24/07/2010
2010 Creatix Poetry and Haiku prizes! Prizes will be awarded for
poetry and haiku from the 7th to 10th issue inclusive. Winners will be
announced on Friday the 27th of August at City Farm. Submissions for
issue 10 close on the 31st of July. Click here for more details.
To celebrate National Poetry Week and the WA Spring Poetry Festival,
the KSP Writers’ Centre is inviting contributions of poetry for its
annual Poetry Wall. For more information check out our Competitions
page.
As part of the WA Spring Poetry Festival, WA Poets are hosting the
Words Alive Poetry Competition. Download entry form and submission
guidelines here or check out the Festival page.
The Poet's Union is hosting the Australian Poetry Festival on the
3rd, 4th, and 5th of September. Visit their website for more
information.
19/07/2010
Our Festival Program is up! Check it out the Festivals Page.
Interested in the Poetry Wall? Venues and dates are also up on the
festivals page.
We also have new competitions on our competitions page including the
WA Poets Inc Songwriting Contest and the WA Poets Inc Words Alive
Contest! Get in quick because the deadlines loom!
Coming soon: Workshops Page. If you are interested in workshops check
out some of our older news!
Perth Writers Festival Assistant Sought. The Perth International Arts
Festival seeking a literary, enthusiastic and diligent individual to
assist the Program Manager: Perth Writers Festival for the 2011
Festival. Appointment 2 Aug 2010–8 April 2011 (10 weeks @ 3days/ week,
25 weeks fulltime). Closes Fri 23 July 5pm. Download application details
here.
Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize 2010: Submissions for this annual prize,
run by Island magazine, are now open. For a single poem or suite of
linked poems up to 80 lines. First Prize: $2000 plus three minor prizes
of $300 each. Island will publish the winning poems at the minimum rate
of $100 per poem. Deadline 13 September. For details/entry form, click
here.
Martha Richardson Memorial Poetry Prize: This competition, which was
run for many years by Ballarat Writers, has been relaunched in 2010 and
is calling for submissions of poems up to 40 lines. $1,000 prize; judged
by Judith Rodriguez. $10 entry. Open to Australian and
international writers. Closing date October 15. Guidelines/entry details
available here.
2011 Asialink Residencies Applications Open: Be part of Australia's
largest international arts residency program. Grants of up to $12,000 go
towards travel, living and project expenses, and afford recipients a
unique opportunity for international cultural exchange, in-depth
research and sustained time on creative work. Closes 3 Sept.
Details/application forms available here
14/07/2010
Alongside Silence: A multimedia presentation of the contemporary
Haiga and Haiku of Maureen Sexton and Amanda Joy. Sunday the 25th of
July, 7 - 10pm at The Fringe Gallery. Open mic spots available. For
further details contact Terry Farrell on 0412 911 562.
Three hour play writing workshop by Alex Broun on "How to Write a Ten
Minute Play." Presented by FAWWA at Tom Collins House on Saturday 25th
July, 1.30 - 4.30pm. To book email admin@fawwa.org.au or call 9384
4771
At The Perth Poetry Club this week, Saturday 17th July: Rose Van Son
and Rob Greenwood. 2 - 4pm at The Moon Cafe, Northbridge. Open Mic spots
available. 24th of July: Kate Wilson.
09/07/2010
WA Poets Inc Poetry Wall deadline looms. You only have until Friday
16th July to post or email your poem! Each person is allowed a single
entry of whatever they want to put on a sheet of A4 paper. Leave a 2cm
margin at the bottom for our logo and website details. Entries must be
able to be photocopied clearly in black and white.
We have decided to accept electronic entries as well as hard copy,
but bear in mind that formatting is often lost during transmission,
especially of different versions of Word in different platforms. If you
want a particular layout preserved, please submit a PDF or JPEG
one day haiku workshop
Sunday 15th August 2010
Wild Fig Jam Cottage
What is haiku? Why has it become so
popular?
Part I of this workshop will run from 10 am – 12 noon and will look
at: a brief history of haiku, haiku purpose, defining haiku, stopping
the mind chatter, the importance of syllables, fragment and phrase
theory, and techniques for writing haiku.
Part II will run from 1 pm to 4 pm and will look at: a ginko
(haiku walk), sharing what we’ve discovered, mixing our words, the ‘aha’
moment, and why haiku is becoming so popular.
