Grace Leven Prize for Poetry


The Grace Leven Prize for Poetry was an annual poetry award in Australia, given in the name of Grace Leven who died in 1922. It was established by William Baylebridge who "made a provision for an annual poetry prize in memory of 'my benefactress Grace Leven' and for the publication of his own work". Grace was his mother's half-sister.
The award is made to "the best volume of poetry published in the preceding twelve months by a writer either Australian-born, or naturalised in Australia and resident in Australia for not less than ten years". It offers only a small monetary prize, but is highly regarded by poets. It was first awarded in 1947, with the recipient being Nan McDonald's Pacific Sea. In 2012 the prize was awarded for the final time.

Award winners

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1970s

1960s

1950s

1940s

YearAuthorTitlePublisherRef.
1949Judith WrightWoman to ManAngus & Robertson
1948Francis WebbA Drum for Ben BoydAngus & Robertson
1947Nan McDonaldPacific SeaAngus & Robertson