Poets Union e-news for poets from Feb 23

Dear Poets Union Members and Friends,

Two important notices:

1) The Annual General Meeting of the Poets Union Inc. will be held this Saturday 27th February at 11.00 am at the Rex Centre in Kings Cross (see below under events and on our website www.poetsunion.com )
The Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers will be held on Saturday 27 February at 11am in the Macleay Room at the Rex Centre, 58A Macleay Street, Kings Cross.(The Rex Centre is diagonally opposite the El Alamein Fountain and near the post office. It is only a short walk along Darlinghurst Road from the train station.) We would love to see you there. A full Annual Report and financial statement will be presented and there will be plenty of time to discuss all the latest developments and plans for the future. An official meeting notice and a nomination form are available on the website www.poetsunion.com in case anyone would like to nominate to join the committee.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING : Poets Union Inc – Incorporated Association No Y1945602
At: The Macleay Room,
The Rex Centre,
58A Macleay Street,
Kings Cross
On: Saturday, 27th February 2010
At: 11.00am

2) Submissions invited to The Poets Union Members’ anthology - due 21st April, 2010.
Poets Union Anthology 2010 - Call for submission of poems from PU members:
1 Members of the Poets Union are invited to submit a poem for publication in this year’s Anthology, which is due to be launched at the 2010 Australian Poetry Festival in September. For years now, a popular member activity has been to be published in the Anthology. Recent ones have been Prismatics (2008), Sun and Sleet (2006), Ask the Rain (2004), From the Annabranch (2002) and No River is Safe (2000).

2 To be in the new collection, send us a hard copy of your poem and payment of $25 per page of single-space Times New Roman 12-point typing in PC Microsoft Word 2003 (not 2007. If necessary, when using 2007 save the file into 2003) or Microsoft Word 2004 for Apple. Do not send it in pdf. You may submit more than one poem , but payment needs to be made at $25 per page. Make your cheque or money order out to Poets Union Inc.

3 In addition to hard copy, please send your poem if possible as an Attachment in an email with Subject: Poets Union 2010 Anthology. Please also provide a mail address and a phone number so we can check details where necessary. Send your email to info@poetsunion.com

4 Please supply a four-line biography, concentrating on your life in poetry, to be published in the Anthology.
5 Your poem may be a new one, never before published, or it may be prepublished.
6 If your poem has previously been published, you need to provide us with an acknowledgement, including reference details of where it was published, year, volume number, and page numbers.
7 Type your name on the poem sheet, the poem title, and the poem in single column format.
8 Please name electronic files with your surname and one key word of the poem title.

9 Please mark your envelope Anthology, Poets Union, PO Box 755, Potts Point NSW 1335 and make your cheque or money order out to Poets Union Inc. at $25 per page
All poets featured in the Anthology will be entitled to a copy.

10 Closing date to submit your poem is 21 April 2010.

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POETRY, EVENTS, FESTIVALS AND READINGS ALL OVER AUSTRALIA

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Sydney: Newtown, RhiZomic poetry party and reading @ Kerrie Owen Gallery. 24 Feb – guest poet Andy Kissane

RhiZomiC Poetry is proud to present our first event for 2010 featuring: guest poet Andy Kissane.

Date: Wednesday February 24, 2010 (the last Wednesday of every month)
Time: 7-9 PM
Venue: Kerrie Lowe Gallery
Address: 49 King St. Newtown

Andy Kissane has published three books of poetry, including recently Out to Lunch (Puncher & Wattmann, 2009) and Every Night They Dance. He has won a number of prizes including the inaugural 2009 Cricket Poetry Award, the Harri Jones Memorial Award for his first book Facing the Moon,
the John Shaw Neilson Poetry Award and the BTG-Blue Dog Poetry Reviewing competition.
His fiction includes the novel, Under the Same Sun and a raft of short stories published in
the Sleepers Almanac, Island, Going Down Swinging and Famous Reporter. Under the Same Sun
was short-listed for the Vision Australia Audio Book of the Year. He is currently the grateful recipient
of a new work grant from the Literature Board of the Australia Council and is working on a book
of short stories and a fourth collection of poetry.

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Sydney: North Sydney, Wed 24 Feb, Live poets @ Don Bank with guest poet Sheryl Persson

Guest poet will be Sheryl Persson
SHERYL PERSSON will read from her book Scarcely Random and new work and will discuss her role in the DiVerse Group of Poets.
Live Poets @ Don Bank meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month at Don Bank Museum (6 Napier Street, North Sydney) from February to November.
+ OPEN SECTION where anyone is welcome to recite, sing, tell a story or play an instrument.
Venue: Don Bank Museum,
Address: 6 Napier Street (off Berry Street), North Sydney.
Date: 24 February, 2010 (4th Wednesday of every month)
Time: Doors open 7.30 pm.
Cost: $7 entry includes supper and drinks.
Further info: Danny Gardner (02) 9896 6956. Mobile: 0422 263 373 - or at dannylivepoets@yahoo.com.au

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24th - Blake and Newcastle Prize Winner MARK TREDINNICK will read from a wide selection of his work. TATIANA BONCH will read her new work and present translations from Modern and Traditional Russian poets.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28th - LIVE POETS IS 20!

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In Perth on Weds from 24 Feb – Poetry Slam

PERTH POETRY SLAM at the Blue Room is on again for four weeks at 8pm on Wednesdays starting from 24 February. Registrations open soon at www.perthpoetryslam.com
DATES: HEAT 1 - 24 FEBRUARY, HEAT 2 - 3 MARCH, HEAT 3 - 10 MARCH, FINAL - 17 MARCH, all at the Blue Room as part of the 21 Summer Nights... from 8pm. Also may be a Bunbury heat! Participants will be able to register at this website from 27th JANUARY. Please note: this site will be updated over the coming week with new information about the 2010 Perth Poetry Slam series contact us

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Sydney launch of OUT OF THE BOX: AUSTRALIAN LESBIAN AND GAY POETS - 6 pm Friday 26 Feb. at the Seymour Centre. FREE.

To be launched by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG and intermedia academic superstar Anna Gibbs, Out of the Box is the first contemporary book of its kind: poems by gay and lesbian poets writing now in the freedoms and dangers of the 21st century. Edited by Michael Farrell and Jill Jones and published by Puncher & Wattman, Out of the Box features poems by David Malouf, Dorothy Porter, Pam Brown, Joanne Burns and Peter Rose, and introduces new poets Maria Zajkowski and Scott-Patrick Mitchell - not to mention the free ranging poets in between.
Poems of love, violence, sex and experiment, with just enough everyday life to keep you grounded. A huge line-up* featuring readings by Joanne Burns, Kate Lilley, Martin Harrison, Chris Edwards, Denis Gallagher, Andy Quan, Kerry Leves, Paul Knobel, Tricia Dearborn, Keri Glastonbury, Tim Denoon, Jenni Nixon, Louise Wakeling, Carolyn Gerrish, Jill Jones and Michael Farrell.
Date: Friday 26th Feb at New Mardi Gras, Time: 6.00pm
Venue: York Theatre Foyer, Seymour Centre. - Free session.

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Perth Writers Festival – launch of indigo Vol. 5

In Perth – Saturday 27th February – Indigo Vol. 5 to be launched by Alex Miller
PAINTING PERTH WRITERS FESTIVAL INDIGO
Circle Saturday 27th February in your calendars now.
Write under the date, indigo volume 5 launch,

Venue: New Fortune Theatre,
Address: University of Western Australia
Perth.
Time: 6:15pm.

In big capital letters, finish with ALEX MILLER and underline it so you don’t forget. At the Perth Writers Festival Lovesong novelist Alex Miller will be on hand to launch indigo’s newest volume of the best in WA
writing. It’s going to be indigo’s biggest launch party yet, with performance readings by Kate Hall and Murray Dowsett and a special appearance from Dr. Carmen Lawrence.
Drinks will be provided, the latest volume of indigo will be on sale and a host of interstate guest editors, past and present, will be mingling in the crowd. Make sure to stick around afterwards because the Cottonmouth crowd will be taking to the stage for live music, edge-of-your-seat slam poetry and readings from some of WA’s best young writing talent.
STILL WANT MORE?
indigo are going to be at workshops and sessions throughout the Festival:
If you're a poetry person, look out for the Roving Poets around the festival. They're being co-ordinated by indigo managing editor Donna Ward and will be reciting poetry off the cuff, on the spot, anywhere, any time.
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In Sydney – Sat. 27th February, 2010: AGM of the Poets Union Inc.

The Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers will be held on Saturday 27 February at 11am in the Macleay Room at the Rex Centre, 58A Macleay Street, Kings Cross.
(The Rex Centre is diagonally opposite the El Alamein Fountain and near the post office. It is only a short walk along Darlinghurst Road from the train station.) We would love to see you there.

A full Annual Report and financial statement will be presented and there will be plenty of time to discuss all the latest developments and plans for the future.
An official meeting notice follows and a nomination form is attached in case anyone would like to nominate to join the committee.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Of: Poets Union Inc – Incorporated Association No Y1945602
At: The Macleay Room,
The Rex Centre,
58A Macleay Street,
Kings Cross
On: Saturday, 27th February 2010
At: 11.00am

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Perth Poetry Club: Saturday 27 February, 2-4pm

Guest poet this Saturday 13 Feb at Perth Poetry Club: MEG MCKINLAY
+ Plus open mike. Professional sound. Come listen and hang out with poetry lovers in the comfy back room of The Moon http://www.themoon.com.au/
Address: The Moon Café, 323 William Street, Northbridge.

Upcoming
6 Mar: TOMAS FORD (Yes, that Tomas Ford!)
13 Mar: KAITLYN WEST (aka Kaitlyn Plyley)

More info (yes, more!) : http://www.perthpoetryclub.com
Enquiries: Email: perthpoetryclub@gmail.com Phone: Janet 0406 624 578
Have you seen our Perth Poetry Links ?
Readings, groups, poets, journals, publishers... WA poetry.

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Sydney: Brett Whiteley Studio Reading with ‘Harbour City Poets’ Sunday 28 February

2010 on the 4th Sunday of every month - The Poets Union monthly poetry reading.
Venue: Brett Whiteley Studio
Address: Raper Street, (off Devonshire Street and Esther Lane)
Surry Hills
Date: 2010 first reading Sunday 28th February
Time 2.00 – 3.30 pm FREE entry
Convenor: Angela Stretch for Poets Union Inc. Enquiries for 2010: 0438 898 578
First two guest poets for 2010:

Sunday 28 February 2010 - Harbour City Poets
Conversations from the Bottom of the Harbour. Six poets from the Sydney-based group
Harbour City Poets present a reading of poems responding to poems, celebrating
contemporary city life. joanne burns, Louise Wakeling, Kerry Leves, David Musgrave, Jenni Nixon and Margaret Bradstock.
Sunday 28 March 2010 - Kim Garcia
Kim Garcia’s poetry collection Madonna Magdalene was published by Turning Point
Books in the fall of 2006. Her work has appeared in The Atlanta Review, Nimrod, Cimarron
Review, Mississippi Review, Subtropics and Birmingham Poetry Review, among others, and has been aired on Writer’s Almanac.
She is the recipient of an AWP Intro Writing Award, a Hambidge Fellowship, an Oregon Individual Artist Grant, and the 2009 X.J. Kennedy Award. A graduate of Reed College and the University of Houston Creative Writing Program, she teaches creative writing at Boston College.

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In Sydney RSVP 1st March to 11 March Commonwealth Writers’ Prize

The State Library of NSW would love to invite you to the awards celebration for:
Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2010 - Best Book and Best First Book
South East Asia and Pacific Regional Winners.

