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August Voicebox
26 August @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Poet's HubGuests Dennis Haskell and Daphne Milne will read their poetry, plus 12 x 3 minute open mic.
View eventBook Tour and Meet the Author: Julie Janson
27 August @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pmOne event on 23 August 2019 at 2:00 pm
One event on 27 August 2019 at 4:00 pm
One event on 29 August 2019 at 10:30 am
Julie Janson will talk about her new historical novel The Light Horse Ghost, set in Kalgoorlie Boulder in 1919 after the return of the Light Horse. Magabala will publish Julie’s …
View event‘Honestly, this really happened to me’ – Monologue Workshop with Hellie Turner
27 August @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, repeating until 17 September 2019
Highly experienced WA playwright Hellie Turner invites you to engage with her in a lively 7 week workshop, designed to assist you to construct & write a dramatic monologue centred on a ‘defining event or issue’ from your life story.
View eventSteve Hawke in Conversation
27 August @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EventsSteve Hawke, author and son of the late Bob Hawke, will be discussing his newly released novel, Out of Time in conversation with editor Naama Grey-Smith. His new book explores …
View eventBook Tour and Meet the Author: Julie Janson
29 August @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pmOne event on 23 August 2019 at 2:00 pm
One event on 27 August 2019 at 4:00 pm
One event on 29 August 2019 at 10:30 am
Julie Janson will talk about her new historical novel The Light Horse Ghost, set in Kalgoorlie Boulder in 1919 after the return of the Light Horse. Magabala will publish Julie’s …
View eventDervla McTiernan and Sara Foster: In Conversation
29 August @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EventsListen to Dervla McTiernan in conversation with Sara Foster.
View eventDr Michael Levitt and The Happy Bowel
29 August @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EventsDr Michael Levitt has restored hundreds of patients to bowel health and happiness. Join Dr Levitt to find out more about his comprehensive guide, The Happy Bowel, full of practical …
View eventBetween the Sheets: Artists’ Books Exhibition Opening
29 August @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Events, Poet's HubBetween the Sheets: Artists’ Books Exhibition 2019 will be opened by Paul Uhlmann, Artist and Senior Lecturer at Edith Cowan University at at 6 pm on Thursday 29 August at …
View eventSongCraft 7 Week Songwriting Circle
29 August @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 7:00 pm on Thursday, repeating until 12 September 2019
In this 7 week songwriting circle, beginners, musicians, poets and longtime songwriters learn how to craft better lyrics and get more involved in the storytelling aspect of songwriting.
View event2019 Spring Soiree Sundowner Sessions at KSP
30 August @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmOne event on 27 September 2019 at 6:30 pm
One event on 25 October 2019 at 6:30 pm
One event on 29 November 2019 at 6:30 pm
The KSP Writers’ Centre is proud to bring you Sundowner Sessions, with featured author talks nights on the last Friday of each month from Aug-Nov.
View eventLatest Notices
Mundaring Poetry Competition
Competitions, Poet's HubAs part of the Mundaring Arts Centre ‘What on Earth’ project, Shire of Mundaring, in collaboration with KSP Writers’ Centre, is pleased to announce a poetry competition. Submit a poem …
Read moreWriting WA Literary Lions Medal
News, OpportunitiesThe Writing WA Literary Lions Medal, produced by The Perth Mint, and a cash prize of $10,000 contributed by Writing WA’s Literary Lions, will be presented annually to an individual …
Read more2019 ASA Style File Illustration Award Mentorships
OpportunitiesThe Australian Society of Authors has announced the introduction of the inaugural 2019 ASA Style File Illustration Award Mentorships. For the first time, the ASA is offering mentorships exclusively for …
Read moreRed Room Poetry Object Competition
Poet's Hub, Young WritersPoetry Object ignites imaginations by inviting young writers (Years 3-10) and their teachers to create poems inspired by treasured, curious or talismanic objects. Entry fee: free. Prizes: a list of prizes …
Read moreARKfest Play Submissions
Competitions, Performance WritersARK Theatre is proud to announce the return of ARKFest: Short Play Festival, inviting writers all over Australia to submit ten-minute plays. All submissions are accepted for judging regardless of …
Read moreABR Indigenous Fellowship
Competitions, OpportunitiesAustralian Book Review has announced the ABR Indigenous Fellowship, worth a total of $10,000. ABR welcomes proposals from emerging or established Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander writers, journalists, commentators, scholars, activists, and …
Read moreUnderground Writers Issue 28: Invitation
OpportunitiesSubmissions for Issue 28: Invitation are now open and it’s gonna be a bumper issue. With Issue 28, Underground is celebrating its 10th Birthday. Birthdays, weddings, baby showers, funerals. This …
Read moreSubmissions to Rabbit Issue 29: Lineages
Competitions, Poet's HubRABBIT is currently accepting submissions of nonfiction poetry for Issue 29: Lineages, to be guest co-edited by Chi Tran and Matthew Hall. Send up to 3 poems (short or long) in …
Read more2020 Stella Prize: Open for Entries
CompetitionsThe Stella Prize is an annual prize celebrating Australian women’s contribution to literature and is named after Stella Maria Sarah ‘Miles’ Franklin. Both nonfiction and fiction books by Australian women …
Read moreThe Southern Cross Short Story Competition
CompetitionsBallarat Writers Inc invites writers to enter the 2019 Southern Cross Literary Competition, which runs every second year, alternating with the Martha Richardson Memorial Poetry Prize. Submit short stories up …
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