First Prize 2013
- A $500 cash prize for the winner.
- A $500 book grant for the winner’s school library.
- An invitation to attend a one-day poetry masterclass at the International Institute of Modern Letters on Saturday 31 August 2013, including flights and one night’s accommodation at the Bolton Hotel for students outside the Greater Wellington region.*
- A year’s membership of the New Zealand Book Council and the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA).
- A year’s subscription to two leading New Zealand literary journals; Sport and Landfall.
- The Exercise Book, donated by Victoria University Press
- A $50 Booksellers Token from Booksellers New Zealand.
Runners-up Prizes 2013
Nine shortlisted poets will each win:
- A $100 cash prize.
- An invitation to attend a one-day poetry masterclass at the International Institute of Modern Letters on Saturday 31 August 2013, including flights and one night’s accommodation at the Bolton Hotel for students outside the Greater Wellington region.*
- A year’s membership of the New Zealand Book Council.
- Professional development leaflets from the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA).
- A year’s subscription to Sport, one of New Zealand’s leading literary journals.
- The Exercise Book, donated by Victoria University Press
- A $50 Booksellers Token from Booksellers New Zealand.
*This year’s masterclass is offered subject to confirmation of major sponsorship.