Date: Thursday 11 March
Time: 5:30pm for 6pm
Venue: Friends' Room of the Mitchell Building,
State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street, Sydney.
RSVP to joshdubrau@gmail.com by Monday 1st March.

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In Sydney Tuesday 2nd March – Word in Hand @ The Friend in Hand
Featuring Tug Dumbley and Julian Wood

Our second convening of 2010 is just next week, so for a good words evening from 15 voices, come on down!

In February we feature TUG DUMBLY...formerly the convener of poetry and spoken word at The Friend in Hand, back for one of his very special visits to our stage."Tug Dumbly is a phenomenon. He is a masterful performer and an excellent communicator with a vigour for spoken word that electrifies the room." The Scotsman (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) . Tug Dumbly is a satirist-slash-poet-slash-writer-slash-singer-slash-songwriter-slash-comedian who is confused about all the slashes in his job description. Suffice to say he barbeques all manner of sacred cows and undermines pop culture from the inside.
Also appearing will be JULIAN WOOD, a surprise find during our annual open mike night in December last year. Julian is a Sydney-based poet. He was educated in the UK and came to live in Australiaabout 15 years ago. His poetry has been published in poetry magazines in England and Australia. For some time he was involved with a group of poets at the Morley College in London, as well as reading his work at poetry festivals and in clubs and other poetry venues. Julian’s poeti c landscape covers a wide range of topics. Currently he divides his time between teaching at a University and waiting for poems to show up. “Poetry comes in when it likes and stays as long as it wants to, and no more. I try to be alert to the glimpses of poetry in the suspended moments of everyday life.”
We also feature our regular open mike and slam, so get your words ready! If your voice needs to be heard this is the place for it!
Date: Tuesday 2nd March
Venue: The Friend in Hand Hotel
Address: 58 Cowper Street, Glebe
Tel. 9660 2326
Time: 8pm. 7:30 for 8:00 pm.
Open Mike - / $50 Slam Prize
Cost: Donation $10/$5

Cheers, Jack - WordinHand Convener

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In Melbourne – Friday 5 March: Australian Poetry Centre (APC) invitation to the inaugural Songwriters Wax Lyrical

The APC invites you to the inaugural Songwriters Wax Lyrical.
Venue: Join us at the brand new Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas
Address: 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Date: on Friday March 5, 2010
Time: at 7.30pm.
Entry: This is the APC’s first fundraiser for the year and tickets are a $20 donation.
Purchase tickets: from the APC website australianpoetrycentre.org.au (follow the links to the events page) or at the door.

This unique event fuses the arts of music and poetry, challenging the fine line between poetry and lyrics. Established Australian songwriters will perform their lyrics as poetry and then share their thoughts on the similarities between the two art forms.

Hosted by Triple J’s Clem Bastow, the night will feature Aussie icon Kate Ceberano, ARIA award winning songwriter James Roche from Bachelor Girl, critically acclaimed up and coming singer-songwriter Tobias Cummings & Marty Donald from The Lucksmiths.

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Hobart – Readings at the Republic – first Sunday of the month
7 March guest poets: Robyn Mathison and Margaret Bradstock

Date: Sunday 7 March 2010
Time: 3-5 pm
Venue: The Republic Bar & Cafe
Address: North Hobart
7 March Featured Poets: Robyn Mathison and Margaret Bradstock
The Republic Readings are held in North Hobart, at The Republic Bar & Cafe, on the 1st
Sunday of every month from 3 -5pm.


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In Canberra 7th March WOMEN WATER WORDS – Performance Talk Art
Poetry Performance Talk Art - Celebrate International Women’s Day
with Canberra & Region poets and performers Nicola Bowery, Hanna Cormick, Kathy Kituai, Jenni Martiniello, Lizz Murphy, Chrissie Shaw. Exhibition by Irma Trickett. Opening address to be announced. Full program available from website soon.
Venue: BELCONNEN ARTS CENTRE
Address: 118 Emu Bank, Belconnen ACT
Date: Sunday March 7,
Time: 10 am-6 pm
Registration 9.30 am
Please book on 02 6173 3300
Cost $25/$15 Unwaged (Half day rate available)
Website: www.belconnenartscentre.com.au
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Sydney: Register now for workshop on Sun 7 March

FIRST LINE ® FIRST DRAFT ® FINAL POEM
With Brook Emery (10EMER3) at NSW Writers’ Centre, Callan Park, Rozelle.
Sunday 7 March, 10am – 4pm
Full Price: $140 / NSWWC members 30% discount: $100 / Concession: $85
A poetry workshop tailored for poets who are just beginning to write or just beginning to submit their work for publication.
Through practical exercises and discussion the workshop will consider issues such as: what a poem is and what it can do; how to make and turn a line; how to say it with sound and say it with image; how to say it ‘straight’ and say it ‘slant’; how to move from draft to draft to ‘finished’ poem; how to check your finished poem for problems. Participants should bring 10 copies of one of their poems (max 32 lines) to discuss in a friendly, supportive environment. The workshop will conclude with information about poetry groups, organisations, journals and publishers.
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Student Requirements: Bring 10 copies of your poem (max 32 lines) for discussion.
Food: Tea and coffee making facilities will be provided. Course participants are advised to bring their own lunch.
Size: 15 max

BROOK EMERY has published three poetry collections, and dug my fingers in the sand (FIP 2000), which won the Queensland Premier’s Prize, Misplaced Heart (FIP 2003), and Uncommon Light (FIP 2007). All three were short-listed for the NSW Premier’s Prize. Individual poems have won the Newcastle Poetry Prize, The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize, the Max Harris Award, and the Australian Sports Poetry Award. He has taught in universities, schools and the community. He is Chairperson of the Poets Union Inc and Director of the Australian Poetry Festival.
NSW Writers’ Centre PO Box 1056, Rozelle NSW 2039
Phone (02) 9555 9757 Fax (02) 9818 1327
Email: workshops@nswwriterscentre.org.au Website: www.nswwriterscentre.org.au
Office hours: Monday to Saturday, 9am-5pm
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In Sydney launch 7 March of Marcelle Freiman’s new collection White Lines (Vertical)
Book launch on March 7 of Marcelle Freiman’s 'White Lines (Vertical)'
Published by Hybrid Publishers, to be launched by Adam Aitken.
Date: Sunday 7 March,
Time: 3.30 for 4pm
Venue: Upstairs at Gleebooks,
Address: 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe. Ph (02) 9660 2333
RSVP: by 5 March marcelle.freiman@mq.edu.au, or Ph 0417 662 593

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In Perth – Sunday 14 March Contemporary Poetry workshop ‘Expand Your Boundaries’ with Janet Jackson

CONTEMPORARY POETRY WORKSHOP with JANET JACKSON, 14 MAR 2010
Time: 2-5pm,
Date: Sunday 14 March 2010
Venue : Mt Lawley Neighbourhood Learning Centre
Address: 715 Beaufort St, Mt Lawley
Limited places: book now. lostpoetjj@gmail.com 0406 624 578
JANET JACKSON published poet, author of 'Coracle', poetry and creative writing tutor, editor, guest of the 2009 Queensland Poetry Festival.
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.
• Critiquing: bring a poem if you have one.
• Handout with example poems, information and poets' resources.
• Afternoon tea.
Come to one or both. If you came to the December workshop: we will talk about different aspects of poetry and do different experiments. The food will be just as good. 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. Read Janet's poems and CV at Proximity: www.proximitypoetry.com

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COMPETITIONS AND SUBMISSION DEADLINES
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Submissions invited from PU Members and due 21st April for the 2010 Poets Union Members’ Anthology

Poets Union Anthology 2010 - Call for submission of poems
1 Members of the Poets Union are invited to submit a poem for publication in this year’s Anthology, which is due to be launched at the 2010 Australian Poetry Festival in September. For years now, a popular member activity has been to be published in the Anthology. Recent ones have been Prismatics (2008), Sun and Sleet (2006), Ask the Rain (2004), From the Annabranch (2002) and No River is Safe (2000).

2 To be in the new collection, send us a hard copy of your poem and payment of $25 per page of single-space Times New Roman 12-point typing in PC Microsoft Word 2003 (not 2007. If necessary, when using 2007 save the file into 2003) or Microsoft Word 2004 for Apple. Do not send it in pdf. You may submit more than one poem , but payment needs to be made at $25 per page. Make your cheque or money order out to Poets Union Inc.

3 In addition to hard copy, please send your poem if possible as an Attachment in an email with Subject: Poets Union 2010 Anthology. Please also provide a mail address and a phone number so we can check details where necessary. Send your email to info@poetsunion.com

4 Please supply a four-line biography, concentrating on your life in poetry, to be published in the Anthology.
5 Your poem may be a new one, never before published, or it may be prepublished.
6 If your poem has previously been published, you need to provide us with an acknowledgement, including reference details of where it was published, year, volume number, and page numbers.
7 Type your name on the poem sheet, the poem title, and the poem in single column format.
8 Please name electronic files with your surname and one key word of the poem title.

9 Please mark your envelope Anthology, Poets Union, PO Box 755, Potts Point NSW 1335 and make your cheque or money order out to Poets Union Inc. at $25 per page
All poets featured in the Anthology will be entitled to a copy.

10 Closing date to submit your poem is 21 April 2010.

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Applications are invited and due 29 June for the Poets Union 2010 Youth Fellowships

The Poets Union, in conjunction with the Australian Poetry Centre, is pleased to announce the return of these outstanding Fellowships, offering one Young Poets Fellowship in 2010 for a poet between the ages of 19 and 30.

The Fellows will receive:
1. A mentorship with an experienced poet – the choice to be made in consultation with the incoming Fellow.
2. The publication and launch of a chapbook.
3. Publication on the Poetry Australia website.
4. The opportunity to present work at a Poetry Australia reading.

Some money may be available for assistance with travel costs, where necessary.
In return, fellows are asked to write one review-article on the work of a poet of their choice for publication in a Poetry Australia outlet, as a way of encouraging poets to contribute towards the critical discourse in Australian verse.

The purpose of the Fellowship is to enable an outstanding young poet to further develop his or her skills with input from an experienced mentor, and to provide opportunities for publication at the beginning of their careers. It is designed for young poets who have already made significant progress in the development of their writing, but who have yet to make the final steps towards full publication.

Previous winners and mentors are:

2002 Elizabeth Campbell (Vic) – Martin Langford
James Stuart (NSW) – Brook Emery

2004 Amanda Lucas (NSW) – Judith Beveridge
Simon West (Vic) – Chris Wallace-Crabbe

2005 Lucy Holt (Vic) – Jordie Albiston Stories of Bird
Luis González Serrano (ACT) – Kevin Brophy
Cities with moveable parts

2006 Esther Ottaway (Tas) – Lyn Reeves Blood Universe
Claire Potter (WA) – Kevin Hart in Front of a Comma

2007 Ivy Ireland (NSW) – joanne burns Incidental Complications
Nick Powell (Vic) – Jennifer Harrison of Fallen Myth*


* Name of Fellow followed by mentor, and, after 2005, title of chapbook.

Closing Date for applications is 29th June, 2010. The Fellow will be notified in August, and the announcement made public at the Australian Poetry Festival (Sep 3/4/5). In most cases, mentorships will continue into 2011. See the Poets Union website for more details and an entry form.

