The David Harold Tribe Poetry Award 2013

The Department of English is pleased to be hosting the David Harold Tribe Poetry Award, which is now open for submissions.
The Award is designed to encourage the writing of and appreciation for poetry in Australia, and is open to poets across the nation. The prize money of $12,000 makes it one of the most generous poetry prizes in Australia.
The award will be made for the best original poem of up to 100 lines, and the winner will be selected by an expert judging panel, which is made up of Dr Peter Minter (poet, poetry editor at Overland, senior lecturer at University of Sydney), Sarah Day (poet and poetry editor for Island Magazine) and Geoff Page (poet and former poetry critic for The Canberra Times).
The deadline for submissions is 13th September 2013, and the winner will be announced at the Department of English's Creative Writing Soirée in mid-November.
This award has been made possible by a donation from David Harold Tribe through the David Harold Tribe Charitable Foundation. The Poetry Award forms part of an awards program that supports a number of different cultural pursuits at the University of Sydney. The program offers five prizes worth $12,000 each in the areas of fiction, poetry, philosophy, sculpture and symphony. These categories rotate each year.
This is the second David Harold Tribe Poetry Award, the first of which was awarded to John Bennett in 2008 for his poem Kitchen Music.
David Harold Tribe, himself a poet since his school days, says of the award "I believe that poetry is worth celebrating, and I'm very excited about giving poets the opportunity to submit their work without having the stress of finding an entry fee. I feel that my award of $12,000 could be a life-changing sum of money for some poets."
"It is my hope that the award enables poets to begin their literary career with confidence and/or encourages them to use the money to travel overseas, increasing their awareness of the world, which I feel builds a strong foundation and is very important."
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Contact: Kate Mayor
Phone: 02 9351 2208, 0434 561 056
Email: kate.mayor@sydney.edu.au

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Vale: Sally Clarke - our dear member and poet will be sadly missed

We are sad to learn of the passing of our much loved member and poet Sally Clarke.  RIP

from Dancing in Odessa
             by Ilya Kaminsky


We lived North of the future…
 

were born there
into summer twilight evenings;
cold winter nights, frost and snow
underlay our present,
hard-to-ignore cuckoo call,
hazy bluebell woods, deciduous trees,
gold autumn Cotswold stone,
that way of thinking...

yet we have lived here
more years than there,
accept another language,
red earth, drought-ridden summers,
bask in sea/beach clarity,
hard-to-ignore antipodean flora/fauna,
gum trees you can see the sky through,
red callistemon, parakeet, kookaburra...

we will not go back.

        

                    —     Sally Clarke

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Multilingual Poetry @ the Perth Poetry Festival 2013

Rosie Barter will read at an evening of poetry performed by bilingual and multilingual poets coordinated by Belgian-born poet, Tineke Van der Eecken. Rosie 's poetry will be read in both English and Greek. Other poets, incl. Weina Fan, Vivienne Glance, Anna Kiss-Gyorgy, Afeil Ismail, Rashida Murphy and Hessom Razavi. Including the host Tineke Van der Eecken these poets will charm you with language, and introduce you to rich and diverse cultures of the world. There will be open mike for anyone inspired to join in this language festivity.
8–10pm
PICA Bar
$15 / $10 concession

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Peter Porter Poetry Prize

The Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2014 is now open, with prize money worth a total of $6500. This year we will be accepting online submissions for the first time and we encourage poets to  enter online. Also for the first time this year, we will be accepting international entries.
Click here to enter online.
We will also be accepting hard copy entries using this entry form.
The Peter Porter Poetry Prize is one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected awards for poetry, and guarantees winners wide exposure through publication in ABR.

First prize: $4000

Closing date: 20 November 2013

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Novel Writing Retreats for Emerging Writers

Novel Writing Retreats

The novel writing retreat is a retreat property located in Taroona, Tasmania (just south of Hobart). Each retreat runs for 9 days/8 nights and accommodation (in your own room) and food are included in each retreat.

