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Submissions are open for APJ 13.1 ‘place, nonplace’
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN FOR APJ 13.1 ‘place, nonplace’ – GUEST EDITED BY SARA M SALEH AND AUTUMN ROYAL APJ 13.1 or ’Place, Non-place’ seeks poetry that challenges, documents, inhabits and observes the physical, digital, and liminal locations we occupy and pass through....
Australian Poetry Anthology 10 2023 now available
This bumper volume of poems written by Australian Poetry poet-subscribers is now available for purchase, with an online launch planned for later in September. So stay tuned for updates on that event which AP is thrilled to be presenting in partnership with Queensland...
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...
Announcing Best of Australian Poems 2023
In 2021 Australian Poetry (AP) began a new annual series surveying and showcasing the flourishing literature of Australian poetry. Our 2023 volume follows the first two prestigious volumes of Best of Australian Poems (BoAP) with guest editors for 2023 being highly...
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 2021 Anne Elder Award Judging Panel
The three judges for the 2021 Anne Elder Award panel are Marcella Polain, Marjon Mossammaparast, and Ella Jeffery.Marcella Polain was born in Singapore, and migrated to Australia with her Armenian mother and Irish father. She is a Senior Lecturer in the Writing...
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...
CAFE WRITERS OPEN POETRY COMPETITION 2017
Closing Date 30th Nov 2017 PRIZES 1st £1000 2nd £300 3rd £200 Six Commended Prizes of £50 Funniest Poem £100 The Norfolk Prize £100 awarded to the best poem from a permanent Norfolk resident not winning another prize Entry Fee £4 per poem; or £10 for 3...