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Expressions of interest now open and invited for QLD Poetry Festival to be run from 27-29 August 2010

The Queensland Poetry Festival invites proposals from poets and other performers and artists interested in being part of the 14th annual festival in 2010. QPF 2010 runs from 27-29 August and will be held at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Brisbane.
QPF would like to hear from both individuals and groups for performances at the festival and for other projects in association with the festival. While all projects should have a relationship to poetic language, we encourage applications from artists wishing to explore the relationship between poetry and other art forms. An expression of interest form is now available for download from www.queenslandpoetryfestival.com. For further information please email info@queenslandpoetryfestival.com Graham Nunn - Chair, QLD Poetry Festival

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In Sydney –Australia Business Arts Foundation briefing on the awards

Last year Boral and Bangarra Dance Theatre were Partnership of the Year winners at the National AbaF Awards. To find out how they wrote their nomination and to put your organisation in the running for an AbaF Award in 2010, make sure you attend next month's NSW Nominations Briefing.

Time: 9:30am sharp to 11:00am
Date: Tuesday 2 March 2010
Venue: Boral Head Office
Level 39, AMP Centre
50 Bridge Street, Sydney

The briefing will include:
• “insider hints” from Maisy Stapleton, CEO, Museums and Galleries NSW, a 2009 Awards judge on what makes a winning nomination
• presentations by Kylie FitzGerald, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Boral, Anna Farr, Manager Corporate Affairs, Boral and Alan Wilcock, Marketing and Development Manager, Bangarra Dance Theatre, writers of last year's winning Marsh Partnering and Partnership of the Year Award nomination
• important information on changes to Awards categories, rules and criteria

The best nominations are written by both arts and business partners, so please bring your nominating partner to the briefing with you.
RSVP by Monday 22 February to Jessica Waal at nsw@abaf.org.au or 02 9215 9313 to reserve your place. Nominations close: Friday 7 May 2010 All nomination forms and other details relating to the 2010 AbaF Awards will be available at www.abaf.org.au/awards from 23 February

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Submissions to Tenterfield Art Prize due 10 March
Entries invited and due 10 March, 2010. Competition Tenterfield Art Prize - A Brush with Verse, offers $4000 prize money for art inspired by poetry. Includes a $1,500 Shire Acquisition award, and a poetry competition. Entries due March 10 for March 25 show. Find out how - google A Brush with Verse 2010. Entry forms www.tenterfield.nsw.gov.au or (02) 6736 1305

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Henry Kendall Poetry Award 2010: Submissions due 12 March 2010

HENRY KENDALL POETRY AWARD 2010
Closing date 12th March 2010.
Entry form and conditions available at www.centralcoastpoets.com.au or
by sending SSAE to Central Coast Poets Inc. PO Box 780, Woy Woy, 2256.
Entry fee $7, unlimited entries, 32 lines max.
Prizes totalling $800 & possible inclusion in anthology to be published Sept. 2010.
Gillian Telford, for Central Coast Poets

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Submissions invited for 2010 Mary Gilmore Poetry Prize
Mary Gilmore Poetry Prize - Entries are invited for the 2010 Mary Gilmore Poetry Prize.
The Prize is awarded every two years by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) for the best first book of poetry published by an Australian in the preceding two years – in this case the calendar years 2008 and 2009.
This is a prestigious poetry prize which has helped the careers of many now well-known poets, including Jan Owen, Judith Beveridge, Alison Croggon, Lucy Dougan, and David McCooey; the prize also draws attention to their publishers. ASAL will meet the cost of the winning poet attending and providing a reading of his or her work at its conference to be held in early July 2010.
Eligible publishers or poets are asked to submit three copies of each eligible book to:
Dennis Haskell, English & Cultural Studies (M202), University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway, CRAWLEY WA 6009
Any queries about the prize can be sent to Dennis Haskell at the above address or dhaskell@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
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Submissions invited to Mascara Literary Review

Mascara Poetry has recently expanded into Mascara Literary Review and is now accepting submissions of short fiction and essays (as well as poetry).
We also have a new website: www.mascarareview.com .
Mascara Literary Review is an online literary journal particularly interested in the work of contemporary Asian (as well as Australian and Indigenous) writers.
We are able to pay: $75 for two or more poems, $50 for reviews and essays.
For full submission details visit: www.mascarareview.com/submissions.html .
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Submissions to Goolwa Festival SA April 23-26, 2010
Submissions invited for Goolwa Festival in South Australia next April 23-26, 2010
Message from the Australian Poetry Centre seeking submissions and ideas for the Goolwa Festival:
Dear Members/Subscribers, As you may be aware, we are holding a National Poetry Festival in Goolwa, South Australia next year (April 23-26). We are currently finalising the program, which includes a number of international and local poets (from all over Australia) reading and discussing their work, as well as participating in forums, panels and discussion about poetry and poetry-related activity. And we would like to involve YOU and your ideas! We are seeking proposals for events, activities, talks, workshops, launches and ideas for the program - for people of all ages, interests and backgrounds. The APC would like to make the festival completely inclusive to involve as many people interested in poetry as possible, so we need ideas, though there are some criteria we would love you to consider:
1. Your event/activity/idea should be held in Goolwa (or surrounding area) between April 23-26 (Friday-Monday inclusive) or at least involve people who will be in Goolwa during that time (online ideas are welcomed)
2. It must be self-sufficient requiring minimal external resources (other than the venue, which we will provide). The resources required for your event or activity (including people to run it) need to be sourced by you or your organisation/team.
3. It must be something you are passionate about and believe people will be interested in or want to attend (and thoughts about how/where you will attract your audience should be noted in your proposal).
4. It must be financially viable and thoughts about this should be noted in your proposal. The APC has funds to support events during the festival, but these funds are limited and we would like to work with you to combine/share resources for the mutual benefit of you, your event, the APC and people attending the festival.
Please email your proposal to paul@australianpoetrycentre.org.au, supplying your contact details along with your reasons for wanting to be involved. Look forward to hearing your ideas.
Paul Kooperman, Acting Director, Australian Poetry Centre.
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Call for submissions to Islet - a new on-line magazine from Island

Islet: a free online journal of micro works from emerging writers and visual artists. An initiative developed and supported by Island magazine. Call for submissions. Islet is a new online companion to Island magazine's existing print journal, and will publish a free quarterly collection of works by emerging writers and visual artists. Islet accepts poetry, fiction, and reviews, with size the only limitation: we are committed to publishing small works.
Maximum lengths: poetry -- 25 lines; fiction -- 600 words; reviews -- 400 words. Our pay rates are $50 per poem and $75 per prose work (fiction or review). For submissions or more information, contact the editor at islet.online@utas.edu.au . Until the website is live, detailed submission guidelines will be temporarily available, from the end of October, at http://www.islandmag.com

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Call for submissions to Cordite Poetry Review
Submissions now open for Cordite Poetry Review. Writing haikus, snryus or other ultra-short poems?
Submissions are now open for the 31st issue of Cordite – EPIC.
Details available at www.cordite.org.au

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Call for submissions to Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
The Margaret Reid Poetry Contest re-opened on November 15!
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Submissions invited for Jazz and Poetry section of annotated discography on jazz and literature - from PU member Peter JF Newton :
I am nearing completion of the jazz & poetry section of a three-part annotated discography on jazz & literature which I expect to publish next year. The scope of this section includes recitation accompanied by jazz in any of its many varieties, poems converted to jazz vocal performances and instrumental compositions inspired by the work of individual poets. The emphasis here is on poetry with jazz and improv music as I know them; I have no wish to stray into the world of rock, rap, hip-hop and so on because they are well beyond my domain of competence.
I have adequate access to the world literature for this type of work and am in touch with a number of major overseas jazz poets working in this field, so I am looking specifically for Australian and New Zealand information which sadly seems to escape the literature.
The details sought are as follows: Band or artist name, recording dates and locations, identification of poets and composers, accompanying musicians and their instruments (including the voice), poem or song titles, type of recording medium together with recording company names, catalogue numbers, and album titles. A reference point for accessibility to these products would be a useful addition.
The recording medium can be any type of modality and of commercial, private or archival provenance. Details should be sent to me as Chair, NSW Jazz Archive Inc., 30 Boorea St, Blaxland, NSW 2774. E-mail jpnewton@tpg.com.au Tel: (02) 4739-1715. All advice received will be acknowledged in the book when it appears. Best regards, Peter J.F. Newton.

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e-zines and e-anthologies for poets
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PIFF - Poetry in Film Festival launched – INVITATION TO JOIN THEIR MAILING LIST
PIFF (Poetry in Film Festival) is officially launched. Please check out the site and forward to your networks http://wwww.poetryinfilmfestival.com.au/
Invitation from the APC (Australian Poetry Centre in Melbourne) to join their mailing list for the Poetry in Film Festival. Click here to subscribe to their mailing list www.poetryinfilmfestival.com.au

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new e-anthology from Meuse Press: FROM THIS BROKEN HILL
Available at http://brokenhill.tripod.com/BrokenHill.htm Meuse Press has released an e-anthology titled “From This Broken Hill” – a unique combination of writing from some of the country’s top writers (past & present) combined with a dazzling array of photography. A place of near mythic proportions, this city deep in the outback. A mine that put the money into Melbourne. Arts hub while simultaneously isolated by distance.
But in some ways Broken Hill was the experiment that became multicultural Australia – it had the country’s first mosque, many communities continue to thrive within its boundaries. The rough heart of Unionism still stands strong. People escape to this city, others escape a childhood there. It has its horrors and highlights, once there you’ll never forget.
Read an excerpt from a Napoleon Bonaparte set in the city, read the view back from leading poet Rae Desmond Jones who grew up there and wonder at the mining waste turned into a thing of beauty surrounded by red soil. Edited by Barbara De Franceschi, Marvis Sofield and Les Wicks.
Supported by Broken Hill Regional Writers’ Centre, Broken Hill City Council, Countrylink & ArtsNSW
Available at http://brokenhill.tripod.com/BrokenHill.htm

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The Compulsive Reader – latest on-line issue
The Compulsive Reader News
maggieball@compulsivereader.com
http://www.compulsivereader.com/html

Volume 11, Issue 1, 20 January 2010
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Jacket Magazine – exciting news from John Tranter and Al Filreis
Jacket magazine: An Announcement from John Tranter and Al Filreis

Dear friends:

We are writing with news of a transition we both deem very exciting.

By the end of 2010, John Tranter and Pam Brown will have put out 40 issues of Jacket (jacketmagazine.com). It began in what John recalls as "a rash moment" in 1997 - an early all-online magazine, one of the earliest in the world of poetry and poetics, and quite rare for its consistency over the years. "The design is beautiful, the contents awesomely voluminous, the slant international modernist and experimental." (So said _The Guardian_.)

After issue 40, John will retire from thirteen years of intense every-single-day involvement with Jacket, and the entire archive of thousands of web pages will move intact to servers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where it will of course be available on the internet to everyone, for free, as always. But the magazine is not ceasing publication: quite the opposite.

Starting with the first issue in 2011, Jacket will have a new home, extra staff and a vigorous future as Jacket2. Jacket and its continuation, Jacket2, will be hosted by the Kelly Writers House and PennSound at the University of Pennsylvania.

The connection with PennSound, a vast and growing archive of audio recordings of poetry performance, discussion and criticism, is seen as a valuable additional facet of the new magazine, as is the relationship with busy Kelly Writers House, a lively venue for day-to-day poetic interchange of all kinds. The synergy in this three-way relationship has great potential.

Al will become Publisher and Jessica Lowenthal, Director of the Writers House, will be Associate Publisher. The new Editor will be Michael S. Hennessey (currently Managing Editor of PennSound) and the new Managing Editor will be Julia Bloch. John will be available as Founding Editor, and Pam will continue as Associate Editor.

