a Learning Man
- Skinned by Light
- New and Selected Poems
- In the Half-Light
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- vivid imagerynatural description
- Recurring Motifs
- watertreeslight
Legacy
A leading contemporary Australian poet who has won numerous literary awards and is highly regarded in the field of poetry.