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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...
Best of Australian Poems 2024 Showcase (Event Concluded)
Be inspired by a collection of our finest poets who have distilled the indelible events, challenges and triumphs of the past year into thought-provoking works for Best of Australian Poems 2024. Edited by Shastra Deo and Kate Lilley, Best of Australian Poems is...
OUR AP 2024 SUBSCRIBERDRIVE IS HERE (Closed)
Our 2024 SubscriberDrive is Here! Australian Poetry (AP) is the peak national body for poetry in Australia. AP exists to support the full breadth of poetry produced in this country. Our role is to represent Australian poetry and its poets, nationally and...
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 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....
Australian Poetry Announces the 2023 Anne Elder Award Call-Out
KEY DATES FOR THE 2023 AWARD, for first books published during 2023. Open call for entries – Monday, 15 January 2024 Close of entries – Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 5pm (AEST) (EXTENDED UNTIL: Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 5pm (AEST). Books must be postmarked no later than...
AP @ Toolkits 2023. Call-out open
What is poetry? What makes it different from other forms of art and writing? How do I write and publish my own poems? Express Media, in partnership with Australian Poetry, is pleased to announce Toolkits: Poetry – an online course in the forms, functions, histories...
AP @ National Poetry Competition by The Poetry Society
The National Poetry Competition, run by The Poetry Society since 1978, is one of the most prestigious competitions worldwide for a single unpublished poem. This year's competition is now open for entries until 31 October 2022. The judging panel includes Jason...