More news about Jacket2 in the weeks and months to come. Meantime, the Jacket2 folks extend gratitude -- as many in the world of poetics do -- to John and to Pam Brown for the extraordinary work they've done. And John, for his part, is mightily pleased that Jacket will be preserved and will continue and grow in a somewhat new mode but with a continuous mission and approach.

John Tranter & Al Filreis
http://jackemagazine.com

Informative links:
The University of Pennsylvania: http://www.upenn.edu/
Al Filreis: http://writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/
http://writing.upenn.edu/
Kelly Writers House: http://www.writing.upenn.edu/wh/
3805 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA: tel: 215-746-POEM
Kelly Writers House Director: Jessica Lowenthal: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/people/staff/
Michael S. Hennessey: http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Hennessey.php
Julia Bloch: http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Bloch.php
Pam Brown: http://thedeletions.blogspot.com/
John Tranter: http://johntranter.com/
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Jacket Magazine – Number 38 now available (free internet literary magazine)
Jacket Magazine – Number 38 now available -- Late 2009:
http://jacketmagazine.com/38/index.shtml
Jonathan Williams -- Niedecker -- H.D. -- Blaser -- Dorn -- Geoffrey Hill -- Bei Dao
A free internet literary magazine -- Interviews -- Reviews -- Articles -- Poems
Editor: John Tranter :::::: Associate Editor: Pam Brown
Writers previously published in Jacket (only) may submit material. We only have time to read for Jacket in June, July and January: please don't send material out of season.

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Longlines e-anthology
Now up on the Poets Union website www.poetsunion.com : the 2008 Longlines e-anthology (from the 2008 Australian Poetry Festival is now up on the Poets Union website. The 2008 Longlines Fellows were:
Ali Cobby-Eckermann, Helen Hagemann, Kimberley Mann and Andrew Slattery.
What is Longlines? In 2008, the Australian Poetry Centre, together with the Varuna Writers’ Centre, devised a fellowship for poets who lived more than 100 kilometres outside Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane or Canberra. Four Fellows were invited to spend a week at Varuna workshopping their poetry with Ron Pretty. The manuscripts were then published in a series which effectively became a continuation of the Five Islands New Poets collections.
The New Poets Series 2009, comprises:
- little bit long time by Ali Cobby Eckermann
- Evangelyne & other poems by Helen Hagemann
- Awake During Anaesthetic by Kimberley Mann
- Canyon by Andrew Slattery

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Folk Odyssey – the Magazine
Folk Odyssey – The Magazine http://www.folkclub.com/folkodyssey/
As you browse Folk Odyssey – the Magazine, you will discover that several sections offer an invitation for you to contribute your work to this enterprise. You may do this in the form of:
-a Letter to the Editor, -an article for Features,
-information for Event Horizon,
-photographs for FolkShot Gallery,
-poetry
-autobiography for Poet in Profile
-a story for StoryBoard.

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Islet Magazine – Island magazine’s new online publishing
For submissions or more information, contact the editor at islet.online@utas.edu.au
Until the website is live, detailed submission guidelines will be temporarily available, at http://www.islandmag.com

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Guide to Sydney Beaches – a driftwood concept
A new web anthology saunters the sand with some of Australia’s leading poets.
Guide to Sydney Beaches - http://sydneybeaches.tripod.com/guide.htm - is aimed at an audience that may not normally access this artform.
This is a driftwood concept – people seeking information about a certain beach stumble across this collection & discover fine Aust poetry. 20 great beaches, 30 superb poets. Hit numbers indicate it is already a huge success. This will increase as we move into Spring. The anthology is from Meuse Press, edited by PU member Les Wicks.
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Poetica - Radio National program – Australia wide
Poetica Radio National program www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/poetica/
Australia-wide Poetry program- every Saturday at 3.05 pm and repeated Thursdays at 3.05 pm POETICA PRESENTED BY BRENT CLOUGH AND MIKE LADD,
SATURDAY AT 3.05 PM, REPEATED 3.05 PM THURSDAY.
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Melaleuca – monthly e-zine of Australian poetry
MELALEUCA is a free e-zine of Australian poetry, delivered monthly
through your email in-box. For submissions and subscriptions, contact
the editor, Phillip A. Ellis, at phillip.a.ellis@gmail.com
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Keep up with Aesthetica
Keep up with Aesthetica and the latest arts and culture happenings at aestheticamagazine.blogspot.com
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if:book Australia
Based in Brisbane, if: book Australia is only the third centre of excellence of its kind for digital literature established in the world, after the New York and London Institutes. It is a Queensland Writers Centre international initiative. You can check out the UK branch here and US branch here .
if: book Australia will promote new forms of digital publishing and explore ways to boost connections between writers and audiences.

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The writer’s guide to making a digital living – Australia Council
Australia Council’s publication: The writer’s guide to making a digital living
The Australia Council has been getting a great response to the Writer’s guide both locally and internationally since its publication in December 2008. You can read the guide online or download it for free from our site. http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/writersguide Explore the interactive New Writing Universe! http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/writersguide/newwritinguniverse/
Make use of the 300+ links on delicious, referenced throughout the guide. http://del.icio.us/Writersguide Also includes a link to the promo video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRueQ1Q6NGA

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OTHER NEWS FOR POETS
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Jean Kent WINNER of The Dorothy Porter Poetry Prize
Congratulations to PU member Jean Kent. Meanjin is delighted to announce that the inaugural winner of the Dorothy Porter Poetry Prize for 2009 is Jean Kent, for her poem ‘The Polish Guitarist’s First Paris Concert’ (Vol 68/4).
The prize was run this year as a tribute to much-loved Australian poet, Dorothy Porter, and her legacy of work, and is co-sponsored by Porter’s agent, Jenny Darling & Associates. Kent’s poem was chosen by judges Andrea Goldsmith and Kristin Henry out of all the poems accepted for publication in Meanjin throughout 2009. She was presented with a $1,000 cash prize at an awards ceremony to be held at Gleebooks in Sydney on Saturday 14 November at 4pm. The event featured readings from Porter’s most recent collection, The Bee Hut, which was published by Black Inc. in September 2009. ‘The Polish Guitarist’s First Paris Concert’ will also be published in the forthcoming December edition of Meanjin. Jean Kent has released three books of poetry, including Verandahs, which was recently republished by Picaro Press in its Art Box Series. Her fourth collection, Travelling with the Wrong Phrase Books, was highly commended for the 2008 Alec Bolton Prize. She lives at Lake Macquarie in NSW. Meanjin is pleased to announce that the Dorothy Porter Prize will run again in 2010
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Christine Paice WINNER of The Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize
Congratulations to Christine Paice poet and long term member of the Poets Union who was the winner of the 2009 Josephine Ulrick Poetry prize with her poem The Ministry Of Going In. Sorry we are so late in acknowledging it Christine – it’s wonderful news! A copy of the poem is on the Poets Union Website under Festivals and Competitions.
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In Sydney – 10 March Business Case approach workshop with the Australia Business Arts Foundation
This is a friendly reminder that the date is fast approaching for AbaF’s Business Case Approach workshop in Sydney. Places are now limited, so please register now if you wish to attend.
There is an art to seeking partnerships with business. By attending this workshop you will be able to approach businesses confidently and present a powerful case for developing mutually beneficial partnerships.
Topics
• an introduction to the business case approach
• the elements of the business case approach
• tips and tools for preparing your approach to business
• an insight into the business perspective
• assessing your partnering potential
This workshop will be presented by Janine Collins.

REGISTER
Cost: $90 including GST
Date: Wednesday 10 March 2010
Time: 9:30am—1:00pm
Venue: Patrick White Room, Australia Council for the Arts, , Level 3, 372 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills NSW

Places are limited. Register now to secure your place. Complete the registration form attached or register securely online at www.abaf.org.au We hope to see you there! Kind regards,
Jennifer Innes, Coordinator Professional Development
Australia Business Arts Foundation
Level 2, 405 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Tel 03 9616 0314 Fax 03 9614 2550 Email jennifer.innes@abaf.org.au Web http://www.abaf.org.au
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Lucy Holt WINNER of the 2009 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
Congratulations to Lucy Holt - The 2009 NSW Premiers Literary Awards were announced at the Sydney Writers Festival.
Congratulations to Lucy Holt on her receipt of the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry for her collection ‘Man Wolf Man’. Lucy was a 2004 Poets Union ‘Australian Young Poets Fellowship’ holder and was mentored by the Poets Union. In 2005 the Poets Union published a chapbook of Lucy’s poems ‘Stories of A Bird’. The Poets Union is committed to raising funds to develop our mentoring, Poetry Fellowships, Poetry Scholarships, Residencies and Prizes. The full list of winners of The NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and more information about the awards can be found here: http://www.pla.nsw.gov.au/
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Australian poet Emma Jones WINNER Best First Collection, FORWARD PRIZE for her collection ‘The Striped World’
Congratulations to Emma Jones Emma Jones's The Striped World, inspired by her home country of Australia, was named winner of the £5,000 best first collection prize. Hart called her "an ambitious and intriguing new voice" whose poems "are both elliptical and visionary – inhabiting a parallel world of strange disjointed images within which we nevertheless find echoes of familiar experience".
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and congratulations to Forward Prize Winner: Don Paterson Scottish poet Don Paterson has triumphed over one of the strongest poetry shortlists in years to take the Forward prize for best collection with Rain. Paterson, 45, beat a line-up of acclaimed poets including Peter Porter, Sharon Olds and Glyn Maxwell to win the £10,000 award for Rain, a continuation of his personal and philosophical exploration of the world around him.

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2009 Wallace Stevens Award
Congratulations to Jean Valentine - Jean Valentine has been selected as the recipient of the 2009 Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets. The $100,000 prize recognizes outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry.
and to Harryette Mullen Harryette Mullen has been selected as the recipient of the 2009 Academy Fellowship. The Fellowship is awarded to a poet for distinguished poetic achievement and provides a stipend of $25,000. The Academy’s Board of Chancellors, a body of sixteen eminent poets, selects the Wallace Stevens Award and Academy Fellowship recipients. Who says poetry isn’t profitable? Full story is here: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/21013
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Voiceworks
VOICEWORKS MAGAZINE TURNS 21 - The Words We Found: the best writing from 21 years of Voiceworks magazine.
Express Media’s flagship publication and Australia’s premier youth literary magazine Voiceworks is celebrating more than a generation of writers who have made their forays into publishing through Voiceworks. Edited by Lisa Dempster, The Words We Found: the best writing from 21 years of Voiceworks magazine is Express Media’s coming-of-age anthology and, like all good 21st celebrations, it’s a fierce, flirtatious and furious record of our life so far.

