(From Robert Dessaix’s speech to launch THE DEAR FOUR, poetry by Mary Blackwood, Christiane Conésa-Bostock, Karen Knight and Liz McQuilkin – Hobart 14th December 2025) I feel (in this year …
Good, if belatedly, to come across a generous and thoughtful reading on the praiseworthy Canberra-based literary blogsite, Whispering Gums of a couple of poetry collections published over the past twelve months, …
Five Islands Press has announced the Judges’ shortlist for the 2024–25 Prize. Bathypelagia —Debbie Lim, Cordite Publishing Inc. Portraits of Drowning — Madeleine Dale, University of Queensland Press The Infant …
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Robert Dessaix to launch ‘The Dear Four’: Hobart
TheDearFour-launch-invitation An invitation to attend the launch by Robert Dessaix of the poetry collection ‘The Dear Four’, featuring new poems by Mary Blackwood, Christiane Conésa-Bostock, Karen Knight and Liz …
Samantha Sirimanne Hyde has penned a laudatory review of Vanessa Proctor’s Dec 2024 poetry collection On Wonder, at Grattan Street Press (29th September, 2025). The Japanese perception of sadness, particularly …
2.30 – 3.45pm, Sunday 5 October Tasmanian Poetry Festival Feature Reading in Hobart The Tasmanian Poetry Festival presents a special Hobart feature reading by award-winning poets: Erin Coull Susan Austin …
A positive review on Gregory Piko’s blog of Vanessa Proctor’s recent collection…. Vanessa’s words know exactly how to fit together and how much to say. Nothing is forced, nothing is …
Henry Sheerwater (1984–2025) grew up in Sydney and gained a BA (English) at the University of New South Wales. He lived in Tasmania for many years, writing poetry and essays …
(from ‘rob mclennan’s blog’, 17 April 2025) 5 – Are public readings part of or counter to your creative process? Are you the sort of writer who enjoys doing readings? …
(from a post on Kristy Bowen’s blog Dulcetly | notes on a bookish life – 03 March 2025)) I was moving some books around on my shelf and realized I …
(Cordite Poetry Review, 4th February 2025) Kate Lilley: … One of the things you said when we were having a bit of back and forth about how we might do …
Terms & Conditions This is an annual prize for a first already-published book-length collection of poetry by an Australian poet or a poet living and writing in Australia. The author …
Enjoyed a thoughtful interview with Wurundjeri poet Alison J Barton recently, aired on 3CR’s Spoken Word program (08 August 2024)…. Indrani Perera spoke to Alison about her collection, ‘Not Telling’, …
US author Ron Riekki’s writing takes the measure of topics some might prefer not be discussed – protest, authoritarianism, immigration – as well as issues of which there’s too little …
Sorry to learn of the loss of English poet David Bircumshaw recently. Had thought I might get to catch up with him on a visit to England mid last year, …
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2024 Anne Elder Award judges panel announced
Australian Poetry has announced the three judges for the Anne Elder Award 2024 panel. They are Jeanine Leane, Theodore Ell, and Ella Skibeck-Porter. Theodore was the 2022 Anne Elder Award co-winner with …
Gina Mercer, Hobart | 24th November 2024: So, here is a book. It’s Helen’s book. It’s a very good book. Filled with – and ‘about the goodness of people’. You, …
The judges have selected longlists in the four book categories: Premier’s Prize for Fiction Premier’s Prize for Non-fiction Minister for the Art’s Prize for Books for Young Readers and Children …
Sorry to learn of Judith Mok’s death last month. From The Hot Press Newsdesk – 28th November 2024 “Judith was a remarkable woman, a force of life, a powerhouse, with …
undercurrents by Jane Williams’, Ginninderra Press 2023, was launched by Adrienne Eberhard at The Hobart Bookshop on Thursday 29 June 2023. Thank you for joining us tonight for the launch …
Maybe of interest? New (free) downloadable pdf anthology of poems entitled ‘Class’ (Meuse Press, NSW Australia, edited by Les Wicks) featuring 74 contributors (45 Australiana along with international contributors published …
Melrose, Shaine — poetry collection ‘The Natural World Somersaults’. Launch, Adelaide, October 30th 2024
Eliza Dune Daiza — poetry collection ‘Haibun Nation & Other States’, launch 6th November 2024.
