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Delighted & honoured that LIKE TO THE LARK has won the 2023 Wesley Michel Wright Prize in Poetry.
Thanks to the Prize Selection Committee & Faculty of Arts @ArtsUnimelb @UniMelb; my incredible publisher & editor @terriannwhite @UpswellP & @FelicPlunkett; my family & friends šļøā„ļø

ALT Judges Comments, 2023 Wesley Michel Wright Prize in Poetry: āThese extraordinary poems, which draw their forms from across the planet, mix deep history and pop music, personal extremity and sophisticated humour, in such striking and memorable ways that each rereading proves even more rewarding than the last.ā
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š¾The Braided Gift, edited by Shari Lynelle & Lucy Van, is now live!
New poems by 38 Australian & international poets explore the āgiftā in its tender, tangled formsāmaking, mourning, remembering & renewal.
šæRead the full issue: bit.ly/3Jsl0zk
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š£ Poetry Day Ireland returns 1st May 2025 with the theme May Day!š
#MayDay symbolises renewal,Ā hope, & abundance, while also paying homage toĀ International Workersā Day, a time for reflection on solidarity, unity, & collective strength.
ā¹ļø Learn more: poetryday.ie
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Cordite 115: SPACE with @aliciasometimes is now live! So much excellent and deep space and micro space.
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Happy new year! Issue 5 is here with all poems translated into Welsh/Cymraeg, including features with Martin Crucefix, Natalie Ann Holborow and Duriel E. Harris - with thanks to the @Books_Wales modronmagazine.com/issue-fivā¦
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Legendary Melbourne poet Ļ.O. (Pi.O.) has been announced the winner of the 2024 Patrick White Literary Award!
He will receive $20,000 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Australian literature.
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WATCH THE FULL TROXY PERFORMANCE NOW ATĀ thecure.lnk.to/TroxyLiveStreā¦
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Thrilled to be part of this beautiful anthology with my story, Northbound, about a sad man in a motorway cafe. It was a finalist in the Oxford Flash Fiction Prize held in conjunction with the Bodleian Library's recent Kafka exhibition. @Oxfordflash
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NEW DROP! Songs Of A Lost WorldĀ is the long-awaited new album from @thecure, their 14th studio release and their first in 16 years, pressed to glow-in-the-dark cut-out picture disc with heat sensitive thermochromic sleeve, limited to 6,000 units: blood-records.co.uk/productsā¦
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New interview today with Jane Lovell @wordcurlz at @ModronMagazine Interview by @glynfedwards . modronmagazine.com

ALT New interview up today with Jane Lovell at modronmagazine.com āThere is a growing appreciation of our lack of knowledge about other species. You only have to read about mycelium and the network of communication existing in forests to realise weāve been blinkered for a long timeā. (Text is laid over an image of tree roots). Interview by Glyn Edwards. https://modronmagazine.com
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HUGE CONGRATS to ALLAN BEHM. This is my second Upswell-Behm book and the last was also shortlisted here.
"Award was established in 2022 to highlight and celebrate the significant role political books play in better understanding politics & public policy.
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My forthcoming #poetry pamphlet š ā at Victoria, Australia
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#NEWonSRB: What does it mean to think of the sea as alive with meaning? @killian_quigley takes on James Bradleyās challenge to think more deeply about the ocean not only as an object of ecological concern, but also a site of ethical and imaginative renewal.buff.ly/404P61J
Hell Heronsā fourth single āThe Literariesā (words & music the brilliant @NGFeathers) is out today š§
You can purchase the track at Bandcamp, listen on all major streaming platforms & watch the promo at YouTube m.youtube.com/watch?v=FhIedt⦠@MelindaLSmith @CJBowerbird
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After careful consideration, judges Karen Wyld and Eugenia Flynn have selected five outstanding poems to form this yearās Nakata Brophy Prize shortlist!
Congratulations to the following poets: Georgia Malu, Bebe Oliver, Sharleigh Crittenden, Mia Thom, and Yasmin Smith.
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āļøCongratulations to SJ Norman and Gavin Yuan Gao on their respective wins at the 2024 South Australian Literary Awards. ā
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To read the judges comments click on the link below.
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It's time! We're excited to announce the first of over fifty #authors and thought leaders that you will see at the 2024 Festival. berrywritersfestival.com.au/ā¦






























