Australia | Grant for Irish poets 2026

 

Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize biennial award is calling for applications from an Irish poet to visit Australia in 2026. 

The Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize was established to commemorate the life and work of the late Vincent Buckley; poet, critic and professor of English at the University of Melbourne. It is a biennial award that is offered alternately to enable an Australian poet to visit Ireland and to facilitate the visit of an Irish poet to Melbourne. The Prize has been made available through generous donations from family and friends of Vincent Buckley.

To be eligible for this prize, applicants must:

• have a publishing record which can include online works that are not self-published;
• be residing in Ireland; and,
• be planning to visit Australia for the purposes of furthering creative work.

The successful applicant is awarded 20,000 AUD in benefits.

Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize 2026 application guidelines

Deadline: 6 July 2026