by Australian Poetry | Aug 3, 2022 | AP Projects, AP Publication Announcements, Misc
Prize-winning authors Ali Cobby Eckermann and Evelyn Araluen are among a wave of First Nations writers deftly using poetry to confront the complexities of colonial and personal history. A Yankunytjatjara poet, author and memoirist, Eckermann is renowned for her...
by Australian Poetry | Aug 30, 2021 | Competitions and Calls for Submission, Misc, Prizes
Entries are now open for the Blake Poetry Prize, and all Australian poets are invited to explore the spiritual and religious in a new work of 100 lines or less. The Blake Prize is an open poetry prize that challenges poets, both national and international, in...
by Australian Poetry | Jun 3, 2020 | Misc, Readings, events and launches
Founded in 2015, the University of Canberra’s Poetry on the Move is a fully curated festival run by the International Poetry Studies Institute at the University of Canberra. IPSI’s objectives are to promote poetry as a globally valuable art form through the...
by Australian Poetry | Apr 3, 2020 | AP Projects, Misc, News
While deeply disappointed at our inability to secure four-year funding, Australian Poetry will continue to provide outstanding opportunities for Australia’s poets, across all states and territories, and for all types of poetry. We remain appreciative of the separate...
by Australian Poetry | Mar 22, 2020 | Misc, Readings, events and launches
The University of Canberra’s Poetry on the Move festival and COVID-19. The University of Canberra’s Centre for Creative and Cultural Research is responding to ongoing uncertainty about the COVID-19 virus by heeding the advice of experts and the government, and...
by Australian Poetry | Mar 17, 2020 | Competitions and Calls for Submission, Misc
From Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office: We know that lots of writers and creatives have had the regular work they do to keep them writing cancelled due to the Covid situation. We are looking for ways to support our City of Literature community at this time....