Lovely to see Elanna Herbert’s 2023 poetry collection ‘sifting fire writing coast’ has been shortlisted in the ACT Literary Awards, along with Sandra Renew’s ‘Apostles of Anarchy’, K. A. Nelson’s …
KEY DATES FOR THE 2023 AWARD, for first books published during 2023. Open call for entries – Monday, 15 January 2024 Close of entries – Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 5pm …
Seasonal Poets returns to Hobart on Monday 26th February for the Summer Reading with poets Pamela Leach, Irene McGuire and Peter Jerrim. Seasonal Poets’ new venue is Fullers Bookshop 131 …
The TPF 2024 kicks off its first pre-festival event with a book launch by Koraly Dimitriadis – a Melbourne poet, performance artist, film maker and short story writer. Join us …
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Grace Yee wins at Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards
Huge congrats to Grace Yee (and Giramondo) whose debut collection Chinese Fish, published by Giramondo, was this evening awarded both the Victorian Premier’s Award for Literature, and the Victorian Premier’s …
(from Liquid Amber’s newsletter | 19th January 2024) Publications for 2024 – and beyond What an amazing round of submissions we had for the Liquid Amber Publication Call! Thank you …
Liz Lefroy and Jonty Watt – Launceston, November 16th 2023. Visiting UK poet Liz Lefroy Liz’s opening poems of the evening involved “that very British sport of queuing,” the …
Winning poem — Upper Primary (Y4-Y6) with a poem, ‘The Whale’s Wings’, by Marley D Read poem at The Whale’s Wings
Oystercatcher Enterprises Ltd, a not-for-profit company recently founded by Mark Tredinnick and Steve Meyrick, is proud to announce its intention to revive Five Islands Press as a publisher of new …
The Pedlars Open Mic Poetry night is on the second Tuesday next month: the 14th November. The competition for November will be THE POETRY HANDICAP ! This means that the poets who have won …
Event by WA Poets Inc – Perth Poetry Festival ********* Perth Poetry Festival is continuing its accessibility commitment to those who are unable to attend events in-person OR who live regionally, …
5.30pm – 6.30pm, Thursday 10 August Fullers Poets in Conversation – Esther Ottaway and Susan Austin Venue: Afterword Café, Fullers Bookshop, cnr Collins and Victoria Streets How intelligent and seemingly …
Artist and poet Kim Nielsen-Creeley has begun a blog on her website, with her first post about her experience of this year’s Cygnet Folk Festival. The Cygnet Folk Festival 2023 mantra …
Sep 17, 2022 This SCAP writers on Zoom is introduced by Donna Campbell and Linda Jackson and features the writing of Rachel McJury, Katharine McFarlane, Jo Gilbert, David Stakes and …
A note from Indrani Perera’s newsletter ‘The Poet’s Express’, (November 2022 issue) exploring Eleanor Jackson’s creation, the Melbourne Poetry Map. Take a walking tour around the city of Naarm (Melbourne, Australia) courtesy …
Thoughtful words, both by and about US poet David Mason, now resident in Tasmania. Siham Karami reviews Mason’s Pacific Light (Forty South Publishing, Sept 2022)…. In this collection, we sense …
More than an hour of poetry and conversation between poets David Adès and Peter Boyle, on Peter’s selected theme— exploring the unknown in life. DAVID Peter, with the theme that you’ve …
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Woorilla Poetry Prize 2022
The Woorilla Poetry Prize was judged this year by Kevin Brophy and Alicia Sometimes, with the awards event taking place in Emerald, Victoria. Kevin Brophy spoke briefly about the judging …
Robert reading and in conversation with his Flood Editions USA editor/publisher & poet Devin Johnston, with readings by Sarah Holland-Batt and Michele Seminara. The very sad news is that …
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Anne Collins—book launch
Lovely to see that Anne Collins has launched her newest collection of poems and prose—’Listening to the Deep Song’ (Bright South)—in Hobart last week. The book was launched at …
