New Poets 21 now available
FSP New Poets 21 featuring collections of poems by Mark Ritchie, Tarla Kramer, and Doug Jacquier is now available for purchase. Get a copy for $20 at any FSP meeting or order a copy on-line via the form below.
Competitions
Poetry Competitions including entry information and results
New Poets 21 launch
Monday, 26th October, 2020.
6:00pm
The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA, 5000.
FSP is excited to announce the winners of the New Poets 21 competition, as judged by Kaye Aldenhoven, and launch their poetry collections in this new publication from FSP. Kaye will be flying in from Darwin especially for the event.
According to our COVID-Safe plan, up to 27 people can register to attend and celebrate with the New Poets and their personal guests, and to be among the first to purchase a copy of the book. New Poets 21 will also be available to buy online immediately it has been launched.… Click for more
New Poets 21 winners announced
The Friendly Street New Poets series of books has been the launching pad for many well-recognised and successful poets in SA who have gone on to make wonderful contributions to poetry here in Australia and overseas. Nineteen submissions were received for the New Poets 21 competition this year, six more than last year, which is pleasing to see in this time of limited poetry opportunity.
The judge for this competition was Kaye Aldenhoven, an Adelaide born, Darwin based writer and poet with 3 books of poetry published. Kaye has been shortlisted for prose and poetry multiple times in the NT Literature Awards and won 2 Red Earth Poetry Awards.… Click for more
New Poets 21 submission deadline extended
Due to the current restrictions associated with the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline for submissions to New Poets 21 has been extended to 1st May 2020.
A date for the launch will be announced when more is known…
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Friendly Street Poets New Poets 20 & Single Poet Books Launch
Monday, 25th November, 2019
6:00pm – 9:00pm
The Box Factory
59 Regent Strett, Adelaide, SA 5000
FSP is proud to launch the latest collections by the winning poets in the New Poets and Single Poet Competitions:
Single Poet winner: Ben Adams‘ first full collection of poetry, A Synonym For Sobriety.
New Poets 20 winners: Alys Jackson‘s Wolf Ghosts, Sharon Foulkes‘ Finding Their Voices and Julia Wakefield‘s Shifting Viewpoints.
Please come along, help celebrate the success by these emerging poets whose names have joined a wonderful list of past winners and hear them read some poems from their successful manuscripts.… Click for more