2025

Voluminous Grid – The Adelaide Poetry App 

Calling All Poets!

Voluminous Grid, a geolocation poetry app, is bringing Adelaide’s stories to life through verse. This interactive app will showcase poems – new and old – that celebrate the CBD of the City of Adelaide.

We’re seeking diverse voices, locations, and perspectives that capture Adelaide’s rich past and poetic present. Whether you’re a South Australian poet or from interstate, we’d love to see your work. The app will feature a mix of unpublished works, previously published pieces, and historical poems.

Featured poems will be accessible via smartphone as text and voice recordings, performed by professional actors, with walking events in 2026 to launch the app.… Click for more

Single Poet 2025 submissions now open!

FSP is pleased to announce that submissions for Single Poet 2025 are now open and close on midnight 31st May 2025. Each volume in the Single Poet series publishes a full-length collection of poems from a poet who has not yet published such a collection.

Before submitting your manuscript, please read the rules and formatting requirements carefully. Failure to comply with the requirements will result in your submission being disqualified. The rules can be downloaded as a PDF document below:

Submissions will only be accepted via an on-line form below:

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New Poets 26 submissions now open!

FSP is pleased to announce that submissions for New Poets 26 are now open and close on midnight 31st May 2025. Each volume in the New Poets series publishes short collections of poems from three poets who have not yet published a collection of poetry.

Before submitting your manuscript, please read the rules and formatting requirements carefully. Failure to comply with the requirements will result in your submission being disqualified. The rules can be downloaded as a PDF document below.

Submissions will only be accepted via an on-line form below:

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FSP 2025 Annual General Meeting and April Open Mic

Friday 4 April 2025
Meeting commences at 6:25pm

The Box factory
59 Regent Street, Adelaide

This month’s meeting will begin with our 2025 AGM. You must be a current financial member of FSP to take part in the AGM.

There are openings for positions on the Management Committee. If you would like to nominate, follow the instructions on the agenda or send us a message via this link:
Nominate for Committee.

If you are unable to attend the AGM but would like to vote via a proxy, please nominate your proxy via a message at this link: Proxy nomination.… Click for more

FSP March City Meeting and Open Mic

Friday, 7th March, 2025
from 6:00pm

The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000

All welcome!

$5 to read. 3 minutes per poet.
Free to listen.

Everyone welcome!

You must be a member of FSP to submit your poems for consideration for publication in the annual anthology. Bring two printed copies of your poems with your name and contact details to submit for next year’s anthology, or submit them electronically via the form below after the session.

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Eastwood/Hills Fellowship of Australian Writers Literary Competitions 2025

Two poetry competitions of interest to FSP members are now open. Although based in NSW, anyone can enter. See below for guidelines and links.

EASTWOOD/HILLS FELLOWSHIP OF AUSTRALIAN WRITERS 
LITERARY COMPETITION 2025

Closing Date: 15th May, 2025

 All categories – Open Theme

Category 1: Flash Fiction
Max 500 words. First Prize $150, Second Prize $50

Category 2: Philippa Holland Award for Poetry 
Includes all forms of poetry except Bush Poetry (see separate Boree Log competition below)
Max 80 lines per poem. First Prize $150, Second Prize $50

Category 3: Alan Russell Award for Memoir
Max 1,500 words. First Prize $150, Second Prize $50

Category 4: Short Story.… Click for more

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