The Poetry Kit is seeking international poetry submissions for an online anthology. Poems must have been written during lockdown, but do not need to be about COVID-19 or its impact. Only one poem per submission. Please include a short literary biography in the third person, your location, and the date the poem was finished. Email […]
Poetry at Your Place is hosting another live, online poetry slam tomorrow, May 24th, at 7.30pm NZT. Find details on how to attend here.
May 30th and 31st are big days for competitions and submissions closing, some of which we’ve collected below… The submission guidelines for the following competitions can be accessed via England’s National Poetry Library website. Lucent Dreaming 2020 Poetry Contest (May 30) The Frogmore Poetry Prize 2020 Lord Whisky Animal Sanctuary Poetry Competition 2020 Indigo First […]
We hope you’re doing well with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. We’re happy to say print copies of the Autumn edition of a fine line are now on their way to our print subscribers. We’ve also resumed posting anthology orders and banking cheques. Thanks for your patience if you were waiting on these. Annual General […]
Calling all Literary Innovators! 🤓☺️ The Matatuhi Foundation is on the hunt for innovative projects that will help #NZreaders and #NZwriters get better acquainted. Their next funding round closes on 31 May. Apply online at www.matatuhifoundation.co.nz #NZgrants Watch an explanatory video of this initiative here: https://vimeo.com/363065866
The Montreal International Poetry Prize offers a top prize of $20,000 CAD for a single poem, and is encouraging New Zealand poets to enter. The competition is judged this year by American poet Yusef Komunyakaa, whose collection ‘Neon Vernacular: New & Selected Poems 1977-1989‘ won the Pulitzer Prize. The deadline is fast approaching, with the […]
New Zealand poets, polish up your gems and send them – Ireland-based The Blue Nib is considering work for print or on the digital platform. They read each entry and respond promptly. All details can be found here.
To get you inspired for for our annual poetry competition, we are posting poems by our excellent judges. Here is a selection of haiku by our Open Junior judge, Barbara Strang. For more information on the NZPS’ poetry competition, see here.
At 6pm, Action Education Inc will hold the 3rd Annual Stand Up Poetry Slam, featuring poets from Aotearoa aged 13-18. More details: https://bit.ly/2zNgRS5 At 8pm, the Octagon Collective will host their May Poetry Night. More details: https://bit.ly/2zJcF68
Bitter Melon Press, devoted to the work of poets from Asian diaspora communities, is holding an Instagram Live event at 7am NZT time tomorrow. This celebrates the launch of a volume of poems called ‘Bulbul Calling’ by Pratyusha, who will give a reading and engage in discussion with Nina Mingya Powles, founding editor of Bitter […]
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