Published 28 August 201517 September 2015 · Prizes / Announcement Announcing the winners of the XYZ Prize for Innovation in Spoken Word Editorial team Arts Queensland’s XYZ Prize for Innovation in Spoken Word is Australia’s first arts award that recognises the growing field of spoken word. The prize is named after the former 2010 Arts Queensland Poet-in-Residence, Emily XYZ, who left a deep impression on many of today’s Queensland spoken word artists. Created by Queensland Poetry Festival, the prize was open to all Australian residents and comes with total prize money of $1500. Winning entries are published at Overland, a supporter of this prize. Queensland Writers Centre, also a partner, is offering membership and workshop credit to the highest Queensland entry. The judges for the prize in its inaugural year were Dr Karina Quinn, Pascalle Burton, and the 2015 Arts Queensland Poet-in-Residence Kate Durbin. There were a lot of strong entries but after much deliberation, the following pieces were selected: 2015 Winner + Highest Queensland Entry ‘(v)aisle of caprice’ by Manna Marvel 2015 Runner-up ‘Explaining why Fiji is less privileged to 11F English poetry elective’ by Adrian McPherson https://soundcloud.com/overlandmag/explaining-why-fiji-is-less-privileged-to-11f-english-poetry-elective Highly Commended ‘Magical mistkaes’ by Elham Day Read more at the Queensland Poetry Festival site. Editorial team More by Editorial team › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 6 March 20265 March 2026 · Prizes Announcing the 2025 Judith Wright Poetry Prize shortlist Editorial team Established in 2007, The Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for new and emerging poets is supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation. Entrants must have no more than one collection of […] 6 March 20265 March 2026 · Prizes Announcing the 2025 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize shortlist Editorial team Supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation and named after the late novelist and poet Neilma Gantner, the Overland Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize seeks moving, powerful and original short fiction of […]
