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AP Subscriber-thon 2021!
Ever thought about buying a subscription to Australian Poetry, purchasing one for a loved one, or maybe your subscription has recently lapsed? Well, this is your moment! If you subscribe, renew or gift a subscription between the 19th of November and the 5th of...
Best of Australian Poems 2021
‘The act of writing is an aural event.’ Ania Walwicz (1951–2020) Best of Australian Poems is a new annual anthology collecting previously published and unpublished poems to create a poetic snapshot of the year that was. Capturing the richness and diversity of...
AP & TWC present: Best of Australian Poems Vol. 1 2021
Wednesday 10 November 2021, 6.30pm-7.30pm at wheelercentre.com Book now Aural Events: Best of Australian Poetry 'The act of writing is an aural event.' Ania Walwicz Best of Australian Poetry is a new annual anthology collecting previously...
APJ 11.2 Now Open for Submissions
Submissions: open 30 September 2021. They close at 11:59pm 28 October 2021.Australian Poetry Journal 11.1 'local, attention' is now available. You can purchase a copy here.If you would like to support Australian Poetry, receive print copies of Australian Poetry...
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
Australian Poetry Announces the 2021 Anne Elder Award Call-Out
Key dates for the 2021 Award Open call for entries – Monday, 17 January 2022Close of entries – Saturday, 12 March 2022, 5pm (AEST) (Books must be postmarked no later than 12 March 2022)Winner announcement – Monday, 25 April 2022 ••• Information and enquiries Emma...
APJ 11.2 Now Open for Submissions
Submissions: open 30 September 2021. They close at 11:59pm 28 October 2021.Australian Poetry Journal 11.1 'local, attention' is now available. You can purchase a copy here.If you would like to support Australian Poetry, receive print copies of Australian Poetry...
Blake Poetry Prize
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...
Announcing the Australian Poetry & NAHR Eco-Poetry Fellowship 2018
Available exclusively to Australian Poetry subscribers, the Australian Poetry/ NAHR Eco-Poetry Fellowship is to be conferred on a single Australian poet able to take up residency in the village of Sottochiesa, Taleggio Valley, northern Italy, between 1-25th June 2018.