Competitions

Poetry Competitions including entry information and results

New Poets 24 and Single Poet 2023 winners!

FSP is pleased to announce the winners of New Poets 24 and Single Poet 2023 competitions.

NEW POETS 24

Judge: Jude Aquilina

The three winners are:
• Facebook Poems by Peter Mahoney
• Stepping on Shadows by Helen Hutton
• My Father’s Son by Nigel Ford

Commended
• From the Heart by Susan Thrun Willett

Special Mention
• Save Changes to Normal by Stef Rozitis
• Murder, Mayhem and More by Fred Willett

SINGLE POET 2023

Judge: Steve Evans

Winner
• Selected Poems (1992-2022) by gareth roi jones

Commended
• The Pilgrimage by Claire-Louise Watson
• Eclectica by Veronica Cookson

Thank you to the judges for both competitions.… Click for more

FSP August 2023 City Meeting – Open Mic and announcing winners of the New Poets and Single Poet competitions

Monday, 7th August, 2023
from 6:00pm

The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000

$5 to read. 3 minutes per poet

To begin this meeting, the winners of the New Poets 24 and the Single Poet 2023 competitions will be announced by the respective judges.

Add your name to the reading list on the night if you want a turn at the mic. Bring two printed copies of your poems with your name and contact details if you want them considered for next year’s anthology, or submit them electronically via the form below after the session.

The meeting will be held under current COVID-19 safety plans as required.… Click for more

FSP Anthology 47 launch and order form

Judges and editors
Left to right: David Cookson (editor), Max Merckenschlager (judge), Veronica Cookson (editor), Jacqui Merckenschlager (judge), Sue O’Brien (Convenor)
Winners
Left to right: Stef Rozitis, Elaine Barker, Louise Nicholas, Charlie Madden, Helen Hutton,  Meryl McDougall, Rob Ferris, Maria Vouis, Sue O’Brien

FSP is excited to announce that Anthology 47 was officially launched by in-coming Convenor, Sue O’Brien, at the monthly meeting on 1 May 2023.

Edited by Veronica and David Cookson, the anthology’s title, beyond the bend … , takes its name from a line in Torbay by contributing poet, Sharon Foulkes. The collection of over 100 poems thrilled the judges, Jacqui and Max Merckenschlager, who were at the launch to meet the winning and commended poets. … Click for more

FSP May City Meeting – Anthology 47 Launch & Open Mic

Monday, 1st May, 2023
from 6:00pm

The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000

The meeting will start with the launch of the FSP Annual Anthology 47, edited by Veronica and David Cookson. As part of the launch, the winners of the Satura Prize for the poem judged the best in the Anthology, and Nova Prize for the best poem in the Anthology written by a first-time published poet will be announced. The title of the Anthology, its cover and the judge for the prizes all will be revealed on the night!

Copies of FSP Anthology 47 will be available for sale on the night for $20.… Click for more

New Poets 23 launched!

From left to right: Helen Hutton, Heather Nimmo, Stephy Kate Dewan, Shaine Melrose, Heather Taylor Johnson

New Poets 23 was officially launched at a great night on Monday 17 October 2022 at Halifax Cafe attended by about 35 people.

The launch celebrated the collective works of Stephy Kate Dewan (Little Closed Openings), Shaine Melrose (Shooting Words from my Soul) and Heather Nimmo (The Sun Came Up). The poets each read a selection of poems from their collections. Convenor Nigel Ford was the MC for the night with editor, Helen Hutton, launching the book. This year’s judge, Heather Taylor Johnson read her comments. … Click for more

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