Writers arrive at the retreat property on Saturday for a flexible weekend of settling in and getting to know everyone; followed by a productive week of writing – supported by lessons, consultations and discussion; finished off with a flexible weekend.

SATURDAY

Writers arrive throughout the day on Saturday to settle in and get to know one another, as well as the retreat facilitator and the published novelist attached to that particular retreat, and to make use of the resources at the retreat, socialise, explore the local area and relax.

SUNDAY

Sunday involves a few sessions which are fun and get everyone into the practice of working with and discussing novel writing concepts.

The rest of the day is free time to work on your novel-in-progress, make use of the resources at the retreat, socialise, explore the local area and relax.


http://www.novelwritingretreatsaustralia.com/p/novel-writing-retreats.html

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Flash Fiction Opportunity

Call for Submissions: FLASH FICTION!
An international anthology of very short stories, titled Flash Fiction International, to be published by W.W. Norton of New York, seeks stories from anywhere in the world. The editors are especially looking for Asia Pacific stories.

The stories should be under 750 words, in English translation or original English. Previously published work (within the last 10 years or so) is preferred, but new work will also be considered.

The co-editors are Christopher Merrill, director of the University of Iowa International Writing Program, James Thomas and Robert Shapard.

Submissions may be sent by email with attachment to Robert Shapard at his email rshapard@hawaii.edu . The submissions deadline is August 15. Submission limit is 3 stories.

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Lament: Poetry and Music at the Raft Gallery

OOTA writers are invited to Lament: Poetry and Music at the Raft Gallery.

Poets Featured are: Tineke Van der Eecken Kevin Gillam, Sandie Walker, Shane McCauley and MC Terry Farrell.

Sunday 21 July 2013, 3-6pm

Raft Gallery, 96 Bawden Street, Willagee

Tickets are $10 | $8 Concession (at door) : Drinks: BYO + Mulled wine, Bubbles and Cake $3ea. Open Mike: Limited + must fit theme. Info: Tineke Van der Eecken on  0423 767744 | tineke@tinekecreations.com

See full invitation at EVENTS under LAMENT INVITE and download.

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Short Story Prize for New and Emerging Writers

The 2013 Overland Victoria University Short Story Prize for New and Emerging Writers is now open. This year, for the first time, the competition is open to both Australian and New Zealand writers.
The competition aims to discover the finest in original short fiction by new writers across Australia and New Zealand – that is, writers who have not yet published a book with commercial distribution (see the prize guidelines for details). With a $6000 first prize and two runner-up prizes of $1000, the award is the most lucrative of its kind in both countries. All three winning stories will be published in Overland’s final issue of 2013.
The 2013 competition will be judged by Victoria University academic Enza Gandolfo, Overland editors Jeff Sparrow and Jacinda Woodhead, and Overland fiction editor Jennifer Mills.
Entry fees are $12 for subscribers and $18 for non-subscribers. The competition is free for Victoria University (Melbourne, Australia) students. For the duration of the competition, there is a special combined subscription and entry rate: for $55 writers can subscribe to Overland for one year and enter the competition at a reduced rate. Visit the Short Story Prize page for details.
The competition closes midnight, 31 August 2013. Winners will be announced in Overland 213, the final issue of the year.
Read the prize guidelines.

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City of Rockingham Short Fiction Awards 2013

The 2013 City of Rockingham Short Fiction Awards are now open, with over $2000 in prizes to be won.

Authors can submit up to three stories. Entered stories must be inspired by, drawn upon, or use the theme of the artwork "Brothers" by Cherry Lee (1999), which can be found on the entry form. Individual stories cannot be entered in more than one category, and must be original, unpublished, not have received an award in another competition, and not be under consideration elsewhere from the time of entry in awards until the official announcement of winners.

