NEW OOTA WORKSHOPS: The Eclectic Transgression Sessions with Lucas North: June-July 2013

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Newcastle Poetry Prize 2013

NEWCASTLE POETRY PRIZE 2013 Entries to the Newcastle Poetry Prize are NOW OPEN! You can enter either online or by post. Closes 7th June.  Judges are Dennis Haskell and Jean Kent. By entering the competition, the entrant agrees to be bound by the following Conditions Of Entry. The entry must be a poem, or suite of poems, by a single author totalling no more than 200 lines. Each entry will attract an entry fee of $33. Multiple entries are accepted. Employees and their immediate family...

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The CJ Dennis Literary Awards 2013

The CJ Dennis Literary Awards The CJ Dennis Literary Awards are offering a total of $800 prize money (First prize in each category is $200) to the winners.  The categories are: 1. “Water for Life” – short story 2. “Water for Life” – poetry 3. Short story – open 4. Poetry – open The THEME for 2013 is “Water for Life” commemorating the United Nations, International Year of Water Cooperation. The objective of this International Year is to raise awareness, both on the potential for increased cooperation, and on the challenges...

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The Blake Poetry Prize 2013

Blake Poetry Prize Exploring the Religious and Spiritual Through Poetry The 2013 Blake Poetry Prize is now open and accepting entries. Entries close Friday 14 June. If you’re interested in entering your poem, you can download and fill in the 2013 Blake Entry Form and follow the submission guidelines on the flyer. You can find the answers to the most frequently asked questions here. Presented by the NSW Writers’ Centre and the Blake Society, the $5,000 Prize is named for visionary artist and...

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Our Cafe Poet: Flora Smith

Australian Poetry Ltd Cafe Poet Program – 2013 Do you write poetry? Someone who loves the culture of cafes and coffee? Flora Smith is currently a Café Poet at the Old Bakery on 8th Gallery and Café, at 42 Eighth Ave. Maylands from 10am to midday on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Flora writes, ‘I get to talk to people about poetry, I meet interesting people and do curious things like wrap poetry around sugar containers, and best of all, my friends come for lunch when I knock off at midday...

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Launch of Bruce Menzies' debut novel "Absence Makes"

OOTA writers are invited to the launch of Absence Makes, by Bruce Menzies. In his debut novel Bruce Menzies explores themes of love and loss, and ‘the magic of hope’. Poignant and funny, Absence Makes, will touch chords in those who can reflect on the dreams of youth and the challenges that inevitably emerge.Saturday, 11th May at 2.00pm in the Pavlich Room of the Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle.      Author, poet & OOTA member Tineke Van der Eecken,...

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Pics from Bruce Russell's Book Launch

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Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize

Bruce Dawe National 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 $2000 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. Bruce Dawe said the decision to endow the prize stemmed from a belief that all universities...

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