October 30

• Applications for the Emerging Māori Writer in Residence close on October 30th! This is a wonderful opportunity that will support you to work on your project for 3 months at the start of 2021, with a stipend of $15000.

October 31

• The Lilian Ida Smith Award closes on October 31.
• Wellington Poetry Slam Final 2020 is coming up at the National Library, Wellington, on October 31.
• The Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry Competition closes on October 31st.
• The National Poetry Competition closes October 31st. Find out more about the competition, and how to submit, on The Poetry Society website.