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All out of town Events (40)

Call for Entries: Melbourne Poetry Idol

July 1, 2011 all day – Melbourne Poetry Idol is now offering emerging poets the rare opportunity of a paid feature reading at the 2011 Melbourne Writers Festival. Poets submit five poems and a shortlist of 20 poets will be invited… Organized by Melbourne Writers Festival | Type: festival, melbourne, out of town, poetry idol, opportunity, competition

Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award 2011

July 15, 2011 all day – www.queenslandpoetryfestival.com UPDATE: Deadline extended to 15th July. Named in honour of distinguished Queensland poet Val Vallis, the Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award for Unpublished Poetry is committed to encouraging emerging p… Organized by Queensland Poetry Festival | Type: festival, awards, competition, opportunity, out of town
Queensland Poetry Festival Filmmakers Challenge

July 15, 2011 from 5pm to 5pm – Queensland From the QPF The Queensland Poetry Festival Filmmakers Challenge explores the arena where poetic expression and audio-visual technology collide. We challenge filmmakers, video artists, poets, and a… Organized by Queensland Poetry Festival | Type: opportunity, festival, queensland, out of town

Poetic Infiltrations at Bundanon

July 23, 2011 from 9:30am to 6:30pm – Bundanon Via Bundanon & Australian Poetry Workshop, readings and conversations with leading Australian poets and visiting Chinese translators, followed by the launch of Wombats of Bundanon— Anthologies… Organized by Bundanon Trust | Type: launch, workshop, discussion, out of town, bundanon
Poetic Infiltrations

July 23, 2011 from 2:30pm to 6pm – Bundanon, near Nowra Via Bundanon & Australian Poetry Eleven eminent poets/artists to present some of their work. Launch of “Wombats of Bundanon : an anthology of 20 Australian poets” published by ASM (Macau, 201… Organized by R C Heilmann | Type: launch, workshop, discussion, out of town, bundanon, landscape

The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize

July 31, 2011 all day – University of Southern Queensland The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize has been endowed by Bruce Dawe, one of Australia's best-loved and most widely read poets, as an annual $1500 award to encourage poets throughout Australia. The en… Organized by USQ | Type: awards, prize, competition, opportunity, out of town

Melbourne Writers Festival 2011

August 25, 2011 to September 4, 2011 – Melbourne In its 26th year, Melbourne Writers Festival is a nationally and internationally-acclaimed festival featuring over 400 writers from around the world and more than 400 events. The festival takes place… Organized by Melbourne Writers Festival | Type: festival, out of town, melbourne

Queensland Poetry Festival

August 26, 2011 to August 28, 2011 – Brisbane QPF says: Queensland Poetry Festival (QPF) supports and promotes a poetry culture in Queensland. QPF is Australia’s finest annual literary event and has an established reputation for excellence among… Organized by Queensland Poetry Festival | Type: festival, out of town

Overload Poetry Festival

September 9, 2011 to September 17, 2011 – Melbourne Overload is a grass-roots, inclusive poetry organization in Melbourne. We host the yearly Melbourne poetry festival, a celebration of both works that push the boundaries of poetic arts as well as the… Organized by Overload | Type: festival, out of town, melbourne

National Young Writers Festival

September 29, 2011 to October 3, 2011 – Newcastle The National Young Writers’ Festival (NYWF) occurs annually in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, over the New South Wales’ Labour Day Holiday Weekend in late September/early October.… Organized by National Young Writers Festival | Type: festival, out of town, newcastle, tina, nywf