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Posted by: nwginc on Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 10:23 PM
Festivals/Gigs
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What are you doing Saturday 6th September?
1. 'GUWANYI' - meaning 'to tell' Writers Festival
The 2008 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers' Festival
When: Saturday 6 September
Where: NSW Writers' Centre
Cost: FREE!
Registration Essential.
2. SNEZ & WARREN MUNCE at Mars Hill Café - FRI 5th SEPT - 8PM 331 Church Street, Parramatta FREE ENTRY A beautiful night of stories and songs
Message from Stewart Peters:
"Hey guys, I have a FREE concert at the Mars Hill Café with Singer/songwriter
Warren Munce. Come and grab some dinner and watch a beautiful night of
original music. I will be performing acoustic with Stewart Peters and doing a couple of songs on my own (on guitar.!)
It will be a very special night. "
SnezMusic
Warren Munce Music
3. Don't forget Merrylands Gatherers - NWG Inc meets with Jacqui Douglas 1:30 - 3:30 pm!
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Posted by: nwginc on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 03:06 AM
Festivals/Gigs
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Invitation to listen in new ways!!!
Auburn Poets and Writers Group (APWG) in association with Auburn Community Development Network (ACDN) presents Exploring Multilingual Spaces spoken word performance at the Australian Poetry Festival 2008. This will be the third performance this year, with two performed earlier this year as part of the Sydney Writers' Festival under the artistic direction of Alissar Chidiac.
When: Saturday 6th September
Time: 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm
Where: Sydney Mechanics School of Arts at 280 Pitt Street, Sydney
Cost: $30 (Saturday Day Pass to all events)
For more information contact (02) 9649 5559 or email manager@acdn.org.au
For a complete Australian Poetry Festival Program visit: Festival Program
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Posted by: nwginc on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 02:16 AM
Festivals/Gigs
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A battle of Words
On Friday, September 26, you’re invited to battle it out spoken-word style for $50 in Mars Hill Café’s latest poetry slam.
In this competition, wordsmiths will be given a microphone, a live audience and two minutes to impress five randomly selected judges. Rachel Morley of the Writing and Society Research Group, UWS, will host and there will be two special guest artists on the night – a professional performance poet (TBC) and original singer/songwriter Ashley Kerr, who was the winner of the August OneRhythm band slam. The only rule for the evening: Slam contestants are to perform an original piece, using no props.
What: Poetry Slam (treat it as practice for the National Poetry Slam ‘08 Parramatta heat on Friday, October 31, to be hosted by Cooknkitch (pictured above), also at the Mars Hill Café).
When: Friday, September 26. Register from 7.30pm for an 8pm start.
Where: The Mars Hill Café (upstairs), 331 Church Street, Parramatta.
Entry: $5 for contestants, free for audience members.
For more Slam details, call Isabell on 0424 947 493 or email Isabell
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Posted by: nwginc on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 08:16 PM
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ABR have just announced an extension of the deadline for this prestigious and valuable competition.
UPDATE Ext now 30th September!
To quote:
The Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay
Australian Book Review (ABR) and Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) are delighted to seek entries for the third Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay. With a first prize of $10,000, this is one of the world's major essay competitions.
The Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay is designed as an inclusive competition. We welcome essays from leading writers and commentators, but also from previously unpublished writers. All non-fiction subjects are eligible: from life writing and literary studies, to history and politics and environmental studies, to anthropology and popular science. Essayists must reside in Australia or be Australian citizens living overseas. ABR and CAL look forward to fostering and rewarding new insights into our literature, our culture and our society.
Entries close 31 August 2008.
Unquote.
For entry forms and details go to the ABR's competition page.
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Posted by: nwginc on Saturday, August 02, 2008 - 06:22 PM
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BRUCE DAWE NATIONAL POETRY PRIZE
We're received the following update:
"Please be advised that the closing date for the Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize has been extended to:
FRIDAY, 15TH AUGUST 2008
The nationally acclaimed poet, Bruce Dawe has endowed a national poetry prize valued at $1,500 per annum to be administered through the Faculty of Arts at the University of Southern Queensland."
Dr Brian Musgrove
Access the website for conditions of entry, flyer, entry forms etc at HERE
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Posted by: nwginc on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 03:28 AM
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Dan Hopkins reports
"There is a new night at Mars Hill cafe Friday 25th July. It is a new Open Music night with a twist!
Come along either to perform or be part of an audience. Come down and support local talent....and I assure you, there should be plenty."
Registration 7:30pm
$5 entry to Band Slam
$50 prize to winner
PLUS
Guaranteed Gig!!
Friday 25 Jul
Friday 29 Aug
Friday 31 Oct
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Posted by: nwginc on Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 03:08 AM
competitions
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For the advanced poet a prize of $4000 awaits. Previous winners were Stephen Edgar, Judith Bishop, Alex Skovron and Ross Clark - all published and awarded poets. Short listed poems attract a prize of $250 each so this is a generous competition aimed at rewarding poets who whether published or not rarely make a profit from their labour. Give it a go! See ABR Website for a form.
ps Recommend you read the winning poets....
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Posted by: nwginc on Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 02:43 AM
Festivals/Gigs
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Quote:
They say Australians will put their money on anything - but what about a poem? "Pigeon Poetry" brings poetry and sport side by side!
