by Australian Poetry | Dec 4, 2025 | AP Projects
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,...
by Australian Poetry | Jun 17, 2026 | AP Projects
Poetry on your mind? Please support Australian Poetry to create meaningful impacts through our publications, festival event calendars and more… Donations small ($2 up) or larger are all loved at AP. All tax-deductible. Our 2026 Donations Drive will run until 30...
by Australian Poetry | Jun 9, 2026 | AP Projects, Misc
General comments Theodore Ell, Manisha Anjali and Tim Loveday (2025 Anne Elder Judging Panel). We’d like to thank all those poets who put their work on the line. It has been a pleasure getting to read, engage with and discuss such a breadth and depth of new works....
by Australian Poetry | Apr 22, 2026 | AP Projects, AP Publication Announcements
The guest editor for this volume is Ella Skilbeck-Porter Visual poetry merges and blurs the processes of reading and viewing, existing and playing in the in-between spaces of image and word, reminding us that language itself is a material and the written word...
by Australian Poetry | Mar 16, 2026 | AP Projects, AP Publication Announcements
Australian Poetry is delighted to announce the three judges for the Anne Elder Award 2025 panel are Theodore Ell, Manisha Anjali and Tim Loveday. Theodore was the Anne Elder Award 2022 co-winner with Harry Reid (a judge for the Award 2023) and Manisha was Commended in...
by Australian Poetry | Feb 24, 2026 | AP Projects, Readings, events and launches
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...
by Australian Poetry | Feb 19, 2026 | AP Projects, Critical Announcement
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...
by Australian Poetry | Jan 26, 2026 | Competitions and Calls for Submission
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...
by Australian Poetry | Nov 20, 2025 | AP Projects, Misc
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). ...
by Australian Poetry | Oct 31, 2025 | AP Projects, AP Publication Announcements
The winner of the inaugural Theresa Matheson Bequest Award was Martha Kamara. You can read more about the winner announcement here. In the words of 2025 judge Claire Gaskin: ‘I finally picked as the winner the poem I felt was most resolved, which for me means...
