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 | 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...
by Australian Poetry | Oct 2, 2025 | AP Projects, AP Publication Announcements
Welcome to AP’s inaugural AUSTRALIAN POETRY DIGITAL 1 2025 volume. Conceived as an adjunct to our annual AUSTRALIAN POETRY ANTHOLOGY, as with APA, the APD features poets who are also Subscribers. You must be a Subscriber to submit poems to either publication. ...
by Australian Poetry | Jul 30, 2025 | AP Projects, Competitions and Calls for Submission
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...
by Australian Poetry | Jun 27, 2025 | AP Projects
Best of Australian Poems 2025 Cover. Designed by Sophie Gaur.