The Age Journalist, Marieke Hardy says, ‘What resounds through each page is the song each writer sings through their craft – a dizzying cavalcade of thoughts, a profusion of wit. Breathtaking not only in its scope but in its ambition.’ The Words We Found will be available through all good bookshops and online at www.expressmedia.org.au from November 16. Extract rights are also available. For all media enquiries, please contact Bel Schenk, Artistic Director on 0431 054 190 artisticdirector@expressmedia.org.au

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Best wishes,
Cathy Bray
for Brook Emery and the Poets Union committee,
Poets Union Inc,
PO Box 755,
POTTS POINT NSW 1335

Tel. (02) 9357 6602 (Tuesdays & Wednesdays)
Email: info@poetsunion.com
Please visit the Poets Union website: www.poetsunion.com and our new blog: www.poetsunioninc.blogspot.com

Poets Union e-news for poets from 23 Feb

Dear Poets Union Members and Friends,

Two important notices:

1) The Annual General Meeting of the Poets Union Inc. will be held this Saturday 27th February at 11.00 am at the Rex Centre in Kings Cross (see below under events and on our website www.poetsunion.com )
The Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers will be held on Saturday 27 February at 11am in the Macleay Room at the Rex Centre, 58A Macleay Street, Kings Cross.(The Rex Centre is diagonally opposite the El Alamein Fountain and near the post office. It is only a short walk along Darlinghurst Road from the train station.) We would love to see you there. A full Annual Report and financial statement will be presented and there will be plenty of time to discuss all the latest developments and plans for the future. An official meeting notice and a nomination form are available on the website www.poetsunion.com in case anyone would like to nominate to join the committee.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING : Poets Union Inc – Incorporated Association No Y1945602
At: The Macleay Room,
The Rex Centre,
58A Macleay Street,
Kings Cross
On: Saturday, 27th February 2010
At: 11.00am

2) Submissions invited to The Poets Union Members’ anthology - due 21st April, 2010.
Poets Union Anthology 2010 - Call for submission of poems from PU members:
1 Members of the Poets Union are invited to submit a poem for publication in this year’s Anthology, which is due to be launched at the 2010 Australian Poetry Festival in September. For years now, a popular member activity has been to be published in the Anthology. Recent ones have been Prismatics (2008), Sun and Sleet (2006), Ask the Rain (2004), From the Annabranch (2002) and No River is Safe (2000).

2 To be in the new collection, send us a hard copy of your poem and payment of $25 per page of single-space Times New Roman 12-point typing in PC Microsoft Word 2003 (not 2007. If necessary, when using 2007 save the file into 2003) or Microsoft Word 2004 for Apple. Do not send it in pdf. You may submit more than one poem , but payment needs to be made at $25 per page. Make your cheque or money order out to Poets Union Inc.

3 In addition to hard copy, please send your poem if possible as an Attachment in an email with Subject: Poets Union 2010 Anthology. Please also provide a mail address and a phone number so we can check details where necessary. Send your email to info@poetsunion.com

4 Please supply a four-line biography, concentrating on your life in poetry, to be published in the Anthology.
5 Your poem may be a new one, never before published, or it may be prepublished.
6 If your poem has previously been published, you need to provide us with an acknowledgement, including reference details of where it was published, year, volume number, and page numbers.
7 Type your name on the poem sheet, the poem title, and the poem in single column format.
8 Please name electronic files with your surname and one key word of the poem title.

9 Please mark your envelope Anthology, Poets Union, PO Box 755, Potts Point NSW 1335 and make your cheque or money order out to Poets Union Inc. at $25 per page
All poets featured in the Anthology will be entitled to a copy.

10 Closing date to submit your poem is 21 April 2010.

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POETRY, EVENTS, FESTIVALS AND READINGS ALL OVER AUSTRALIA

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Sydney: Newtown, RhiZomic poetry party and reading @ Kerrie Owen Gallery. 24 Feb – guest poet Andy Kissane

RhiZomiC Poetry is proud to present our first event for 2010 featuring: guest poet Andy Kissane.

Date: Wednesday February 24, 2010 (the last Wednesday of every month)
Time: 7-9 PM
Venue: Kerrie Lowe Gallery
Address: 49 King St. Newtown

Andy Kissane has published three books of poetry, including recently Out to Lunch (Puncher & Wattmann, 2009) and Every Night They Dance. He has won a number of prizes including the inaugural 2009 Cricket Poetry Award, the Harri Jones Memorial Award for his first book Facing the Moon,
the John Shaw Neilson Poetry Award and the BTG-Blue Dog Poetry Reviewing competition.
His fiction includes the novel, Under the Same Sun and a raft of short stories published in
the Sleepers Almanac, Island, Going Down Swinging and Famous Reporter. Under the Same Sun
was short-listed for the Vision Australia Audio Book of the Year. He is currently the grateful recipient
of a new work grant from the Literature Board of the Australia Council and is working on a book
of short stories and a fourth collection of poetry.

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Sydney: North Sydney, Wed 24 Feb, Live poets @ Don Bank with guest poet Sheryl Persson

Guest poet will be Sheryl Persson
SHERYL PERSSON will read from her book Scarcely Random and new work and will discuss her role in the DiVerse Group of Poets.
Live Poets @ Don Bank meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month at Don Bank Museum (6 Napier Street, North Sydney) from February to November.
+ OPEN SECTION where anyone is welcome to recite, sing, tell a story or play an instrument.
Venue: Don Bank Museum,
Address: 6 Napier Street (off Berry Street), North Sydney.
Date: 24 February, 2010 (4th Wednesday of every month)
Time: Doors open 7.30 pm.
Cost: $7 entry includes supper and drinks.
Further info: Danny Gardner (02) 9896 6956. Mobile: 0422 263 373 - or at dannylivepoets@yahoo.com.au

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24th - Blake and Newcastle Prize Winner MARK TREDINNICK will read from a wide selection of his work. TATIANA BONCH will read her new work and present translations from Modern and Traditional Russian poets.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28th - LIVE POETS IS 20!

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In Perth on Weds from 24 Feb – Poetry Slam

PERTH POETRY SLAM at the Blue Room is on again for four weeks at 8pm on Wednesdays starting from 24 February. Registrations open soon at www.perthpoetryslam.com
DATES: HEAT 1 - 24 FEBRUARY, HEAT 2 - 3 MARCH, HEAT 3 - 10 MARCH, FINAL - 17 MARCH, all at the Blue Room as part of the 21 Summer Nights... from 8pm. Also may be a Bunbury heat! Participants will be able to register at this website from 27th JANUARY. Please note: this site will be updated over the coming week with new information about the 2010 Perth Poetry Slam series contact us

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Sydney launch of OUT OF THE BOX: AUSTRALIAN LESBIAN AND GAY POETS - 6 pm Friday 26 Feb. at the Seymour Centre. FREE.

To be launched by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG and intermedia academic superstar Anna Gibbs, Out of the Box is the first contemporary book of its kind: poems by gay and lesbian poets writing now in the freedoms and dangers of the 21st century. Edited by Michael Farrell and Jill Jones and published by Puncher & Wattman, Out of the Box features poems by David Malouf, Dorothy Porter, Pam Brown, Joanne Burns and Peter Rose, and introduces new poets Maria Zajkowski and Scott-Patrick Mitchell - not to mention the free ranging poets in between.
Poems of love, violence, sex and experiment, with just enough everyday life to keep you grounded. A huge line-up* featuring readings by Joanne Burns, Kate Lilley, Martin Harrison, Chris Edwards, Denis Gallagher, Andy Quan, Kerry Leves, Paul Knobel, Tricia Dearborn, Keri Glastonbury, Tim Denoon, Jenni Nixon, Louise Wakeling, Carolyn Gerrish, Jill Jones and Michael Farrell.
Date: Friday 26th Feb at New Mardi Gras, Time: 6.00pm
Venue: York Theatre Foyer, Seymour Centre. - Free session.

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Perth Writers Festival – launch of indigo Vol. 5

In Perth – Saturday 27th February – Indigo Vol. 5 to be launched by Alex Miller
PAINTING PERTH WRITERS FESTIVAL INDIGO
Circle Saturday 27th February in your calendars now.
Write under the date, indigo volume 5 launch,

Venue: New Fortune Theatre,
Address: University of Western Australia
Perth.
Time: 6:15pm.

In big capital letters, finish with ALEX MILLER and underline it so you don’t forget. At the Perth Writers Festival Lovesong novelist Alex Miller will be on hand to launch indigo’s newest volume of the best in WA
writing. It’s going to be indigo’s biggest launch party yet, with performance readings by Kate Hall and Murray Dowsett and a special appearance from Dr. Carmen Lawrence.
Drinks will be provided, the latest volume of indigo will be on sale and a host of interstate guest editors, past and present, will be mingling in the crowd. Make sure to stick around afterwards because the Cottonmouth crowd will be taking to the stage for live music, edge-of-your-seat slam poetry and readings from some of WA’s best young writing talent.
STILL WANT MORE?
indigo are going to be at workshops and sessions throughout the Festival:
If you're a poetry person, look out for the Roving Poets around the festival. They're being co-ordinated by indigo managing editor Donna Ward and will be reciting poetry off the cuff, on the spot, anywhere, any time.
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In Sydney – Sat. 27th February, 2010: AGM of the Poets Union Inc.

The Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers will be held on Saturday 27 February at 11am in the Macleay Room at the Rex Centre, 58A Macleay Street, Kings Cross.
(The Rex Centre is diagonally opposite the El Alamein Fountain and near the post office. It is only a short walk along Darlinghurst Road from the train station.) We would love to see you there.

A full Annual Report and financial statement will be presented and there will be plenty of time to discuss all the latest developments and plans for the future.
An official meeting notice follows and a nomination form is attached in case anyone would like to nominate to join the committee.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Of: Poets Union Inc – Incorporated Association No Y1945602
At: The Macleay Room,
The Rex Centre,
58A Macleay Street,
Kings Cross
On: Saturday, 27th February 2010
At: 11.00am

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Perth Poetry Club: Saturday 27 February, 2-4pm

Guest poet this Saturday 13 Feb at Perth Poetry Club: MEG MCKINLAY
+ Plus open mike. Professional sound. Come listen and hang out with poetry lovers in the comfy back room of The Moon http://www.themoon.com.au/
Address: The Moon Café, 323 William Street, Northbridge.

Upcoming
6 Mar: TOMAS FORD (Yes, that Tomas Ford!)
13 Mar: KAITLYN WEST (aka Kaitlyn Plyley)

More info (yes, more!) : http://www.perthpoetryclub.com
Enquiries: Email: perthpoetryclub@gmail.com Phone: Janet 0406 624 578
Have you seen our Perth Poetry Links ?
Readings, groups, poets, journals, publishers... WA poetry.

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Sydney: Brett Whiteley Studio Reading with ‘Harbour City Poets’ Sunday 28 February

2010 on the 4th Sunday of every month - The Poets Union monthly poetry reading.
Venue: Brett Whiteley Studio
Address: Raper Street, (off Devonshire Street and Esther Lane)
Surry Hills
Date: 2010 first reading Sunday 28th February
Time 2.00 – 3.30 pm FREE entry
Convenor: Angela Stretch for Poets Union Inc. Enquiries for 2010: 0438 898 578
First two guest poets for 2010:

Sunday 28 February 2010 - Harbour City Poets
Conversations from the Bottom of the Harbour. Six poets from the Sydney-based group
Harbour City Poets present a reading of poems responding to poems, celebrating
contemporary city life. joanne burns, Louise Wakeling, Kerry Leves, David Musgrave, Jenni Nixon and Margaret Bradstock.
Sunday 28 March 2010 - Kim Garcia
Kim Garcia’s poetry collection Madonna Magdalene was published by Turning Point
Books in the fall of 2006. Her work has appeared in The Atlanta Review, Nimrod, Cimarron
Review, Mississippi Review, Subtropics and Birmingham Poetry Review, among others, and has been aired on Writer’s Almanac.
She is the recipient of an AWP Intro Writing Award, a Hambidge Fellowship, an Oregon Individual Artist Grant, and the 2009 X.J. Kennedy Award. A graduate of Reed College and the University of Houston Creative Writing Program, she teaches creative writing at Boston College.

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In Sydney RSVP 1st March to 11 March Commonwealth Writers’ Prize

The State Library of NSW would love to invite you to the awards celebration for:
Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2010 - Best Book and Best First Book
South East Asia and Pacific Regional Winners.

