Words Out West - Young Writers

Australian Poetry Slam Heat in Orange Thurs 22 July

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:39:00 +1000

Imagine it's just you and your words for two minutes with a mic in the spotlight. Orange City Library is calling all poets, hip-hop artists and other outspoken wordsmiths to polish their rhymes and lyrics for the Australian Poetry Slam. On Thursday 22 July - at 6pm for poets to sign up and from 6.30pm to perform - Orange will host one of 8 slam heats planned across the state. Winners from the Orange heat will go on to perform at the regional final and a chance to perform in the State final. Host Tug Dumbly (pictured) is one of Australia's greatest spoken-word artists and he will host this electric live event. An initiative of the non-profit literary arts association, Word Travels and State Libraries, the Australian Poetry Slam is the nation's largest and richest poetry slam with cash and a gig at Ubud Writers & Readers Festival in Bali up for grabs. The Orange heat offers a $100 prize for the winner. And four heat finalists will go on to perform at the regional heat to be held in Bathurst on Saturday 7 August at 8pm as part of Cabaret Kite at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre. All contestants have just two minutes to impress the judges (selected at random at each heat) with their spoken word, poetry, hip hop, monologues and stories. We need people to get up and have a go and for others to be in the audience - so come along for a fun night out.

2nd Oberon Young Writers Competition

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:20:00 +1000

Oberon Writers' Workshop, Friends of Oberon Library & Burraga Ag Bureau present the 2nd Oberon Young Writers' Competition for Young Writers (18 years & under at 30/06/10: NARRATIVE: 1st $50, 2nd $20 An original piece of narrative writing of 100 to 1500 words, not previously published. Theme: Water. No entry fee, limit of two entries per section. POETRY: 1st $50, 2nd $20 An original poem or suite of poems in any style, 50 lines or less in total, not previously published. Theme: Water. No entry fee, limit of two entries per section. Conditions of Entry Entries close 30th June 2010. Winners will be announced at 51st Burraga Sheep Show & Country Fair on Saturday 28th August, 2010. Each entry must be accompanied by a separate cover sheet, with title of entry, writer's name, date of birth and contact details. Writer's name must not appear on item submitted. Entries to: Ms A Russell, 1303 Isabella Rd, Isabella, NSW. 2795. For further detail phone: 02 6337 0363 or email everanne@activ8.net.au. (Prizes donated by Burraga Ag Bureau, Friends of Oberon Library & Oberon Writers' Workshop). Good Luck.

Young Writers - Vibewire call for April submissions

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:04:00 +1000

Sweat trickles down your brow, only just missing your heavily mascara-ed eyes. Your heart vibrates through your chest with every beat and it feels strange that no one else can hear its drums. Stress consumes your muscles so much so that every step seems to be weighed down with stones. He reaches for the door handle before turning back to look you straight in the eyes. In a calm and concerned voice he says, "Are you ready?" but before you can answer, he has already opened the door and the light of the sun floods your vision. He steps through the threshold but your body is paralyzed with thought. Are you ready...? Vibewire is calling for submission with the theme Are you Ready? Your time and energy will be repaid by seeing your name in print in the Vibewire Quarterly Anthology, which comes out next month! There are now two options to submit your work: 1. submit directly onto the Portal dashboard when logged in or 2. simply email your work to post@vibewire.posterous.com Remember, the 1000 WORD LIMIT still applies. You have until APRIL 24 so get writing and check out: http://portal.vibewire.org/2010/04/april-theme-are-you-ready/

2009 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging poets

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:12:00 +1000

Overland and the Malcolm Robertson Foundation have joined forces to create the Overland Magazine Judith Wright Prize for New and Emerging Poets. In 2009 the prize money is $3000, with two minor prizes of $500 each. Poets are eligible if they have not yet had a collection of their work commercially published. A maximum of three unpublished poems is allowed per entry. Two copies of each poem must be submitted. The poet's name must not appear on the manuscript, as all poems will be considered anonymously. The entry is to be accompanied by a $9.90 ($5.50 for Overland subscribers) administration fee. The poems will be judged by Overland's poetry editor Keri Glastonbury, and the winning poems will be published in the magazine. All submissions will be considered for publication in Overland. The entry form and guidelines are available at: www.overland.org.au Judith Wright, one of Australia's greatest poets, had a long and fruitful connection with Overland, and her last published poem (which appeared in Overland in 1999), was entitled 'To Younger Poets'. Entries should be sent to: 'Overland Judith Wright Poetry Competition' VUFootscray Park Campus PO Box 14428 MELBOURNE VIC 8001 by 7 December 2009. Winners will be announced at the 2010 Melbourne Emerging Writers' Festival.

National Young Writers Festival wants YOU

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:25:00 +1000

Submissions are now open for the 2009 National Young Writers' Festival (NYWF) to be held in Newcastle 1 5 October. "We are seeking proposals from fiction writers, poets, journalists, zinesters, magazinesters, bloggers, playwrights, editors, curators, independent publishers, critics, activists, media geeks, comics makers, theory-heads, thinkers, performance artists, visual artists--all and sundry Friends of the Word ... to take part in the epic 2009 NYWF! Whether you're fresh-faced and peppy-toed, or you've been around the literary block and lived to tell the tale, we want YOU. If you have a concept to peddle or an idea to burn: grab your lappy, your pen, your crayon--or better yet, all three, and get to filling out the details as required on the submissions form". Available from: http://www.thisisnotart.org/national-young-writers-festival-application-form/ But write now, think later: Submissions close MARCH 31ST, 2009. If you need assistance with your submission, they are keen to help so email: submissions.nywf@gmail.com

Words Out West - Young Writers

Australian Poetry Slam Heat in Orange Thurs 22 July

2nd Oberon Young Writers Competition

Young Writers - Vibewire call for April submissions

2009 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging poets

National Young Writers Festival wants YOU

National Young Writers Festival wants YOU