Welcome to the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards

The oldest and largest poetry competition for school aged children in Australia.

The Awards optional theme for the 2012 is 'Wheels and Wings and Marvellous Things' - celebrating the vivid images poetry creates as we
read and ponder the written verse.

The competition dates for 2012 are from the 1st March to 30th June.

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The Awards aim to inspire students to express their thoughts creatively through poetry and, by doing so, support the legacy of Dorothea Mackellar and her legendary poem 'My Country'. Read more >

Dorothea Mackellar Statue

Poems from school age children can easily be submitted online. For details about categories and closing dates for the competition click here.
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2011 competition winners were announced on the 2nd September at the National Presentation ceremony in Gunnedah, NSW – with winners travelling many kilometres to be there. Read more >

2011 Winners

Coalworks

Whitehaven Coal
BHP Caroon Coal

Ewing Real Estate

Penguin Books Walker BooksUniversity Queensland Press NSW Assoc Gifted and Talented Children