Date: Thursday 11 March
Time: 5:30pm for 6pm
Venue: Friends' Room of the Mitchell Building,
State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street, Sydney.
RSVP to joshdubrau@gmail.com by Monday 1st March.

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In Sydney Tuesday 2nd March – Word in Hand @ The Friend in Hand
Featuring Tug Dumbley and Julian Wood

Our second convening of 2010 is just next week, so for a good words evening from 15 voices, come on down!

In February we feature TUG DUMBLY...formerly the convener of poetry and spoken word at The Friend in Hand, back for one of his very special visits to our stage."Tug Dumbly is a phenomenon. He is a masterful performer and an excellent communicator with a vigour for spoken word that electrifies the room." The Scotsman (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) . Tug Dumbly is a satirist-slash-poet-slash-writer-slash-singer-slash-songwriter-slash-comedian who is confused about all the slashes in his job description. Suffice to say he barbeques all manner of sacred cows and undermines pop culture from the inside.
Also appearing will be JULIAN WOOD, a surprise find during our annual open mike night in December last year. Julian is a Sydney-based poet. He was educated in the UK and came to live in Australiaabout 15 years ago. His poetry has been published in poetry magazines in England and Australia. For some time he was involved with a group of poets at the Morley College in London, as well as reading his work at poetry festivals and in clubs and other poetry venues. Julian’s poeti c landscape covers a wide range of topics. Currently he divides his time between teaching at a University and waiting for poems to show up. “Poetry comes in when it likes and stays as long as it wants to, and no more. I try to be alert to the glimpses of poetry in the suspended moments of everyday life.”
We also feature our regular open mike and slam, so get your words ready! If your voice needs to be heard this is the place for it!
Date: Tuesday 2nd March
Venue: The Friend in Hand Hotel
Address: 58 Cowper Street, Glebe
Tel. 9660 2326
Time: 8pm. 7:30 for 8:00 pm.
Open Mike - / $50 Slam Prize
Cost: Donation $10/$5

Cheers, Jack - WordinHand Convener

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In Melbourne – Friday 5 March: Australian Poetry Centre (APC) invitation to the inaugural Songwriters Wax Lyrical

The APC invites you to the inaugural Songwriters Wax Lyrical.
Venue: Join us at the brand new Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas
Address: 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Date: on Friday March 5, 2010
Time: at 7.30pm.
Entry: This is the APC’s first fundraiser for the year and tickets are a $20 donation.
Purchase tickets: from the APC website australianpoetrycentre.org.au (follow the links to the events page) or at the door.

This unique event fuses the arts of music and poetry, challenging the fine line between poetry and lyrics. Established Australian songwriters will perform their lyrics as poetry and then share their thoughts on the similarities between the two art forms.

Hosted by Triple J’s Clem Bastow, the night will feature Aussie icon Kate Ceberano, ARIA award winning songwriter James Roche from Bachelor Girl, critically acclaimed up and coming singer-songwriter Tobias Cummings & Marty Donald from The Lucksmiths.

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Hobart – Readings at the Republic – first Sunday of the month
7 March guest poets: Robyn Mathison and Margaret Bradstock

Date: Sunday 7 March 2010
Time: 3-5 pm
Venue: The Republic Bar & Cafe
Address: North Hobart
7 March Featured Poets: Robyn Mathison and Margaret Bradstock
The Republic Readings are held in North Hobart, at The Republic Bar & Cafe, on the 1st
Sunday of every month from 3 -5pm.


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In Canberra 7th March WOMEN WATER WORDS – Performance Talk Art
Poetry Performance Talk Art - Celebrate International Women’s Day
with Canberra & Region poets and performers Nicola Bowery, Hanna Cormick, Kathy Kituai, Jenni Martiniello, Lizz Murphy, Chrissie Shaw. Exhibition by Irma Trickett. Opening address to be announced. Full program available from website soon.
Venue: BELCONNEN ARTS CENTRE
Address: 118 Emu Bank, Belconnen ACT
Date: Sunday March 7,
Time: 10 am-6 pm
Registration 9.30 am
Please book on 02 6173 3300
Cost $25/$15 Unwaged (Half day rate available)
Website: www.belconnenartscentre.com.au
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Sydney: Register now for workshop on Sun 7 March

FIRST LINE ® FIRST DRAFT ® FINAL POEM
With Brook Emery (10EMER3) at NSW Writers’ Centre, Callan Park, Rozelle.
Sunday 7 March, 10am – 4pm
Full Price: $140 / NSWWC members 30% discount: $100 / Concession: $85
A poetry workshop tailored for poets who are just beginning to write or just beginning to submit their work for publication.
Through practical exercises and discussion the workshop will consider issues such as: what a poem is and what it can do; how to make and turn a line; how to say it with sound and say it with image; how to say it ‘straight’ and say it ‘slant’; how to move from draft to draft to ‘finished’ poem; how to check your finished poem for problems. Participants should bring 10 copies of one of their poems (max 32 lines) to discuss in a friendly, supportive environment. The workshop will conclude with information about poetry groups, organisations, journals and publishers.
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Student Requirements: Bring 10 copies of your poem (max 32 lines) for discussion.
Food: Tea and coffee making facilities will be provided. Course participants are advised to bring their own lunch.
Size: 15 max

BROOK EMERY has published three poetry collections, and dug my fingers in the sand (FIP 2000), which won the Queensland Premier’s Prize, Misplaced Heart (FIP 2003), and Uncommon Light (FIP 2007). All three were short-listed for the NSW Premier’s Prize. Individual poems have won the Newcastle Poetry Prize, The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize, the Max Harris Award, and the Australian Sports Poetry Award. He has taught in universities, schools and the community. He is Chairperson of the Poets Union Inc and Director of the Australian Poetry Festival.
NSW Writers’ Centre PO Box 1056, Rozelle NSW 2039
Phone (02) 9555 9757 Fax (02) 9818 1327
Email: workshops@nswwriterscentre.org.au Website: www.nswwriterscentre.org.au
Office hours: Monday to Saturday, 9am-5pm
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In Sydney launch 7 March of Marcelle Freiman’s new collection White Lines (Vertical)
Book launch on March 7 of Marcelle Freiman’s 'White Lines (Vertical)'
Published by Hybrid Publishers, to be launched by Adam Aitken.
Date: Sunday 7 March,
Time: 3.30 for 4pm
Venue: Upstairs at Gleebooks,
Address: 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe. Ph (02) 9660 2333
RSVP: by 5 March marcelle.freiman@mq.edu.au, or Ph 0417 662 593

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In Perth – Sunday 14 March Contemporary Poetry workshop ‘Expand Your Boundaries’ with Janet Jackson

CONTEMPORARY POETRY WORKSHOP with JANET JACKSON, 14 MAR 2010
Time: 2-5pm,
Date: Sunday 14 March 2010
Venue : Mt Lawley Neighbourhood Learning Centre
Address: 715 Beaufort St, Mt Lawley
Limited places: book now. lostpoetjj@gmail.com 0406 624 578
JANET JACKSON published poet, author of 'Coracle', poetry and creative writing tutor, editor, guest of the 2009 Queensland Poetry Festival.
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.
• Critiquing: bring a poem if you have one.
• Handout with example poems, information and poets' resources.
• Afternoon tea.
Come to one or both. If you came to the December workshop: we will talk about different aspects of poetry and do different experiments. The food will be just as good. 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. Read Janet's poems and CV at Proximity: www.proximitypoetry.com
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Submissions invited from PU Members and due 21st April for the 2010 Poets Union Members’ Anthology

Poets Union Anthology 2010 - Call for submission of poems
1 Members of the Poets Union are invited to submit a poem for publication in this year’s Anthology, which is due to be launched at the 2010 Australian Poetry Festival in September. For years now, a popular member activity has been to be published in the Anthology. Recent ones have been Prismatics (2008), Sun and Sleet (2006), Ask the Rain (2004), From the Annabranch (2002) and No River is Safe (2000).

2 To be in the new collection, send us a hard copy of your poem and payment of $25 per page of single-space Times New Roman 12-point typing in PC Microsoft Word 2003 (not 2007. If necessary, when using 2007 save the file into 2003) or Microsoft Word 2004 for Apple. Do not send it in pdf. You may submit more than one poem , but payment needs to be made at $25 per page. Make your cheque or money order out to Poets Union Inc.

3 In addition to hard copy, please send your poem if possible as an Attachment in an email with Subject: Poets Union 2010 Anthology. Please also provide a mail address and a phone number so we can check details where necessary. Send your email to info@poetsunion.com

4 Please supply a four-line biography, concentrating on your life in poetry, to be published in the Anthology.
5 Your poem may be a new one, never before published, or it may be prepublished.
6 If your poem has previously been published, you need to provide us with an acknowledgement, including reference details of where it was published, year, volume number, and page numbers.
7 Type your name on the poem sheet, the poem title, and the poem in single column format.
8 Please name electronic files with your surname and one key word of the poem title.

9 Please mark your envelope Anthology, Poets Union, PO Box 755, Potts Point NSW 1335 and make your cheque or money order out to Poets Union Inc. at $25 per page
All poets featured in the Anthology will be entitled to a copy.

10 Closing date to submit your poem is 21 April 2010.

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Applications are invited and due 29 June for the Poets Union 2010 Youth Fellowships

The Poets Union, in conjunction with the Australian Poetry Centre, is pleased to announce the return of these outstanding Fellowships, offering one Young Poets Fellowship in 2010 for a poet between the ages of 19 and 30.

The Fellows will receive:
1. A mentorship with an experienced poet – the choice to be made in consultation with the incoming Fellow.
2. The publication and launch of a chapbook.
3. Publication on the Poetry Australia website.
4. The opportunity to present work at a Poetry Australia reading.

Some money may be available for assistance with travel costs, where necessary.
In return, fellows are asked to write one review-article on the work of a poet of their choice for publication in a Poetry Australia outlet, as a way of encouraging poets to contribute towards the critical discourse in Australian verse.

The purpose of the Fellowship is to enable an outstanding young poet to further develop his or her skills with input from an experienced mentor, and to provide opportunities for publication at the beginning of their careers. It is designed for young poets who have already made significant progress in the development of their writing, but who have yet to make the final steps towards full publication.

Previous winners and mentors are:

2002 Elizabeth Campbell (Vic) – Martin Langford
James Stuart (NSW) – Brook Emery

2004 Amanda Lucas (NSW) – Judith Beveridge
Simon West (Vic) – Chris Wallace-Crabbe

2005 Lucy Holt (Vic) – Jordie Albiston Stories of Bird
Luis González Serrano (ACT) – Kevin Brophy
Cities with moveable parts

2006 Esther Ottaway (Tas) – Lyn Reeves Blood Universe
Claire Potter (WA) – Kevin Hart in Front of a Comma

2007 Ivy Ireland (NSW) – joanne burns Incidental Complications
Nick Powell (Vic) – Jennifer Harrison of Fallen Myth*


* Name of Fellow followed by mentor, and, after 2005, title of chapbook.

Closing Date for applications is 29th June, 2010. The Fellow will be notified in August, and the announcement made public at the Australian Poetry Festival (Sep 3/4/5). In most cases, mentorships will continue into 2011. See the Poets Union website for more details and an entry form.

