Christopher Brennan Award
The Christopher Brennan Award (formerly known as the Robert Frost Prize) is an Australian award given for lifetime achievement in poetry. The award, established in 1973, takes the form of a bronze plaque which is presented to a poet who produces work of "sustained quality and distinction". It was awarded by the Fellowship of Australian Writers and named after the poet Christopher Brennan. The most recent award was made in 2015. Recipients 2015 Gig Ryan 2014 Alan Wearne 2013 Judith Beveridge 2012 Tim Thorne 2011 Jennifer Harrison 2010 Peter Steele 2009 Jennifer Strauss 2008 Robert Gray 2007 John Kinsella 2006 Geoff Page 2005 Fay Zwicky 2004 Kris Hemensley 2003 Philip Salom 2002 Dimitris Tsaloumas 2001 Dorothy Porter 2000 J. S. Harry 1999 Kevin Hart 1998 Jennifer Maiden 1997 Not awarded 1996 Dorothy Hewett 1995 Co-winners Thomas Shapcott Robert Adamson 1994 Judith Rodriguez 1993 Geoffrey Dutton 1992 Co-winners R. A. Simpson Oodgeroo Noonuccal 1991 Elizabeth Riddell 1990 Not awarded 1989 Chris Wallace-Crabbe 1988 Roland Robinson 1987 Not awarded 1986 Not awarded 1985 Les Murray 1984 Not awarded 1983 Bruce Dawe 1982 Vincent Buckley 1981 Not awarded 1980 John Blight 1979 Not awarded 1978 Rosemary Dobson 1977 Gwen Harwood 1976 A. D.