The Red Room Company has commissioned eight poets from across the country to each write a poem that will be raced by thoroughbred pigeons on August 3, 2008. Head to our online form guide to study the poets, pigeons and poems that will race; enter the "sweep" for free; then come along to the race day, bring a picnic, and hear the poets read, check out the feathery field fashions, and have a flutter like no other...
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Pigeon Poetry Website
Check the site for some great poems and your betting form
Pigeon image from Pigeon Poetry site
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Posted by: nwginc on Wednesday, July 09, 2008 - 01:35 AM
artgroupsandevents
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Artists invited to Parramatta Riverbeats forum
You are invited to attend a specially convened Art on the Line Forum at Mars Hill Café, 331 Church St, Parramatta, on Saturday, August 16, at 4pm. Geoff Miller, the man behind Parramatta's unique signature event Riverbeats, will be there to discuss the vision for its long term development. The annual November program under the auspices of Parramatta City Council is now in its third year and is described as “an innovative and inspirational celebration of water and our relationship to it..”
Riverbeats, Parramatta River, November 2007
Artists have a major part in “an event with four streams that all flow together to form one, linked event…reuniting our community with the Parramatta River and encouraging engagement, discussion and solutions.” There are plans to expand on last year’s sculpture and performance projects and increase the involvement of established and emergent artists.
This is your chance to participate in a discussion of a program with a big future. You might be surprised at the range of creative and practical expertise Geoff brings to his role.
Meet other artists and keep up to date with arts developments in Parramatta over coffee and snacks, upstairs at Mars Hill Cafe, 331 Church St, Parramatta, Saturday, August 16, at 4pm. Proprietors Kevin and Lisa Crouse are so keen to encourage a good attendance at the forum that they are generously waiving the usual room hire fee.
Katherine Knight – Coordinator, Parramatta Culture and Community Forum
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Posted by: nwginc on Friday, July 04, 2008 - 12:18 AM
getpublished
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ZINEWEST 2008 - Writing Competition
Story tellers, poets, cartoonists, send us a your creative gems for our next edition, due out Oct/Nov 2008. Around thirty entries will be published in ZineWest magazine. Prizes to be won as well!
ZineWest is both an annual zine and a competition specifically for talented writers from Western Sydney who haven't yet had a major publication.
Read the work of last year's winners (Grace Culshaw, Chris Hale, Steve Cavanagh) in our E-Zine
Prizes: 1st = $400
2nd = Subscription to HEAT Magazine and Book voucher
3rd = Book voucher & book
Best entry in any genre where at least three entries are selected for publication will also be acknowledged by certificate and if we can drum up more prizes, something extra as well!
INVITATION
SUBMISSION FORM
We gratefully acknowledge the support and co-sponsorhsip of Ivor Indyk and the Writing and Society research group (College of Arts) University of Western Sydney
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Posted by: nwginc on Thursday, July 03, 2008 - 11:41 PM
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All you poetry lovers, check out CORDITE'S Latest edition (26) Secret Cities
Keep an eye out for their next intake of poems in September .... Note their guidelines
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Posted by: nwginc on Saturday, June 14, 2008 - 12:03 AM
booksandauthors
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Australian Opera conductor Brian Castles-Onion will talk about life behind the scenes in a free lunchtime event at Parramatta Library (Civic Place Parramatta) on Tuesday June 24 (1pm)
See flyer for details
NB This is the first in a series of Australian Author lunchtime talks every month on the 4th Tuesday of the month, until 25th Dec 2008 at 1.00pm, Parramatta City Library. The talks are Free. "A wonderful selection of Australian authors talking about their lives and interests. These talks range from lifestyle, music, gardening, health, courage & determination, adventure"
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Posted by: nwginc on Friday, June 13, 2008 - 01:44 AM
competitions
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OVERLAND MAGAZINE JUDITH WRIGHT POETRY PRIZE for NEW and EMERGING POETS
The prize is $3000 with two minor prizes of $500.
Eligible poets are those who have not yet had a collection of their work commercially published (that is, by a publishing house with commercial distribution). A maximum of three unpublished poems is allowed per entrant. The poems will be judged by Overland’s poetry editor, Keri Glastonbury. The winning poem will be published in the magazine.
Entries, with entry form, should be sent to:
‘Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize’
VU–Footscray Park
PO Box 14428
MELBOURNE VIC 8001
by Friday 7 November 2008.
Winners will be announced in Overland 194, March 2009.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND ENTRY FORM can be found at
Overland Website plus 2007 results.
This prize is made possible by the support of the Malcolm Robertson Foundation.
http://www.overlandexpress.org/poetry_prize.html
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- What's on Sat 6th Sept 08!
(Sep 04, 2008)
- Auburn Writers at Australian Poetry Festival 08
(Sep 02, 2008)
- Poetry Slam - Mars Hill Cafe Parramatta Friday 26 Sept 08
(Sep 02, 2008)
- ABR REVIEWING COMP Due 30 Sept 08
(Aug 12, 2008)
- Bruce Dawe Poetry Prize - due date extended to 15 August 08
(Aug 02, 2008)
- New Group: One (Rhythm)
(Jul 23, 2008)
- Australian Book Review Poetry Prize due 10 Dec 08
(Jul 20, 2008)
- Pigeon Poetry - August 3 08
(Jul 20, 2008)
- NWG Inc Pic links
(Jul 12, 2008)
- Parramatta Riverbeats forum 16 Aug 08
(Jul 09, 2008)
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