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OutLoud Slam! 2026 Heats
Get ready to be inspired by the next generation of Australian poetry. Hosted by acclaimed poet and educator Emilie Zoey Baker, OutLoud Slam is a vibrant celebration of young voices and original storytelling. Think of it as the Eisteddfod of English class – a...
AP APPOINTS NEW CEO AND PUBLISHER
Australian Poetry (AP) is very pleased to announce the appointment of Melinda Bufton as our new CEO and Publisher. Melinda will join Australian Poetry on 23 March 2026. Melinda is an experienced leader and poet. She has worked extensively in higher education, with a...
BRILLIANT PRIZES @ AP SUBSCRIBERDRIVE 2025
AP’s annual 2025 SubscriberDrive has arrived. As poetry is bringing its vital spark to these times, with often booked-out events and strong sales, think about buying or renewing a subscription to AP, for yourself or for a pal. From 8th December for a month,...
Rabbit Annual 2025: Launch Event, Melbourne
Wed, 10 Dec, 6pm - 8pm AEDT The Wheeler Centre Melbourne VIC, Australia You are warmly invited to the launch of the first Rabbit Annual, from the team at Rabbit: a journal for nonfiction poetry. (Free, though please register through the Humanitix link). ...
the tears the pelicans are leaving us like a line of words quicker than
the tongue drift glide sail waft fly fly away something happened here.
— ‘Flight Feathers’, Ellen Van Neerven
Australian Poetry Announces the Anne Elder Award 2025 Call-Out
Australian Poetry Announces the Anne Elder Award 2025 Call-Out KEY DATES FOR THE 2025 AWARD, for first books published during 2025 and with judging occurring in 2026 are: Open call for entries – Tuesday, 27 January 2026. Close of entries – Monday, 23 March...
The Inaugural Theresa Matheson Bequest Award Winner Announcement
The Theresa Matheson Bequest Award 2025 is a new award for poets who have not had a poem published, outside self-publication or via Social Media. The Award, with a prize of $1,000 for the successful poet, has been established to honour the memory of Theresa Matheson...
Australian Poetry Anthology Vol. 12 2025 Open for Submissions
The guest editors for APA Vol.12 are Lachlan Brown and Keri Glastonbury. Submissions to the Anthology open on Friday, 23 May, and close Monday 23 June 2025, 11.59 pm (AEST). We invite all Australian Poetry subscribers to submit. The Anthology publication date is 30...
Northern Italian Eco-Residency 2023
Each June, during the European Summer, the Nature, Art & Habitat Residency, An ECO-Laboratory of Multidisciplinary Practice, located in Taleggio Valley, Bergamo, Italy, creates the opportunity for a cross-disciplinary cohort to spent a month of creative community...