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Expressions of interest now open and invited for QLD Poetry Festival to be run from 27-29 August 2010

The Queensland Poetry Festival invites proposals from poets and other performers and artists interested in being part of the 14th annual festival in 2010. QPF 2010 runs from 27-29 August and will be held at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Brisbane.
QPF would like to hear from both individuals and groups for performances at the festival and for other projects in association with the festival. While all projects should have a relationship to poetic language, we encourage applications from artists wishing to explore the relationship between poetry and other art forms. An expression of interest form is now available for download from www.queenslandpoetryfestival.com. For further information please email info@queenslandpoetryfestival.com Graham Nunn - Chair, QLD Poetry Festival

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In Sydney –Australia Business Arts Foundation briefing on the awards

Last year Boral and Bangarra Dance Theatre were Partnership of the Year winners at the National AbaF Awards. To find out how they wrote their nomination and to put your organisation in the running for an AbaF Award in 2010, make sure you attend next month's NSW Nominations Briefing.

Time: 9:30am sharp to 11:00am
Date: Tuesday 2 March 2010
Venue: Boral Head Office
Level 39, AMP Centre
50 Bridge Street, Sydney

The briefing will include:
• “insider hints” from Maisy Stapleton, CEO, Museums and Galleries NSW, a 2009 Awards judge on what makes a winning nomination
• presentations by Kylie FitzGerald, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Boral, Anna Farr, Manager Corporate Affairs, Boral and Alan Wilcock, Marketing and Development Manager, Bangarra Dance Theatre, writers of last year's winning Marsh Partnering and Partnership of the Year Award nomination
• important information on changes to Awards categories, rules and criteria

The best nominations are written by both arts and business partners, so please bring your nominating partner to the briefing with you.
RSVP by Monday 22 February to Jessica Waal at nsw@abaf.org.au or 02 9215 9313 to reserve your place. Nominations close: Friday 7 May 2010 All nomination forms and other details relating to the 2010 AbaF Awards will be available at www.abaf.org.au/awards from 23 February

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WA poets - Creatrix submissions due 21st February
Next Creatrix deadline - 21st February for the March issue. The poetry selection, editing and administration team are Peter Jeffery, Sally Clarke, Chris Palozzolo, Anne Dyson, Jeremy Balius and Veronica Lake. The haiku selection, editing and administration team are Maureen Sexton, Rose Van Son and Dean Meredith. Creatrix will be published online in March, June, September and December each year. Creatrix is seeking SUBMISSIONS FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIAN POETS ONLY – at this stage, publication if for WA Poets Inc member poets only. Please follow the submission guidelines carefully. http://www.wapoets.net.au/pages/creatrixhomepage.html

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Submissions to Tenterfield Art Prize due 10 March
Entries invited and due 10 March, 2010. Competition Tenterfield Art Prize - A Brush with Verse, offers $4000 prize money for art inspired by poetry. Includes a $1,500 Shire Acquisition award, and a poetry competition. Entries due March 10 for March 25 show. Find out how - google A Brush with Verse 2010. Entry forms www.tenterfield.nsw.gov.au or (02) 6736 1305

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Henry Kendall Poetry Award 2010: Submissions due 12 March 2010

HENRY KENDALL POETRY AWARD 2010
Closing date 12th March 2010.
Entry form and conditions available at www.centralcoastpoets.com.au or
by sending SSAE to Central Coast Poets Inc. PO Box 780, Woy Woy, 2256.
Entry fee $7, unlimited entries, 32 lines max.
Prizes totalling $800 & possible inclusion in anthology to be published Sept. 2010.
Gillian Telford, for Central Coast Poets

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Submissions invited for 2010 Mary Gilmore Poetry Prize
Mary Gilmore Poetry Prize - Entries are invited for the 2010 Mary Gilmore Poetry Prize.
The Prize is awarded every two years by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) for the best first book of poetry published by an Australian in the preceding two years – in this case the calendar years 2008 and 2009.
This is a prestigious poetry prize which has helped the careers of many now well-known poets, including Jan Owen, Judith Beveridge, Alison Croggon, Lucy Dougan, and David McCooey; the prize also draws attention to their publishers. ASAL will meet the cost of the winning poet attending and providing a reading of his or her work at its conference to be held in early July 2010.
Eligible publishers or poets are asked to submit three copies of each eligible book to:
Dennis Haskell, English & Cultural Studies (M202), University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway, CRAWLEY WA 6009
Any queries about the prize can be sent to Dennis Haskell at the above address or dhaskell@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
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Submissions invited to Mascara Literary Review

Mascara Poetry has recently expanded into Mascara Literary Review and is now accepting submissions of short fiction and essays (as well as poetry).
We also have a new website: www.mascarareview.com .
Mascara Literary Review is an online literary journal particularly interested in the work of contemporary Asian (as well as Australian and Indigenous) writers.
We are able to pay: $75 for two or more poems, $50 for reviews and essays.
For full submission details visit: www.mascarareview.com/submissions.html .
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Submissions to Goolwa Festival SA April 23-26, 2010
Submissions invited for Goolwa Festival in South Australia next April 23-26, 2010
Message from the Australian Poetry Centre seeking submissions and ideas for the Goolwa Festival:
Dear Members/Subscribers, As you may be aware, we are holding a National Poetry Festival in Goolwa, South Australia next year (April 23-26). We are currently finalising the program, which includes a number of international and local poets (from all over Australia) reading and discussing their work, as well as participating in forums, panels and discussion about poetry and poetry-related activity. And we would like to involve YOU and your ideas! We are seeking proposals for events, activities, talks, workshops, launches and ideas for the program - for people of all ages, interests and backgrounds. The APC would like to make the festival completely inclusive to involve as many people interested in poetry as possible, so we need ideas, though there are some criteria we would love you to consider:
1. Your event/activity/idea should be held in Goolwa (or surrounding area) between April 23-26 (Friday-Monday inclusive) or at least involve people who will be in Goolwa during that time (online ideas are welcomed)
2. It must be self-sufficient requiring minimal external resources (other than the venue, which we will provide). The resources required for your event or activity (including people to run it) need to be sourced by you or your organisation/team.
3. It must be something you are passionate about and believe people will be interested in or want to attend (and thoughts about how/where you will attract your audience should be noted in your proposal).
4. It must be financially viable and thoughts about this should be noted in your proposal. The APC has funds to support events during the festival, but these funds are limited and we would like to work with you to combine/share resources for the mutual benefit of you, your event, the APC and people attending the festival.
Please email your proposal to paul@australianpoetrycentre.org.au, supplying your contact details along with your reasons for wanting to be involved. Look forward to hearing your ideas.
Paul Kooperman, Acting Director, Australian Poetry Centre.
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Call for submissions to Islet - a new on-line magazine from Island

Islet: a free online journal of micro works from emerging writers and visual artists. An initiative developed and supported by Island magazine. Call for submissions. Islet is a new online companion to Island magazine's existing print journal, and will publish a free quarterly collection of works by emerging writers and visual artists. Islet accepts poetry, fiction, and reviews, with size the only limitation: we are committed to publishing small works.
Maximum lengths: poetry -- 25 lines; fiction -- 600 words; reviews -- 400 words. Our pay rates are $50 per poem and $75 per prose work (fiction or review). For submissions or more information, contact the editor at islet.online@utas.edu.au . Until the website is live, detailed submission guidelines will be temporarily available, from the end of October, at http://www.islandmag.com

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Call for submissions to Cordite Poetry Review
Submissions now open for Cordite Poetry Review. Writing haikus, snryus or other ultra-short poems?
Submissions are now open for the 31st issue of Cordite – EPIC.
Details available at www.cordite.org.au

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Call for submissions to Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
The Margaret Reid Poetry Contest re-opened on November 15!
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Submissions invited for Jazz and Poetry section of annotated discography on jazz and literature - from PU member Peter JF Newton
I am nearing completion of the jazz & poetry section of a three-part annotated discography on jazz & literature which I expect to publish next year. The scope of this section includes recitation accompanied by jazz in any of its many varieties, poems converted to jazz vocal performances and instrumental compositions inspired by the work of individual poets. The emphasis here is on poetry with jazz and improv music as I know them; I have no wish to stray into the world of rock, rap, hip-hop and so on because they are well beyond my domain of competence.
I have adequate access to the world literature for this type of work and am in touch with a number of major overseas jazz poets working in this field, so I am looking specifically for Australian and New Zealand information which sadly seems to escape the literature.
The details sought are as follows: Band or artist name, recording dates and locations, identification of poets and composers, accompanying musicians and their instruments (including the voice), poem or song titles, type of recording medium together with recording company names, catalogue numbers, and album titles. A reference point for accessibility to these products would be a useful addition.
The recording medium can be any type of modality and of commercial, private or archival provenance. Details should be sent to me as Chair, NSW Jazz Archive Inc., 30 Boorea St, Blaxland, NSW 2774. E-mail jpnewton@tpg.com.au Tel: (02) 4739-1715. All advice received will be acknowledged in the book when it appears. Best regards, Peter J.F. Newton.

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e-zines and e-anthologies for poets
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PIFF - Poetry in Film Festival launched – INVITATION TO JOIN THEIR MAILING LIST
PIFF (Poetry in Film Festival) is officially launched. Please check out the site and forward to your networks http://wwww.poetryinfilmfestival.com.au/
Invitation from the APC (Australian Poetry Centre in Melbourne) to join their mailing list for the Poetry in Film Festival. Click here to subscribe to their mailing list www.poetryinfilmfestival.com.au

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new e-anthology from Meuse Press: FROM THIS BROKEN HILL
Available at http://brokenhill.tripod.com/BrokenHill.htm Meuse Press has released an e-anthology titled “From This Broken Hill” – a unique combination of writing from some of the country’s top writers (past & present) combined with a dazzling array of photography. A place of near mythic proportions, this city deep in the outback. A mine that put the money into Melbourne. Arts hub while simultaneously isolated by distance.
But in some ways Broken Hill was the experiment that became multicultural Australia – it had the country’s first mosque, many communities continue to thrive within its boundaries. The rough heart of Unionism still stands strong. People escape to this city, others escape a childhood there. It has its horrors and highlights, once there you’ll never forget.
Read an excerpt from a Napoleon Bonaparte set in the city, read the view back from leading poet Rae Desmond Jones who grew up there and wonder at the mining waste turned into a thing of beauty surrounded by red soil. Edited by Barbara De Franceschi, Marvis Sofield and Les Wicks.
Supported by Broken Hill Regional Writers’ Centre, Broken Hill City Council, Countrylink & ArtsNSW
Available at http://brokenhill.tripod.com/BrokenHill.htm

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The Compulsive Reader – latest on-line issue
The Compulsive Reader News
maggieball@compulsivereader.com
http://www.compulsivereader.com/html

Volume 11, Issue 1, 20 January 2010
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Jacket Magazine – exciting news from John Tranter and Al Filreis
Jacket magazine: An Announcement from John Tranter and Al Filreis

Dear friends:

We are writing with news of a transition we both deem very exciting.

By the end of 2010, John Tranter and Pam Brown will have put out 40 issues of Jacket (jacketmagazine.com). It began in what John recalls as "a rash moment" in 1997 - an early all-online magazine, one of the earliest in the world of poetry and poetics, and quite rare for its consistency over the years. "The design is beautiful, the contents awesomely voluminous, the slant international modernist and experimental." (So said _The Guardian_.)

After issue 40, John will retire from thirteen years of intense every-single-day involvement with Jacket, and the entire archive of thousands of web pages will move intact to servers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where it will of course be available on the internet to everyone, for free, as always. But the magazine is not ceasing publication: quite the opposite.

Starting with the first issue in 2011, Jacket will have a new home, extra staff and a vigorous future as Jacket2. Jacket and its continuation, Jacket2, will be hosted by the Kelly Writers House and PennSound at the University of Pennsylvania.

The connection with PennSound, a vast and growing archive of audio recordings of poetry performance, discussion and criticism, is seen as a valuable additional facet of the new magazine, as is the relationship with busy Kelly Writers House, a lively venue for day-to-day poetic interchange of all kinds. The synergy in this three-way relationship has great potential.

