Sunday 12th of November, Garage Sale: Fundraiser!
Whats On
Saturday 4th of November, Rose Lucas (VIC), Mitchell Thompson and Chase Houghton!
This Saturday, it’s Rose Lucas (VIC), Mitchell Thompson + Chase Houghton as our features on 4th November 2017 at Perth Poetry Club.
Rose Lucas is a Melbourne poet and academic. Her first collection , Even in the Dark (UWAP 2013) won the Mary Gilmore prize. Her second collection, Unexpected Clearing (UWAP) was published in 2016. She is currently completing her third collection, At the Point of Seeing. She will be in Perth to co-host a doctoral Writing Retreat with ECU.
Sunday 5th of November, "Bilya Kep Waangkiny" - Poetry in Northam!
Poetry by Janet Kickett, Yvonne Kickett, Deborah Moody, Merle Narkle-Goodwin, Alf Taylor, Rosalie Quartermaine, Julie Wynne, Daniel Hansen, Hayden Kickett and more.
Live music by Ian Wilkes and members of the Perth Symphony Orchestra.
When: Sunday 5 November 2017 2pm
Where: Link Theater, 89 Duke Street East
Saturday 18th of November, Gosnells Writing Circle (GWC) Expo 2017!
Gosnells Writing Circle (GWC) Expo 2017
When: Saturday 18th November - 10am to 1pm (free event!)
Saturday 28th of October, Neil J (BRiLO) Pattinson!
This Saturday, it’s Neil J (BRiLO) Pattinson as our feature, 28th October 2017 at Perth Poetry Club.
Neil J (BriLO) Pattinson uses Playbill, Algerian, Showcard Gothic, Ravie, and Impact with a passion. It pervades his bio, poetry and his new book – worst kept secret. The book will be available for pre-launch sale, with launch event details to be announced, at the gig.
Saturday 21st of October, celebrating Emily Dickinson with Christine Della Vedova and Ann Gilchrist!
This Saturday, it’s Emily Dickinson, courtesy of Christine Della Vedova and Ann Gilchrist as our features, 21st October 2017 at Perth Poetry Club.
The Tom Collins Poetry Prize is open for submissions!
The Tom Collins Poetry Prize is an annual competition inaugurated by FAWWA in 1975 in memory of Australian author Joseph Furphy (1843 - 1912) who wrote the classic Such is Life, under the name Tom Collins.
1st prize: $1,000. 2nd prize: $200. 3rd prize: $100.
Poem length: up to 60 lines
Open theme
Limit of five entries per person
$10 for each entry
The Tom Collins Poetry Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious poetry prizes, with first place being awarded a $1,000 prize.
Saturday 14th of October, Toby Marks and Cam Knight!
This Saturday, it’s Toby Marks and Cam Knight as our features, 14th October 2017 at Perth Poetry Club.
Toby Marks is one of Australia's leading forgotten poets. Unknown even to his peers and kin. He lacks all recognition in Australian Literature. His poetry, although not academic, tries to dip into the hermetic currents of an ocean lost in a world we can only perceive once standing on the edge of the abyss. Sometimes strikingly shit and sometimes passable, his poetry has been blowing away since 2013.
Saturday 7th of October, Sue Clennell and Sandie Walker!
This Saturday, it’s Sue Clennell and Sandie Walker as our features, 7th October 2017 at Perth Poetry Club.
Thursday 12th of October, ECU Writers - A Celebration
Edith Cowan University’s School of Arts and Humanities will host a special free event to celebrate fiction and poetry by four recent graduates, published by four different publishers. Please join ECU’s writing staff and students for afternoon tea, followed by a panel discussion about writing and publishing.
The panellists: