Bitter as the Cud

Poems by B. R. Dionysius

Poetry Awards

  • 2026/27 Liquid Amber Press Manuscript Prize for “Not for Heroics” – Shortlisted.
  • 2025 WA Poets Inc. Poetry d’Amour Love Poetry Contest – Longlisted.
  • 2025 WA Poets Inc. Ros Spencer Poetry Prize – Longlisted.
  • 2024-25 Melbourne Poets Union International Poetry Competition – Commended.
  • 2023 Queensland Writers’ Fellowship (Arts Queensland, The State Library of Queensland, Queensland Writers’ Centre)
  • 2023 Liquid Amber Poetry Prize – Shortlisted.
  • 2023 Liquid Amber Poetry Prize – Longlisted.
  • 2022 the tiny journal (US) climate change contest – Longlisted.
  • 2019 Blue Earth Review (US) Poetry Contest – Winner
  • 2019 October Hill Magazine’s (US) Inaugural Literary Contest – Winner
  • 2018 Melbourne Poets Union International Poetry Competition – Leon Shann Award – Winner.
  • 2018 Newcastle Poetry Prize – Shortlisted.
  • 2018 Grieve Writing Competition – Finalist.
  • 2018 University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor’s International Poetry Prize – Shortlisted.
  • 2018 Melbourne Poets Union International Poetry Competition – Shortlisted.
  • 2017 Tom Collins Poetry Prize – Shortlisted.
  • 2017 Montreal International Poetry Prize – Shortlisted.
  • 2017 Newcastle Poetry Prize – Shortlisted.
  • 2017 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Rosewood Green Award – Open Age Local Poets – Highly Commended.
  • 2017 Melbourne Poets Union International Poetry Competition – Highly Commended.
  • 2016 Paul Sherman Community Poetry Award – Winner.
  • 2016 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Rosewood Green Award – Open Age Local Poets – Winner.
  • 2016 Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award for Unpublished Poetry – Co–Runner Up.
  • 2016 University of Canberra’s Vice Chancellor Award for Poetry – Shortlisted.
  • 2016 University of Canberra’s Vice Chancellor Award for Poetry – Longlisted.
  • 2016 Grieve Writing Competition – Shortlisted.
  • 2016 Melbourne Poets Union International Poetry Competition – Commended.
  • 2015 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Rosewood Green Award – Open Age Local Poets – Winner.
  • 2015 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Rosewood Green Award – Open Age Local Poets – Highly Commended.
  • 2015 Newcastle Poetry Prize – Shortlisted.
  • 2015 University of Canberra’s Vice Chancellor Award for Poetry – Longlisted.
  • 2015 Grieve Writing Competition – National Association of Grief and Loss Award – Runner up.
  • 2014 Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award for Unpublished Poetry – 2nd Prize.
  • 2014 Manning Clark House National Cultural Awards — Axel Clark Memorial Prize for Poetry – Shortlisted.
  • 2014 Newcastle Poetry Prize – Shortlisted.
  • 2014 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Rosewood Green Award – Open Age Local Poets – Highly Commended.
  • 2014 Melbourne Poets Union International Poetry Prize – 2nd Prize.
  • 2014 Ron Pretty Poetry Prize – Longlisted.
  • 2013 Booranga Poetry Prize – Winner.
  • 2013 Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award for Unpublished Poetry – 1st Prize.
  • 2013 Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award for Unpublished Poetry – 3rd Prize.
  • 2013 Newcastle Poetry Prize – Shortlisted.
  • 2013 457 Prize for Poetry – Winner.
  • 2013 Ipswich Poetry Feast – Rosewood Green Award, Open Age Local Poetry – Highly Commended.
  • 2013 Ipswich Poetry Feast – Joy Chambers & Reg Grundy Award, Open Age Other Poetry – Highly Commended.
  • 2013 Montreal International Poetry Prize – Longlisted.
  • 2013 Montreal International Poetry Prize – Shortlisted.
  • 2012 Newcastle Poetry Prize – Shortlisted.
  • 2012 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Rosewood Green Award, Open Age Local Poetry – Highly Commended.
  • 2012 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Joy Chambers & Reg Grundy Award, Open Age Other Poetry – Highly Commended.
  • 2011 Whitmore MS Prize – Co-winner.
  • 2011 Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize – Highly Commended.
  • 2011 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize – Highly Commended.
  • 2011 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Rosewood Green Award, Open Age Local Poetry – First Prize.
  • 2011 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Rosewood Green Award, Open Age Local Poetry – Third Prize.
  • 2011 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Rosewood Green Award, Open Age Local Poetry – Highly Commended.
  • 2011 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Joy Chambers & Reg Grundy Award, Open Age Other Poetry – First Prize.
  • 2011 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Joy Chambers & Reg Grundy Award, Open Age Other Poetry – Second Prize.
  • 2010 Newcastle Poetry Prize – Shortlisted.
  • 2010 Blake Poetry Prize – Shortlisted.
  • 2010 Poets Union Poetry Prize – Highly Commended.
  • 2010 Booranga Poetry Prize – Winner.
  • 2010 Henry Kendall Poetry Award – Highly Commended.
  • 2010 PressPress Chapbook Poetry Award – Winner.
  • 2010 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Rosewood Green Award, Open Age Local Poetry – First Prize, Highly Commended.
  • 2010 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Joy Chambers & Reg Grundy Award, Open Age Other Poetry – First Prize, Third Prize.
  • 2009 Max Harris Poetry Award – Winner.
  • 2009 Newcastle Poetry Prize – Runner up.
  • 2009 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Rosewood Green Award, Open Age Local Poetry – Highly Commended.
  • 2009 Ipswich Poetry Feast, Joy Chambers & Reg Grundy Award, Open Age Other Poetry – Third Prize.
  • 2009 Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize – Highly Commended.
  • 2009 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize – Highly Commended.
  • 2009 155th Sonnet Competition – Highly Commended.
  • 2009 Booranga Poetry Prize – Commended.
  • 2006 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, The C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry – Shortlisted.
  • 2004 Greater Dandenong Writing Awards – Runner up (Open section).
  • 2004 City of Port Phillip Bay Robo Poems Poetry Competition – Winner.
  • 2002 Johnno Award (Queensland Writers’ Centre) – Winner.
  • 2002 ACTU Dame Mary Gilmore Poetry Award – Shortlisted.
  • 2002 IP Picks Award, Best Poetry by a Queensland Author – Winner.
  • 1998 Harri Jones Memorial Prize – Winner.
  • 1998 Logan City Poetry Prize – Winner.
  • 1997 Verandah Awards, The Matthew Rocca Poetry Prize – Runner-up.
  • 1992 Margaret Connah Inaugural Bequest – Winner.