Brought to you by Wild Fig Jam Cottage
Jane Durkin and Liz Stern
Located on Biddle Road, between Geographe Bay and Yallingup
Beach.
$110 Workshop inc. morning/afternoon tea and lunch
For booking and payment details please call Liz on Mob. 0404 241 132
or Ph. 9755 2221
There is accommodation available if you would like to stay for 1 or 2
nights at special rates that include cost of the workshop and meals,
please enquire.
Presented by: Maureen Sexton, HaikuOz (The Australian Haiku
Society), WA Representative.
'Expand your Boundaries' poetry workshops
Come and write
with me at my popular ‘Expand your Boundaries’ contemporary poetry
workshops.
2-5pm, Sunday 18 July 2010
2-5pm, Sunday 15 August 2010
Mt
Lawley Neighbourhood Learning Centre
715 Beaufort St, Mt Lawley
Expand the boundaries of your poetry by writing and reading.
Workshops include: writing experiments -- write in ways you may not have
previously tried, how poetry works in English -- how form can create
feeling, handouts with example poems, information and poets’ resources,
and afternoon tea. At each workshop we talk about different aspects of
poetry and do different experiments. The workshops are suitable for
beginning poets as well as those with some experience.
Participants will be asked to contribute according to their means.
The suggested amount is $30 per session, but please pay what you can
afford or feel the workshop is worth.
Limited places: contact Janet Jackson now to book.
Contemporary Poetry Writing at Tom Collins House July-August
2010
When: 10am-12 noon Wednesdays for 7 weeks starting on 21 July
2010.
Where: Tom Collins House, Swanbourne.
This course is for beginning poets and those with some experience.
Explore contemporary poetry writing in a friendly group setting with
Janet as your guide. With a series of writing activities, exercises and
experiments we will release our poetic voices, finding inspiration in
our surroundings, in other texts and art, and in randomness. We will
discover and invent new connections and ideas. We will learn about form,
content, voice, address and imagery. We will explore the music of words,
how poets make them sing, sigh and cry. We will also learn about editing
and improving our poems to make them more beautiful, more satisfying and
perhaps more publishable. Participants will receive a booklet with
example poems, information about techniques and activities, further
reading and resources.
Presented by Janet for the Fellowship of Australian Writers WA
(FAWWA).
Cost per session: $30 for FAWWA members; $45 for non-members.
Sign up with FAWWA.
01/07/2010
Dotdotdash Launch Update: $5 off entry price for anyone dressed in a
sci-fi Costume for the Launch of their Forth issue -Antimatter.It will
held on Friday the 2nd of July at 7.30 pm, upstairs at the Claremont
Hotel on the corner of Bayview Tce ad Gugeri St, Claremont. Entry is $15
and includes the magazine. For more information visit
dotdotdash.org.
Dotdotdash Issue 5 - Feast. Submissions close Monday the 26th of
July. For more information visit dotdotdash.org
See our new Festivals page with details of poetry, writing and
other festivals in Australia and other regions.
WA Poets Inc is expanding to also provide a resource for WA
songwriters. If you know of any songwriting workshops or opportunities,
please send to deanmeredith@bigpond.com.
Membership renewal - If you haven't renewed your membership, please
do so straight away and enjoy all the benefits of WA Poets Inc
membership.
WA Poets Inc is on Facebook! Have a look and join in! If you're not
on Facebook already perhaps now is the time to join.
28/06/2010
Haiku Competition
Entries close 5pm Friday 23 July 2010.
Prizes: 1st Prize – Basho:
The Complete Haiku
2nd Prize – Haiku Mind: 108 poems to cultivate
awareness & open your heart
3rd Prize – The British Museum
Haiku
Open to poets residing in the Perth metro area only.
For
guidelines and entry form, go to the Bodhi Tree website.
This
competition is brought to you by The Bodhi Tree in conjunction with WA
Poets Inc
Join dotdotdash at the Launch Party for their fourth issue -
Antimatter! It will held on Friday the 2nd of July at 7.30 pm, upstairs
at the Claremont Hotel on the corner of Bayview Tce ad Gugeri St,
Claremont. Entry is $15 and includes the magazine. For more information
visit dotdotdash.org.
Interested in performing spoken word? dotdotdash will be releasing a
CD of spoken word art and local music with its sixth issue, Jukebok. All
spoke word acts at the antimatter launch will be recorded for possible
inclusion in the Jukebox CD. If you'd like to participate please contact
the editor b at editor@dotdotdash.org before
Thursday the 1st of July.
