Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems

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The '''Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems''' is an annual award for a cycle or sequence of poems with a common link or theme. It is named after Kathleen Grattan, an Auckland poet, who died in 1990. The award was first made in 2009.

== History ==
The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems is funded by a bequest from the Jocelyn Grattan Charitable Trust.<ref name=":7">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

Jocelyn Grattan was the daughter of Kathleen Grattan, an [[Auckland]] poet, journalist and former editor of the ''[[New Zealand Woman's Weekly]]''. When Jocelyn Grattan died in 2005, she left ''[[Landfall (journal)|Landfall]]'' a bequest with which to establish an award in her mother’s name (the [[Kathleen Grattan Award]]).<ref name=":5">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":6">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She also wanted her mother’s love of poetry to be recognised by an annual competition for a sequence or cycle of poems. This competition is run by the International Writers‘ Workshop NZ Inc (IWW).<ref name=":7" />

The inaugural award was made in 2009 and the award is made every year.

== Eligibility and conditions ==

* The award is open to members of International Writers’ Workshop (IWW).
* Entrants should be normally living in New Zealand and must not have won the Prize in the previous three years.
* The entry should be a cycle or sequence of poems with a common link or theme, but with no limit on length.
* Poems must be the entrant’s original and completely unpublished work.
* The winner receives a monetary prize (at present $1,000) and a certificate.<ref name=":7" />

== List of winners by year ==
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'''2009:''' Alice Hooton for ''America.''

'''2010:''' [[Janet Charman]] for ''Mother won’t come to us'' and Rosetta Allan for ''Capricious Memory.''

'''2011:''' [[Jillian Sullivan]] for ''how to live it.''

'''2012:''' [[James Norcliffe]] for ''What do you call your male parent?''<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

'''2013:''' Belinda Diepenheim for ''Bittercress and Flax.''<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

'''2014:''' Julie Ryan for ''On Visiting Old Ladies.''

'''2015:''' Maris O’Rourke for ''Motherings.''<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> [[Sue Wootton]] Highly Commended for ''Typewriter Songs.''<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

'''2016:''' Michael Giacon for ''Argento in no man land.''<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

'''2017:'''  Janet Newman for ''Tender''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Runner up Runner-up Anne Hollier Ruddy for ''Ambushed by Gauguin''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

'''2018:''' Heather Bauchop for ''The Life in Small Deaths''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Runner up Gillian Roach for ''She’s over there, love''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of New Zealand literary awards]]

== External links ==

* [http://bit.ly/2FXPpDm International Writers' Workshop NZ Inc] (IWW) website.

== References ==


[[Category:New Zealand literary awards]]

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