Adelaide Poets Collective – celebrating 50 years in 2025
FSP is delighted to announce the winners of the Single Poet 2019 and New Poets 20 competitions.
The Single Poet 2019 Competition was won by Benjamin Adams for his collection A Synonym for Sobriety with commendations going to The Laureate Poems by Suzanne Verrall and The Underside Of Bark by Gaetano Aiello.
Single Poet 2019 Judge David Adès gave great insight into his process for selecting the winning and commended manuscripts.… Click for more
Monday, 5th August, 2019
6:00pm – 9:30pm
The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000.
In addition to the Open Mic session, tonight FSP will announce the winners of the New Poets 20 and the Single Poet 2019 Competition winners. You’ll need to be there to find out which poets will have their work published in the next round of FSP books.
Bring along your poems to read or just come and listen to a diverse range of poetry. Remember, 3 minutes maximum mic time per reader to make sure everyone gets a go and has an audience.
Sign-in from 6:00pm for a start around 6:20pm.… Click for more
Saturday 27th July, 2019
from 6:00pm
The Artisan Cafe
252 Main Rd, Blackwood
Join FSP’s New Poets 19 authors Bruce Greenhalgh, Maria Vouis, and Geoffrey Aitken for an evening of fine words and award-winning dining.
$28 per head includes two courses.
Bookings essential at (08) 8278 9888.
Friendly Street Poets is pleased to announce that submissions for New Poets 20 open on 1st May 2019.
Each volume in the New Poets series publishes a collection of poems from each of three poets who have not yet had a collection of poems published.
Please read carefully the following information regarding eligibility, presentation format, and the selection process. Any entries which fail to comply with these submission guidelines will be disqualified.
When you are ready, submit your manuscript via the form below. Submissions will only be accepted via this form.
Submissions now close at midnight, Friday, 14th June, 2019.
Late submissions will not be accepted.… Click for more
Monday, 3rd September, 2018
The Box Factory
59 Regent Street South, Adelaide
6:00pm – 9:00pm
At last, the launch of FSP Anthology 42, edited by Karl Cameron-Jackson and Ros Schulz, and New Poets 19, featuring collections by Geoff Aitken, Maria Vouis and Bruce Greenhalgh. The winners of the Nova Prize and the Satura Prize also will be announced.
The evening will feature readings from both publications and there will not be an open mic this month.
Books will be available for sale on the night.
FSP is very proud to announce the outcome of the New Poets 19 selection process.
Congratulations to Winners:
Maria Vouis Eye Print
Geoff Aitken Soundings
Bruce Greenhalgh The Meteorology of Enjambment
with Special Commendations to:
Emelia Haskey All the Things I’ve Yet to Tell You
Inez Marrasso The Champagne Smile
The standard of entries was very high, making the final decision a difficult one for judge, Thom Sullivan. Well done all the poets who entered and massive thanks to Thom.
More information on the launch of New Poets 19 with the poems of Maria, Geoff and Bruce will be available in due course.