OOTA Newsletter August 26, 2014
MONET GALLERY POETRY READINGS LINKING POETRY & ART Poetry Readings Sunday 31st August 1-3pm. Come to read, or listen. Complementary tea/coffee There is also a poetry wall. Artists are invited to create a painting with a poem imbedded within it or attached - preferably one of your own- to be on display near poetry wall over this time as above. No cost. Ring Maureen 92773685 or E-mail to maureen@monetgallery.net.au Ω Stringybark Short Story Competition Closes 5th October
OOTA NEWS Only 6 days to go to get your poetry or short stories in for the 2014 Spilt Ink Competition which closes on 31st August. As 31st August is a Sunday, you may need to get your entry posted by either Friday 29th or Saturday 30th August. Remember, strict adherence to guidelines is required. Download rules & entry form here WRITING AT THE CENTRE Friday, 29th August, is Poetry with Shane McCauley 10.00am til noon / poets at new venue. Poetry Biter for the 29th August is Josephine Clarke. Jo will be reading a selection of poetry @ midday in the Fremantle Arts Centre Café. Ω
Creative Connections opens this Saturday 30 August, 1pm to 3pm, Perth Town Hall. Honest, raw and vibrant artworks by 54 people with disabilities are the catalyst for 48 poets' expression. Apart from feature poet Amanda Joy, nearly one-third of the poets are also OOTA members including Kevin Gillam, Rose Van Son, Liana Joy Christensen, Gail Willems and nine more. Come along to this unique afternoon. Poets to read against the backdrop of artworks. Works for sale include a poem!
Click on graphic and follow the links. Ω Tom Collins Poetry Prize Maximum 60 lines per poem. Prizes: First $1000, Second $400, 4 x Highly Commended $150, 4 x Commended (recognition only) Entry Fee: $10 for one poem, $15 for two, $20 for three www.fawwa.org Closes 15 December Ω Somerset National Poetry Prize For secondary school students, this prize aims to inspire and enrich youth literature. For more details go to the Somerset website. Closes 19 December
KSP Events ‘Chips with Everything’ Food Writing Workshop Saturday, 20 Sep, 1-4pm Everyone eats, a staggering number of people post photographs of their meals on line in Facebook and other social media to general acclaim and most diners enjoy talking about or writing about memorable meals. How to turn this hobby into writing for cash, and how to improve what you write? These, and other questions, will be answered by Dr Douglas Sutherland-Bruce, a former Gold Plate judge and professional food writer since 1986. $30 members, $45 others Manuscript Assessments – Sat 27 September, 1-4pm An invitation to writers: this is an opportunity for you to have a one-hour private discussion with a professional writer, editor and assessor, regarding your ideas for a proposed book-length work. Interested applicants should book prior to submitting a 350 word synopsis and a 30005000 word excerpt from the proposed work via email to KSP $150 members, $190 others. Click on KSP Events at top for more info
Jackson is offering online poetry feedback! She is hoping that this idea will eventually generate enough work to pass some on to other poets. Saturday Poetry Writing (at The Moon from 13 Sep) Leap or tiptoe out of your poetic comfort zone in a supportive group environment with much-published poet Jackson as your guide. 10:15am-12:45pm Saturdays (September 13, 20 & 27) at The Moon Cafe, 323 William Street, Northbridge. Come to one or several. Book online now at proximitypoetry.com/saturday. $25/15 online; $30/20 cash on the day. Contact Jackson for both Email lostpoetjj@gmail.com or phone, +61 406 624 578. The Society of Women Writers WA is hosting another Marathon Writing Competition on Saturday 20 September 2014, from 9.30am to 4pm at the Citiplace Community Centre in the Perth Railway Station Concourse. http://swwofwa.com CALENDAR AUGUST 24 - Sci-ku competition - http://riaus.org.au/sci-ku/ 27 - City of Perth Library 2014 Haiku Competition: Info here 27 - The Lane Cove Literary Award: Details here 31 - Carmel Bird Award 2014 - Long Story Comp: details 31 - Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition 2014 Details. 31 – Westerly Magazine: Special Edition West Aust/Asia Issue 31 - FAW Tasmania Poetry Prize: Details SEPTEMBER 01 – Anthology of Loss: Details 3-5 - Poetry Week at the City of Perth Library: Scroll to http://community.perth.wa.gov.au/library/ 13 - The 'Examiner' Literature Awards: Details here 15 – Launch of Chris Konrad’s poetry: Letters to Mark 30- The Golden Shovel Anthology: Details via email 30 – Gold Coast Writers Festival Adult Writing Competition 30 – Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize: Details OCTOBER 01 – Prolitzer Prize : Further details here 03 – Glen Phillips Poetry Prize: Details here 10 - The City of Rockingham Short Fiction Awards: Details 18- Margaret River Short Story Competition. Details here. 31 - Odyssey House Victoria 4th Annual Short Story: here 31 - The Best of Times short story competition #18. Details. NOVEMBER 30 - Five Islands Press Ron Pretty Poetry Prize: Details DECEMBER 31- 2014 Aurealis Awards Calling for Entries: Details here. Ω
Poetica Christi Competition Poetry up to 50 lines. Theme: Inner Child. $5 per entry or 3 for $12. Prizes: 1st $300; 2nd $100. www.poeticachristi.org.au/competition Closes 30 Septembee WB Yeats Poetry Prize for Australia Poetry, open theme and style up to 50 lines. Entry fees: $8.50 first entry, $5.50 each additional poem. Prizes: 1st $500; 2nd $100 and commendation certificates. www.wbyeatspoetryprize.com Closes 31 March POEM OF THE WEEK Ccity Ssojourns (For L.E.) Leaving Lima for Vancouver B.C., via New Orleans and San Francisco, recalling a microphone that had earlier come her way at the Nuyorican Poets Café in New York, New York, nudged her to note that tthe wworld is enormous, ppeople, their toil and tenets diminish distances, as writing may wweather wwallops and wishes.
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Joyce Parkes
~ Published in an on-line literary magazine in the U.S.A., the Australia Edition 1 - www.muse-apprentice-guild.com - 01 September 2003. Editor: August Highland. (Many thanks to Joyce Parkes for her continued support, her weekly bouquets for Network Tuesday and her wellthought-out appraisals of our Poems of the Week. We hope you enjoy her pppp poem. Ed)
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