.Australian Poetry, based at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne, acknowledges the custodians and owners of the land, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
Australian Poetry Anthology 2020 Submissions
We invite all Australian Poetry subscribers to submit to the Australian Poetry Anthology, Volume 8 2020. Submissions to the Anthology opened on Monday, 24 February, and close 11.59 pm, 15 March 2020. The Anthology will be published in May/June, with ACCEPTANCES only...
Announcing the 2019 Anne Elder Award Judging Panel
The three judges for the 2019 Anne Elder Award panel are Gig Ryan, Marcella Polain and Rae White. Gig and Marcella are former recipients of this significant award, and Rae was commended in last year’s prize. Marcella Polain was born in Singapore, and migrated to...
Announcing the AP / NAHR Jurors 2020
The jury members for the 2020 Australian Poetry & NAHR Eco-Poetry Fellowship are: Harry Reid, Dan Disney and Rachael Mead.
AP @ Perth Festival Weekend of Literature & Ideas 2020
Poetry has always been a language of resistance and activism, requiring true courage to write and speak it, and sometimes bearing the highest and enduring costs. Hosted by Francesca Sasnaitis, The Big Brave Read examines the themes of our Literature & Ideas...
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
First Nations Writers’ Residency, Broome 4-13 May
To apply and for more info visit: australiacouncil.gov.au/funding/funding-index/first-nations-writers-residency/ Please share widely. Applications close: Thursday 12 March 2020 (11.59pm AEDT) To discuss your application, please contact, Joanne Brown, Manager First...
Australian Poetry Anthology 2020 Submissions
We invite all Australian Poetry subscribers to submit to the Australian Poetry Anthology, Volume 8 2020. Submissions to the Anthology opened on Monday, 24 February, and close 11.59 pm, 15 March 2020. The Anthology will be published in May/June, with ACCEPTANCES only...
The Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards
The Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards is now open for entries. The awards aim to support, develop and recognise excellence in writing.
Tartu City of Literature International Residency Program
Tartu City of Literature Office announces the second 2018 call for applications of Tartu City of Literature International Residency Program for writers and translators.