Open Section
First Prize - $3,000, Runner Up - $500
Youth Section
First Prize - $300, Runner Up - $100
Ekphrasis Section
Prize - $1,000
Key Dates
Opens on the 1st June, 2025
Closes on the 30th September 2025
The Awards Ceremony will be a hybrid event available online and in person in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges on Sunday 16th November 2025 at 2:00pm.
Entry Fees
Open Section
$20 per poem entry
Ekphrasis Section
$10 per poem entry
Additional category open to all poets, responding to a piece of art.
Youth Section
4 poems for free (12-18 years) – additional entries $5 per poem
See full terms and conditions for further details
$3,000 First Prize, $500 Runner Up
Note: Use this form only for the Open Section
Key Dates
Opens on the 1st June, 2025
Closes on the 30th September, 2025
Awards Ceremony
16th November 2025 – 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 16th November 2025 at 2:00pm.
Entry Fees
Open Section
$20 per poem
See full terms and conditions for further information
One prize only of $1,000
Note: Use this form only for the Ekphrasis - Art to Poetry Section
This section is open to poets world-wide, of any age. Poems in this section must respond to a piece of art.
Include an image of the art within the body of the written poem.
Key Dates
Opens on the 1st June, 2025
Closes on the 30th September, 2025
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 16th November 2025 at 2:00pm.
Entry Fees Ekphrasis Section $10 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 2025 (Five or more poems) Form
Key Dates
- Opens on the 1st June, 2025
- Closes on the 30th September, 2025
Awards Ceremony
- Sunday 16th November 2025 – 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 16th November 2025 at 2:00pm.
Entry Fees
Youth Section
- 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.
Only 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, 2025
- Closes on the 30th September 2025
Awards Ceremony
- 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 Sunday 16th November 2024 at 2:00pm.
Entry Fees - Youth Section
- First 4 poems are free (12-18 years)
- Additional entries $5 per poem
See full terms and conditions for further information