Al will become Publisher and Jessica Lowenthal, Director of the Writers House, will be Associate Publisher. The new Editor will be Michael S. Hennessey (currently Managing Editor of PennSound) and the new Managing Editor will be Julia Bloch. John will be available as Founding Editor, and Pam will continue as Associate Editor.

More news about Jacket2 in the weeks and months to come. Meantime, the Jacket2 folks extend gratitude -- as many in the world of poetics do -- to John and to Pam Brown for the extraordinary work they've done. And John, for his part, is mightily pleased that Jacket will be preserved and will continue and grow in a somewhat new mode but with a continuous mission and approach.

John Tranter & Al Filreis
http://jackemagazine.com

Informative links:
The University of Pennsylvania: http://www.upenn.edu/
Al Filreis: http://writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/
http://writing.upenn.edu/
Kelly Writers House: http://www.writing.upenn.edu/wh/
3805 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA: tel: 215-746-POEM
Kelly Writers House Director: Jessica Lowenthal: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/people/staff/
Michael S. Hennessey: http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Hennessey.php
Julia Bloch: http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Bloch.php
Pam Brown: http://thedeletions.blogspot.com/
John Tranter: http://johntranter.com/
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Jacket Magazine – Number 38 now available (free internet literary magazine)
Jacket Magazine – Number 38 now available -- Late 2009:
http://jacketmagazine.com/38/index.shtml
Jonathan Williams -- Niedecker -- H.D. -- Blaser -- Dorn -- Geoffrey Hill -- Bei Dao
A free internet literary magazine -- Interviews -- Reviews -- Articles -- Poems
Editor: John Tranter :::::: Associate Editor: Pam Brown
Writers previously published in Jacket (only) may submit material. We only have time to read for Jacket in June, July and January: please don't send material out of season.

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Longlines e-anthology
Now up on the Poets Union website www.poetsunion.com : the 2008 Longlines e-anthology (from the 2008 Australian Poetry Festival is now up on the Poets Union website. The 2008 Longlines Fellows were:
Ali Cobby-Eckermann, Helen Hagemann, Kimberley Mann and Andrew Slattery.
What is Longlines? In 2008, the Australian Poetry Centre, together with the Varuna Writers’ Centre, devised a fellowship for poets who lived more than 100 kilometres outside Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane or Canberra. Four Fellows were invited to spend a week at Varuna workshopping their poetry with Ron Pretty. The manuscripts were then published in a series which effectively became a continuation of the Five Islands New Poets collections.
The New Poets Series 2009, comprises:
- little bit long time by Ali Cobby Eckermann
- Evangelyne & other poems by Helen Hagemann
- Awake During Anaesthetic by Kimberley Mann
- Canyon by Andrew Slattery

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Folk Odyssey – the Magazine
Folk Odyssey – The Magazine http://www.folkclub.com/folkodyssey/
As you browse Folk Odyssey – the Magazine, you will discover that several sections offer an invitation for you to contribute your work to this enterprise. You may do this in the form of:
-a Letter to the Editor, -an article for Features,
-information for Event Horizon,
-photographs for FolkShot Gallery,
-poetry
-autobiography for Poet in Profile
-a story for StoryBoard.

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Islet Magazine – Island magazine’s new online publishing
For submissions or more information, contact the editor at islet.online@utas.edu.au
Until the website is live, detailed submission guidelines will be temporarily available, at http://www.islandmag.com

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Guide to Sydney Beaches – a driftwood concept
A new web anthology saunters the sand with some of Australia’s leading poets.
Guide to Sydney Beaches - http://sydneybeaches.tripod.com/guide.htm - is aimed at an audience that may not normally access this artform.
This is a driftwood concept – people seeking information about a certain beach stumble across this collection & discover fine Aust poetry. 20 great beaches, 30 superb poets. Hit numbers indicate it is already a huge success. This will increase as we move into Spring. The anthology is from Meuse Press, edited by PU member Les Wicks.
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Poetica - Radio National program – Australia wide
Poetica Radio National program www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/poetica/
Australia-wide Poetry program- every Saturday at 3.05 pm and repeated Thursdays at 3.05 pm POETICA PRESENTED BY BRENT CLOUGH AND MIKE LADD,
SATURDAY AT 3.05 PM, REPEATED 3.05 PM THURSDAY.
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Melaleuca – monthly e-zine of Australian poetry
MELALEUCA is a free e-zine of Australian poetry, delivered monthly
through your email in-box. For submissions and subscriptions, contact
the editor, Phillip A. Ellis, at phillip.a.ellis@gmail.com
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Keep up with Aesthetica
Keep up with Aesthetica and the latest arts and culture happenings at aestheticamagazine.blogspot.com
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if:book Australia
Based in Brisbane, if: book Australia is only the third centre of excellence of its kind for digital literature established in the world, after the New York and London Institutes. It is a Queensland Writers Centre international initiative. You can check out the UK branch here and US branch here .
if: book Australia will promote new forms of digital publishing and explore ways to boost connections between writers and audiences.

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The writer’s guide to making a digital living – Australia Council
Australia Council’s publication: The writer’s guide to making a digital living
The Australia Council has been getting a great response to the Writer’s guide both locally and internationally since its publication in December 2008. You can read the guide online or download it for free from our site. http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/writersguide Explore the interactive New Writing Universe! http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/writersguide/newwritinguniverse/
Make use of the 300+ links on delicious, referenced throughout the guide. http://del.icio.us/Writersguide Also includes a link to the promo video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRueQ1Q6NGA

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OTHER NEWS FOR POETS
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Jean Kent WINNER of The Dorothy Porter Poetry Prize
Congratulations to PU member Jean Kent. Meanjin is delighted to announce that the inaugural winner of the Dorothy Porter Poetry Prize for 2009 is Jean Kent, for her poem ‘The Polish Guitarist’s First Paris Concert’ (Vol 68/4).
The prize was run this year as a tribute to much-loved Australian poet, Dorothy Porter, and her legacy of work, and is co-sponsored by Porter’s agent, Jenny Darling & Associates. Kent’s poem was chosen by judges Andrea Goldsmith and Kristin Henry out of all the poems accepted for publication in Meanjin throughout 2009. She was presented with a $1,000 cash prize at an awards ceremony to be held at Gleebooks in Sydney on Saturday 14 November at 4pm. The event featured readings from Porter’s most recent collection, The Bee Hut, which was published by Black Inc. in September 2009. ‘The Polish Guitarist’s First Paris Concert’ will also be published in the forthcoming December edition of Meanjin. Jean Kent has released three books of poetry, including Verandahs, which was recently republished by Picaro Press in its Art Box Series. Her fourth collection, Travelling with the Wrong Phrase Books, was highly commended for the 2008 Alec Bolton Prize. She lives at Lake Macquarie in NSW. Meanjin is pleased to announce that the Dorothy Porter Prize will run again in 2010
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Christine Paice WINNER of The Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize
Congratulations to Christine Paice poet and long term member of the Poets Union who was the winner of the 2009 Josephine Ulrick Poetry prize with her poem The Ministry Of Going In. Sorry we are so late in acknowledging it Christine – it’s wonderful news! A copy of the poem is on the Poets Union Website under Festivals and Competitions.
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In Sydney – 10 March Business Case approach workshop with the Australia Business Arts Foundation
This is a friendly reminder that the date is fast approaching for AbaF’s Business Case Approach workshop in Sydney. Places are now limited, so please register now if you wish to attend.
There is an art to seeking partnerships with business. By attending this workshop you will be able to approach businesses confidently and present a powerful case for developing mutually beneficial partnerships.
Topics
• an introduction to the business case approach
• the elements of the business case approach
• tips and tools for preparing your approach to business
• an insight into the business perspective
• assessing your partnering potential
This workshop will be presented by Janine Collins.

REGISTER
Cost: $90 including GST
Date: Wednesday 10 March 2010
Time: 9:30am—1:00pm
Venue: Patrick White Room, Australia Council for the Arts, , Level 3, 372 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills NSW

Places are limited. Register now to secure your place. Complete the registration form attached or register securely online at www.abaf.org.au We hope to see you there! Kind regards,
Jennifer Innes, Coordinator Professional Development
Australia Business Arts Foundation
Level 2, 405 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Tel 03 9616 0314 Fax 03 9614 2550 Email jennifer.innes@abaf.org.au Web http://www.abaf.org.au
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Lucy Holt WINNER of the 2009 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
Congratulations to Lucy Holt - The 2009 NSW Premiers Literary Awards were announced at the Sydney Writers Festival.
Congratulations to Lucy Holt on her receipt of the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry for her collection ‘Man Wolf Man’. Lucy was a 2004 Poets Union ‘Australian Young Poets Fellowship’ holder and was mentored by the Poets Union. In 2005 the Poets Union published a chapbook of Lucy’s poems ‘Stories of A Bird’. The Poets Union is committed to raising funds to develop our mentoring, Poetry Fellowships, Poetry Scholarships, Residencies and Prizes. The full list of winners of The NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and more information about the awards can be found here: http://www.pla.nsw.gov.au/
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Australian poet Emma Jones WINNER Best First Collection, FORWARD PRIZE for her collection ‘The Striped World’
Congratulations to Emma Jones Emma Jones's The Striped World, inspired by her home country of Australia, was named winner of the £5,000 best first collection prize. Hart called her "an ambitious and intriguing new voice" whose poems "are both elliptical and visionary – inhabiting a parallel world of strange disjointed images within which we nevertheless find echoes of familiar experience".
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and congratulations to Forward Prize Winner: Don Paterson Scottish poet Don Paterson has triumphed over one of the strongest poetry shortlists in years to take the Forward prize for best collection with Rain. Paterson, 45, beat a line-up of acclaimed poets including Peter Porter, Sharon Olds and Glyn Maxwell to win the £10,000 award for Rain, a continuation of his personal and philosophical exploration of the world around him.

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2009 Wallace Stevens Award
Congratulations to Jean Valentine - Jean Valentine has been selected as the recipient of the 2009 Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets. The $100,000 prize recognizes outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry.
and to Harryette Mullen Harryette Mullen has been selected as the recipient of the 2009 Academy Fellowship. The Fellowship is awarded to a poet for distinguished poetic achievement and provides a stipend of $25,000. The Academy’s Board of Chancellors, a body of sixteen eminent poets, selects the Wallace Stevens Award and Academy Fellowship recipients. Who says poetry isn’t profitable? Full story is here: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/21013
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Voiceworks
VOICEWORKS MAGAZINE TURNS 21 - The Words We Found: the best writing from 21 years of Voiceworks magazine.
Express Media’s flagship publication and Australia’s premier youth literary magazine Voiceworks is celebrating more than a generation of writers who have made their forays into publishing through Voiceworks. Edited by Lisa Dempster, The Words We Found: the best writing from 21 years of Voiceworks magazine is Express Media’s coming-of-age anthology and, like all good 21st celebrations, it’s a fierce, flirtatious and furious record of our life so far.

The Age Journalist, Marieke Hardy says, ‘What resounds through each page is the song each writer sings through their craft – a dizzying cavalcade of thoughts, a profusion of wit. Breathtaking not only in its scope but in its ambition.’ The Words We Found will be available through all good bookshops and online at www.expressmedia.org.au from November 16. Extract rights are also available. For all media enquiries, please contact Bel Schenk, Artistic Director on 0431 054 190 artisticdirector@expressmedia.org.au

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Cathy Bray
for Brook Emery and the Poets Union committee,
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