The Ros Spencer Poetry Prize Contest

Competition Information

WA Poets’ The Ros Spencer Poetry Prize is open for 2025 submissions.

Submission Guidelines

  • Open to original and unpublished poems of up to 60 lines, of any theme.
  • Multiple entries are allowed, but each entry must be submitted as a separate attachment.
  • Entries must be formatted using 12-point Times New Roman font with single line spacing.

Judges: Entries will be judged anonymously. Judge will be revealed after the judging process.

Entry fee: $10 for one entry, $20 for 2 entries, $25 for 3 entries and $30 for 4 entries.

Prizes: 

The opportunity to be published in the anthology Brushstrokes 2025 and to win:

  • First Prize: $1,001
  • Second Prize: $499
  • Plus 2 x Highly Commended Awards and 2 x Commended Awards.

Deadline: Midnight (Perth, WA time) on Sunday, 22nd June, 2025.

All details, all submissions via their website.

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