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All competition Events (44)

The Australian Poetry Slam - Marrickville Heat

October 23, 2011 all day – 'Planet Text' Stage, Marrickville Street Festival 2011 Write a revolution! You've got 2 minutes, a mic and a hungry audience.Entry is free, TIMES FOR THIS HEAT ARE TBA-PLEASE IGNORE LISTED TIME OF EVENT UNTILL EVENT IS UPDATED. Imagine Hilltop Hoods mash… Organized by Australian Poetry Slam | Type: slam, opportunity, competition, australian poetry slam

MPU International Poetry Competition 2011

October 28, 2011 all day – Melbourne MELBOURNE POETS UNION Established 1977 INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION 2011 $1,000 First Prize $300 Second Prize $200 third prize $100 Martin Downey Urban Realist Award Plus Book Voucher for Highly… Organized by Melbourne Poets Union | Type: submissions, competition, opportunity

The Australian Poetry Slam 2011 - Glebe Heats

November 1, 2011 from 7:30pm to 10:30pm – The Friend in Hand Hotel Via Facebook Write a revolution!You've got 2 minutes, a mic and a hungry audience.Entry is free, SLAM starts at 7: 30 pm (sign up to enter 7.00pm)Imagine Hilltop Hoods mashed with Obama, a line o… Organized by Australian Poetry Slam | Type: opportunity, slam, competition

Call for Entries: Novel festival for Sydney poets

November 4, 2011 all day – Woollahra Council The Woollahra Local Writer’s Word Festival is opening its first chapter for 2011, by calling for entries from authors of fiction, non-fiction and poetry living in the Sydney Eastern Suburbs. Now in… Organized by Woollahra Council | Type: festival, opportunity, prize, competition, not just poetry
Australian Poetry Slam 2011 NSW State Final

November 4, 2011 from 6pm to 7pm – Sydney Theatre Company - Richard Wherret Studio Via Australian Poetry Slam The 2011 Australian Poetry Slam starts soon at venues across the country. We'll have full information and some exciting announcements about this year's series very soon.… Organized by Australian Poetry Slam | Type: slam, competition

The Peter Porter Poetry Prize

November 21, 2011 all day – Australia Via ABR ABR has announced the Peter Porter Poetry Prize Entry to the eighth annual Australian Book Review poetry prize – renamed the Peter Porter Poetry Prize, in memory of the late Australian poet –… Organized by Australian Book Review | Type: competition, opportunity, award, abr

The Australian Poetry Slam: National Final - Write a Revolution

November 27, 2011 from 5pm to 8pm – Sydney Theatre Democracy rising in the East, hurricanes whipping cities, economies going bust, carbon tax, change, love, freedom, left, right- SLAM. Why leave the debate to politicians and celebs? The Australian P… Organized by Australian Poetry Slam | Type: slam, competition, australian poetry slam

small wonders prose poem/micro fiction competition

December 16, 2011 all day – Australia small wonder prose poem/micro fiction competition Maximum 800 wds. Closes December 16. Judged by joanne burns First prize $300, Commended entries $100. Winning and shortlisted entries will be publi… Organized by Bronwyn Mehan | Type: competition

The 2011 WB Yeats Poetry Prize

December 31, 2011 all day – Victoria The W B Yeats Poetry Prize for Australians is accepting entries for the 2011 Prize. First Prize AU $500 Runner up Prize AU $75 Commendation Certificates The Poetry Prize is open to all resident… Organized by Declan Foley | Type: prize, competition, opportunity

The Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize 2012

January 31, 2012 all day – National Amongst the richest poetry and short story prizes in the world, the Josephine Ulrick prizes in 2012 are worth $40,000 in prize money. Griffith University's School of Humanities on the Gold Coast admi… Organized by Griffith University | Type: opportunity, prize, competition