22/06/2010
Write Around Rotto! The Fellowship of Australian Writers (WA) is
planning a writer's retreat Bathurst Lighthouse Cottages on Rottnest
Island from Friday 30th of July to Sunday the 1st of August. The retreat
will include opportunties for group writing sessions as well as
individual writing opportunities. For more information contact FAWWA at
Tom Collins House, Swanbourne, 93844771, or email admin@fawwa.org.au
Photos of the 2010 Creative Connections Art and Poetry Exhibition are
now on the website. All artworks will be for sale during the Exhibition
which starts on Thursday the 5th of August. Click here to view
artwork.
Fellowship of Australian writers (WA) workshop: How to Publish Your
Novel with John Harman. Workshops will be run on Saturday the 26th of
June from 1.30 - 4.30pm at the mattie Furphy House and will cost $30 for
FAWWA members and $45 for non members. Visit www.fawwa.com for more information.
The Fringe Gallery in Willagee will be holding a Poetry Performance
night staring Steve Smart, Randalf Stephens and music by Brown Dog
Saloon on Sunday the 27th of June from 7pm. There will be open mic sign
up and refeshments available to purchase. Tickets are $8 each. For more
information email Terry Farrell at terry.farrell@optusnet.com.au
20/06/2010
Please note: the website is currently undergoing maintenance and not
all the pages will upload with the updated settings. We are sorry for
any inconvenience caused.
The city of Gosnells Rotaract Club is showing The Twilight Saga:
Eclipse, at Reading Cinema's in Belmont on Friday the 2nd of July at
6pm. Tickets will be $15. Contact Karen Murphy at karenmurphywriting@gmail.com
for more information.
Voicebox is looking for a new home! Know of somewhere in Fremantle?
They are looking for a friendly place with coffee, snacks, a microphone,
some seating and is generously provided free. If you can help visit
their website or email send them an email at voicebox@live.com.au
Peter Cowan Writer's Centre will be conducting a Writing Humour
Workshop with Helen Child on the 10th of July. The workshop will cover
the basics of writing and performing comic poetry, plays, monologues and
stories. The workshop will be held from 12.30 - 3pm at The Peter Cowan
Writer's centre. For more information visit their website.
Remembering Randolf Stow - A tribute by Peter Jeffrey. At the Tom
Collins House on Sunday the 4th of July, 3pm. Poet and accademic, Peter
Jeffrey paints an intimate portayal of long-time friend, Randolf Stow
and his work. Visit the FAWWA website for more details.
Time is running out to submit your entry to the Poet's Union Poetry
Prize. Entries cost $1o for Union members and $15 for non members and
are due by the 30th of June. Visit their website for conditions of entry
and a submission form.
Indigo Volume 6 to be the last one! The Department of Culture and the
Arts have decided to only partially fund volume 6 and non of volume
seven in their most recent round of funding. Publication of the last
volume of Indigo has therefore been put off until December. Those that
submitted to this issue will be notified in early July.
Poetry of the Senses Workshop with Vivienne Glance. Saturday the 17th
and Sunday the 18th of July from 9.30am to 12.30pm. The course will cost
$179 and you can book online at UWA Extension using the couse code:
10343034.
Older news
Creatrix Issue 9 is now online! Congratulations to all our members
appearing in this issue.
2010 Creative Connections Art and Poetry Exhibition will be held
at Centro Galleria from 5th to 7th August. For more information, press
release and flyer visit their website.
NEW: Song Lyric Writing Competition! Click here for details.
Please help support Creative Connections Art and Poetry Exhibitions,
working in collaboration with WA Poets Inc.
July is Fremantle Poetry Month: The Fremantle Poetry Month blog and
Facebook page have both been launched! There will be weekly competitions
on the blog and Facebook – this week, just by subscribing and making a
comment, poets can win $100 worth of books! You can subscribe to the
blog or ‘like’ the Fremantle Press facebook page. And if you comment on
either page you go into the draw to win!
Email: cmiller@fremantlepress.com.au,
or visit their website.
The Bodhi Tree presents A Celebration of Writing Saturday 24 July
- Saturday 1 August 2010 This exciting event, the first of its kind in
Perth, celebrates the breadth and depth of literary creativity in our
local community. The program is still evolving, and if you think you
have something to offer, please email us before May 31st. admin@bodhitree.net.au For more
information go to their website.
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