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Australian Poetry Anthology Vol. 12 2025 Open for Submissions
The guest editors for APA Vol.12 are Lachlan Brown and Keri Glastonbury. Submissions to the Anthology open on Friday, 23 May, and close Monday 23 June 2025, 11.59 pm (AEST). We invite all Australian Poetry subscribers to submit. The Anthology publication date is 30...
Senior Editor Opportunity (Closed)
Senior Editor, Australian Poetry Commission, oversee and deliver the flagship poetry publications of Australian Poetry, Australia’s national poetry organisation. Australian Poetry’s Board of Directors is seeking a Senior Editor to take responsibility for...
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN FOR APJ 14.2 ‘unthemed’ – GUEST EDITED BY ALISON J BARTON AND BONNY CASSIDY (Closed)
Published by Australian Poetry with the support of Creative Australia and Creative Victoria. The volume will also include selections from recent poetry collections. . Submissions Open: 17 April 2025–8 May 2025, 11:59PM (AEST). Submission Form: >>Wufoo Form Link...
Chief Executive Officer & Publisher Opportunity (Open)
Chief Executive and Publisher, Australian Poetry An opportunity to lead Australian Poetry’s strategy, operations, and finances while championing poetry and supporting Australia’s poetry community. Australian Poetry’s Board of Directors is seeking a Chief...
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
Announcing the Winner of the Anne Elder Award 2023
The winner of the Anne Elder Award 2023 is Sara M Saleh with The Flirtation of Girls/Ghazal el-Banat (UQP, 2023) General comments from the judging panel Jeanine Leane, Panda Wong and Harry Reid: As judges, we were struck by the breadth of style, form, and subject...
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN FOR APJ 13.2 ‘desire’ – GUEST EDITED BY ELLEN VAN NEERVEN
APJ 13.2 seeks work that engages with different types of desire, including but not limited to: the desire to connect, to look after Country, the desire for a future and for justice, freedom and health. Through this gathering of poems let’s fiercely examine ideas of...
Announcing the 2023 Anne Elder Award Judging Panel
Australian Poetry is delighted to announce the three judges for the 2023 Anne Elder Award panel are Jeanine Leane, Harry Reid, and Panda Wong. Harry Reid was the 2022 Anne Elder Award co-winner, with the other co-winner, Theodore Ell, invited to be a future judge....
NAHR / AP Northern Italian eco-residency for 2023
Announcing the Australian Poetry & NAHR Eco-Poetry Fellowship 2023, Four weeks, June 2023 The theme is AIR In partnership with the Nature, Art & Habitat Residency (NAHR), Australian Poetry is once again pleased...