$3,000 First Prize, $500 Runner Up

Note: Use this form only for the Open Section

Key Dates
Opens on the 1st June, 2023
Closes on the 30th September, 2023
Awards Ceremony
19th November 2023 – 2:00pm
The Awards Ceremony will be a hybrid event presented online and in person at The Hills Hub, 400 Belgrave-Gembrook Rd, Emerald in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges, Victoria on the 19th November 2023 at 2:00pm.
Entry Fees
Open Section
$20 per poem
See full terms and conditions for further information

$300 First Prize, $100 Runner Up
Note: Use this form only for the Youth Section.
Use this form to submit your first four poems in the Youth Section

• Use a different form for each submission
• If submitting additional poems use the Woorilla Poetry Prize Louise Rockne Youth Section 2023 (Five or more poems) Form

Key Dates

• Opens on the 1st June, 2023
• Closes on the 30th September, 2023

Awards Ceremony

• 19th November 2023 – 2:00pm
• The Awards Ceremony will be a hybrid event presented online and in person at The Hills Hub, in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges, Victoria on the 19th November 2023 at 2:00pm.

Entry Fees
Youth Section

• 4 poems for free (12-18 years) 
• Additional entries $5 per poem

Youth Sub - Category CALD (for poets 12-18 with 5 years or less English speaking)

• No additional fee to enter CALD sub-category, ie. 4 poems for free (12-18 years) – additional entries $5 per poem

See full terms and conditions for further information

$300 First Prize, $100 Runner Up
Note: Use this form only for the Youth Section.
Use this form if submitting more than the 4 free poems allowed in the Youth Section

• Use a different form for each submission

Key Dates

• Opens on the 1st June, 2023
• Closes on the 30th September 2023

Awards Ceremony

• 19th November 2023 – 2:00pm
• The Awards Ceremony will be a hybrid event presented online and in person at The Hills Hub, in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges, Victoria on the 19th November 2022 at 2:00pm.

Entry Fees - Youth Section

• First 4 poems are free (12-18 years) 
• Additional entries $5 per poem

Youth Sub - Category CALD (for poets 12-18 with 5 years or less English speaking)

• If you are eligible to enter the sub-category, there is no additional fee to enter the CALD sub-category, ie. 4 poems for free (12-18 years) – additional entries $5 per poem

See full terms and conditions for further information