Welcome to Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards

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

 

Entries for 2013 now open, click here to enter online

The competition dates: 1st March to 30th June.

Optional theme design, click to download.

LIVE POETRY LESSONS here

 

In 2012 there were more than 10,000 entries and around 700 schools participated in the Awards.

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About Us

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 >

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How to Enter

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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2013 Live Poetry Lessons by Lorraine Marwood. Follow the links to take advantage of a great resource to introduce poetry in the classroom .
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