Dear Colleen,
Congratulations! Your poems Last Way (Monument to Fallen Jewish People in Minsk, Belarus) & where her father walked have been longlisted by our judge Kevin Gillam for the 2025 Ros Spencer Poetry Prize. All longlisted poems will be included in the Brushstrokes Anthology (forthcoming later this year).
The shortlist will be revealed soon and the winners announced at WA Poets Presents on Thursday August 28th from 6-8pm at The City of Perth Library, as part of the 2025 Perth Poetry Festival. We’d love you to join us there for an uplifting evening of recognition, resonance, and readings from some of the state’s finest voices.
Attendance at this event is free but you do need to register:
events.humanitix.com/ppf2025-awards
Best Wishes
Jaya Penelope
Contest Admininstrator
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PS I am excited to be long listed but I am only showing one quarter of the list
so to move to the short list is a challenge.
But I am so excited to be twice on the list.
Fingers crossed to move to the short list,
Great to know that my two poems will be in Brushstrokes lll