Jan is releasing a new chapbook of her poetry, a small universe! (published by Bright South). Where: Hobart Bookshop When: 24th of November, at 5.30pm Please rsvp: rsvpbrightsouth@gmail.com or call (03) 6223 1803
Plenty of support for Gayelene Carbis, when Marion May Campbell launched her new poetry collection—’I Have Decided To Remain Vertical’—at Readings in St Kilda last month. With Claire Gaskin MC-ing …
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Alice Allan—3CR’s ‘Spoken Word’
It was good hearing poet and podcaster Alice Allan in conversation with 3CR’s Waffle IronGirl on the ‘Spoken Word’ show, on the 20th October 2022. Alice has published a couple …
Streamed live on 14th October 2022. First: Teresa Ott Second: Ann Giard-Chase Third: Daragh Byrne
Tim Slade’s been writing poetry for a decade, his work has appeared in publications as diverse as The Weekend Australian, The Koori Mail, Australian Poetry Anthology, Growing Up Disabled In …
Red Room Poetry Month features an afternoon of free entertainment at Mona in Hobart, Saturday 27th August at 1-2.15pm. Come for the art, the architecture, the aesthetic, stay for the …
Issue sixty-five of Otoliths, the southern autumn 2022 issue, is now up. This issue, which marks the beginning of the seventeenth year of the journal’s existence, contains a mix …
My take on Jane Williams’ launch of Esther Ottaway’s poetry collection ‘Intimate, low-voiced, delicate things’ in Launceston last year — please visit here. ‘I’ve been a fan of Esther Ottaway’s …
After a break, poetry is back in Launceston on Tuesday 12th April, in the back bar area of the Sports Garden Hotel, corner of George and Cimitiere Streets. It will be …
Alison Clifton reviews Points of Recognition, one of two of Jane’s collections to appear in 2021 (the other: Between Breaths, Silver Bow Publishing, Canada). ‘Jane Williams’ Points of Recognition is …
Time Taken — New & Selected’, (Puncher & Wattman) is Les Wicks’ fifteenth poetry collection. 2022 will mark the 50th anniversary of Wicks’ first poem publication. His imprint Meuse Press …
Geoff Goodfellow returns to Writers’ Week with a reading of his new verse novella, ‘Blight Street, (Walleah Press), featuring Geoff and performers Roslyn Oades and Nic Darrigo. (From the festival’s …
Noting from the festival’s facebook page … the 2022 festival is now planned for September in several venues over two weekends, with some events on the weekend of the 17th …
A southern summer issue of otoliths’ (issue sixty-four), is online featuring the work of 120—130 writers and artists including Tony Beyer, Les Wicks, Pete Spence, John M. Bennett, Eileen R. …
The launch of Geoff Goodfellow’s new book, published December 2021 (Walleah Press) and due to be launched in Hobart late February 2022, has been deferred due to covid considerations. More …
Ron C. Moss is a Tasmanian poet and artist whose haiku and short form poetry, has appeared in leading journals and anthologies across the world. His award-winning poems have been …
Being an islander means that you aren’t like everyone else.” Bounded by water, you can live your life with certainty knowing where your edges are. Drawn from interviews with artists …
‘unsettled; (Walleah Press) ‘unsettled’ is a collection of broad thematic and formal range. Laing renders our history, our current ecological crisis and some of our contemporary mores into a rich, …
Tuesday 24th November 2009 — Travelled over to Victoria with Jane on the weekend, to the Castlemaine readings run by Ross Donlon at the Guildford pub. Caught up with Robyn …
Various things draw me to Hobart’s Republic Hotel this afternoon, not least the fact that Pete Hay is reading today. Compere Liz Winfield opens proceedings with work by Barney Roberts …
‘I go into schools to do poetry workshops/readings. Everyone’s very keen on poetry in schools. It’s part of the curriculum in my state (though less than it used to be) …
Tim Thorne’s new book ‘Head and Shin’ (Walleah Press) will be launched in Hobart by Pete Hay on Thursday 19 Aug 2004, Hobart Bookshop at 5.30 p.m. and in Launceston …