Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize 2008

The leading prize for young poets

Entries for the 2008 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize (TFPP) closed on Friday 19 September 2008.

All entrants to the 2008 Prize will be notified and winners announced in late November 2008. Entrants, teachers and all who are interested are welcome to join us at our magnificent award ceremony to announce the 2008 winners and launch Poems by Young Australians Volume 6 at the Taronga Centre in Sydney on Saturday 28th February 2009. For further details please call 02 4464 2322 or email tfpp@btgstudios.com.

Please click here to download the 2008 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize junior poster.

Please click here to download the 2008 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize senior poster.

Please click here to download information about the 2008 Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize theme - Bears.

Entries have now closed for the 2008 Guest Judging Spot Competition.
Congratulations to L Megarrity of QLD who won the coveted guest spot on the TFPP Judging Panel!
Thank you to the many teachers who entered the competition.

The Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize satisfies many English curriculum requirements.
Please click here to download teachers notes to assist in incorporating the Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize into any curriculum.

The Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize offers poetry workshops. If enough enquiries are received from a particular area we will coordinate a workshop in that location.
To register your interest please click here and complete your details.

For further details about the Prize, please contact the Coordinators Robi Robertson or Nerida Robinson on (02) 4464 2322 / tfpp@btgstudios.com
PO Box 395, Berry NSW 2535

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