SpeedPoets Zine open for submissions
Brisbane’s longest running poetry event is now calling for submissions to its monthly zine. SpeedPoets is a not-for-profit organisation that distributes its zine free of charge at the monthly event. As a result, contributor copies are not able to be provided. To submit, send up to three poems in the body of an email titled ‘SpeedPoets Submissions’ to geenunn(at)yahoo.com.au (replace (at) with @ when typing address). Preference is for poems of 30lines or less. For people wanting a copy of the zine, they are made available for the very reasonable price of 5 x 65cent stamps for people in Australia and $4USD for overseas contributors.
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Overland: Call for spoken word submissions
Audio submissions of spoken word poetry are sought for a special online presentation of Overland to be published in July 2012. Submissions must be under ten minutes in length, and sent as an audio file via the online submission system at overland.org.au before 12 July 2012. No more than three pieces by each poet will be considered for publication. Poets whose work is accepted may be asked to submit a YouTube clip of their poem within seven days of acceptance for consideration for inclusion in the publication. For funding reasons, publication is open to Australian citizens only. Audio Overland will be guest edited by Maxine Beneba Clarke. Full details here: http://overland.org.au/blogs/editors-blog/2012/05/call-for-spoken-word-submissions/
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Newcastle Poetry Prize
The Newcastle Poetry Prize is accepting entries of poems or suites of poems up to 200 lines. With almost $20 000 in prize money up for grabs over a range of categories, you should most definitely visit their website for more info. Entries close 8 June.
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Bruce Dawe Poetry Prize
The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize has been endowed by Bruce Dawe, one of Australia’s most acclaimed contemporary poets, as an annual $1500 award to encourage poets throughout Australia. The endowment is held in trust by the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, and administered by the Faculty of Arts. The prize is judged by the English Literature staff of the Faculty, chaired by Professor Chris Lee.
The competition opens on 1 March and closes on 30 June 2012. The winner is contacted personally and announced on this website in early October 2012. For full details visit the website: http://www.usq.edu.au/arts/community/poetryprize
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Stilts Handbook of Adventure
Stilts are currently accepting submissions for their next issue, The Stilts Handbook of Adventure. They’re looking to collect stories of journey, abandon, and unknown. They’re looking for pieces to take while travelling along the highway, or sailing the seven seas, or tucked under the doona on a hungover Sunday.
Submissions close on the the 31st of July and the next issue will be due for release in early December. For full details visit the Stilts website.
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State Library of QLD Young Writers Award
Got a way with words?
State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award is now open!
If you’re 18 to 25 and live in Queensland, enter your short story today for a chance to win $2000.
Entries close Friday 13 July.
Get all the details here
