by Australian Poetry | Apr 30, 2022 | Readings, events and launches
With an unexpected turn of phrase or lyrical twist, poetry can surprise, thrill and invite readers to make meaning from between the lines. Hear from acclaimed Australian artists and writers Maxine Beneba Clarke and Omar Musa as they discuss their electrifying new...
by Australian Poetry | Apr 30, 2022 | Readings, events and launches
We are thrilled to be partnering with Queensland Poetry Festival for three wonderful ‘Poet to Poet’ events this year! Head to their website to find out more: Poet to Poet — 2022 Tickets — Queensland Poetry...
by Australian Poetry | Apr 25, 2022 | AP Projects, Critical Announcement, Prizes
We are so excited to announce that the winner of the 2021 Anne Elder Award is Audrey Molloy with The Important Things (Gallery Press 2021). Congratulations Audrey! Thank you so much to our wonderful judges this year – Ella Jeffery, Marjon Mossammaparast, and...
by Australian Poetry | Apr 22, 2022 | Competitions and Calls for Submission, Critical Announcement
The Naomi Williams Poetry Prize is named in honour of Nay who was a strong, proud Wiradjuri woman from the Brungle/Tumut area of NSW. Nay loved to write poetry about the river, her family and all the elements of love that she treasured. This poetry prize aims to...
by Australian Poetry | Apr 20, 2022 | Readings, events and launches
Wed 20 Apr 2022 at 6:30pm Readings Carlton — Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053 m//otherland is a literary debut that cradles the intimacies of longing and love for a country torn apart by distance, violence and desire. In the tradition of...
by Australian Poetry | Apr 1, 2022 | Readings, events and launches
After being scheduled and then cancelled last year due to the Delta outbreak, we’re pleased to have the chance to join the wonderful team at the Alderman to celebrate the release of LK Holt’s Capacity. Combining the twenty-six wild and precise love poems...
by Australian Poetry | Apr 1, 2022 | Readings, events and launches
The latest in Geoff Page’s monthly reading series features Peter Goldsworthy and Martin Dolan. Peter Goldsworthy is a doctor and award-winning novelist, short story writer and librettist – as well as a poet. Goldsworthy’s first collection of poetry won the...
by Australian Poetry | Apr 1, 2022 | Competitions and Calls for Submission
Submissions to The Novel Prize are now open. The biennial award, now in its second iteration, is for a book-length work of literary fiction written in English by published and unpublished writers around the world. Entries close 1 June 2022. The winner will receive...
by Australian Poetry | Mar 17, 2022 | Readings, events and launches
We are thrilled to bring you the online launch of the Australian Poetry Anthology Vol. 9! Hosted by guest editors Lucy Dougan and Michelle Cahill, the event will kick off on March 21st at 5:30pm Perth time both via Zoom and Facebook livestream. Check back here on the...
by Australian Poetry | Mar 3, 2022 | AP Projects, APF Events, Readings, events and launches
Read more and book here! Big Blak Poetry Read – Blak & Bright More here: Masterclass: The Poet’s Imagination – Blak &...