To ensure anonymity, please do not put names or contact details on the manuscript. Entries are read ‘blind’ by the judge, and all entries must be accompanied by a completed and signed Entry Form. All manuscripts will be destroyed after the competition, so please do not send original copies. Include a business-sized stamped self-addressed envelope to receive a results sheet.

Entries must be type-written, double-spaced on one side only of A4-size white paper, with pages numbered, a wide left-hand margin, and story title on each page. Post in an A4 envelope to:

City of Rockingham Short Fiction Awards,

Community Development Officer, Culture and Arts

Community Capacity Building, City of Rockingham,

PO Box 2142, Rockingham DC WA 6967

Entry is Free, and winners will be notified by phone or mail prior to the official announcement. The judge’s decisions is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. Any attempt to lobby judges or City of Rockingham employees, or influence decisions, may result in disqualification.

Download entry here. 
If you have any questions, please contact me at lee.battersby@rockingham.wa.gov.au or 9528 0386.

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Overland Opportunity for Writers

Overland wants writers with ideas.
Whether you’re a budding polemicist, a cultural critic, a book nerd, or an activist with an idea for a campaign under an Abbott government, submit your work for publication online at Overland. They’re after debates, essays, analyses, perspectives and reviews that interrogate the cultural and political world in which we live.
They like pieces that begin dialogues and engage with current debates – and books and films and issues. They also appreciate pieces that challenge and provoke, as well as pieces that make us laugh. Furthermore, Overland is committed to paying writers: we pay online contributors $50 an article (and occasionally more for longer articles).
So if you’re a writer, new or established, and you’ve got a piece you think would work for us online or in print, visit our submissions page.
Finally, Overland depends on its subscribers. If you enjoy what you read at Overland, you can take out a year’s subscription for $60 ($45 conc.), which means we’ll continue to produce four issues a year, an online publication daily, and offer giveaways, prizes and events throughout the year.

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Whitmore Press Manuscript Prize 2013

Whitmore Press Manuscript Prize – closes August 16th

The Whitmore Press Manuscript Prize 2013 is now open for submissions.
The prize, for publication of a fine, limited edition poetry chapbook of work by the winning entrant, is open to all Australian poets – new, emerging and established.
Previous winners of the manuscript prize are Jamie King-Holden (2010), B.R. Dionysius and Jo Langdon (2011), and Lucy Todd (2012). Lucy Todd’s Listening to the Mopokes Go will be published in August 2013.
There are no restrictions in terms of subject matter or form. Entrants are encouraged to read the collections of previous winners to get an idea of the kinds of work that have achieved success to date.
The deadline is 16 August. Early submissions are encouraged.
Click here for guidelines and entry form.

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Softblow Magazine

SOFTBLOW
Founded by Singapore-based poet Cyril Wong, SOFTBLOW has been a home for contemporary poetry from all over the world since Sep. 2004. From Nov. 2009, we have had a new selection and editorial team comprising Eric Low, Gwee Li Sui and Jason Wee. We also have a page on Facebook for announcements about future updates.

T.S. Eliot once stated that "it must be the small and obscure papers and reviews, those which are hardly read by anyone but their own contributors, that will keep critical thought alive and encourage authors of individual talent." More than just another literary site featuring excellent work by such talents, SOFTBLOW also hopes to better focus the eye back on the poem. This journal does not pretend to exist for a general reading audience. It is for unswerving lovers of poetry who also appreciate how far poetry has come over time.

SOFTBLOW is ad free. We do not get paid for doing this. Poets will not be remunerated for having their works featured here. This journal is updated at the start of every month. All poets featured in the past are placed in our Archive.

Prose that defies categorising falls under poetry in our book and is more than welcome here at SOFTBLOW. To submit, simply paste 4-6 works with a short biography in the body of an email and send it to editor @ softblow.org. Copyrights revert to the authors upon publication. All work published is with their expressed consent.

The images for this site are courtesy of Tania De Rozario, a poet and visual artist who has exhibited and curated in Singapore, Amsterdam, and San Francisco.

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