Valerie Volk Book Launch

You are invited to the launch of FSP member Valerie Volk‘s new book Of Llamas and Piranhas published by Ginninderra Press.

Wednesday, 20th September, 2017
7:00pm
West Torrens Auditorium
(via Hamra Centre Library Entrance)
1 Brooker Terrace (corner of Sir Donald Bradman Drive), Hilton.

RSVP essential by Friday 15th September to Valerie:
8376 6655 / vjvolk[at]gmail[dot]com

If you are unable to make it, you can buy Valerie’s new book (and her others!) from her website: www.valerievolk.com.au

FSP September City Open Mic at the Box Factory

The September FSP City Open Mic Meeting will be held at

The Box Factory

59 Regent St, Adelaide

Monday 7th September

Doors open at 6:00 pm for sign-in.

First session starts at 6:30; second session at about 7:30.

Strictly 3 minute maximum per reader.

Bring two copies of your poems if you’d like to submit them to the next Anthology. Make sure your poems have your name, email and phone number on them, otherwise they will not be considered. You must be a member of FSP for your poems to be included in the Anthology.

The Halifax Cafe, 187 Halifax St, will be open from 5:00pm for meals and refreshments prior to the meeting.… Click for more

FSP Featured Poets at Halifax Cafe: Peter Goldsworthy and Thom Sullivan, 30th August.


The FSP Featured Poets Series returns to

Halifax Cafe

187 Halifax Street, Adelaide

Wednesday 30th August, 2017, 6:00 – 7:30 pm

$5 to support the poets

Come early, stay late… The Halifax Cafe will be open for snacks, meals and beverages.

Peter Goldsworthy

has won literary awards across a wide range of genres, including the 1982 Commonwealth Poetry Prize, the 1988 Australian Bicentennial Poetry prize, the FAW Christina Stead Award for fiction, and a Helpmann Award, with composer Richard Mills, for the opera Batavia. His 1995 novel ‘Wish’ was recently rereleased in the Text Australian Classics series, and his 1989 novel ‘Maestro’ as an Angus & Robertson Australian Classic.… Click for more

Poets & Pizza at Coriole

Saturday 9th September 2017, Coriole Vineyards, McLaren Vale.

6.30pm arrival for a 7pm start

Tickets: $25

Catering by All Fired Up

Tickets include live poetry and roaming pizzas. Coriole wines available for purchase by the glass or bottle.

Coriole’s Poets and Pizza event has been celebrating and supporting South Australian poets since 2005. This year we are looking forward to live readings from Nigel Ford, Christina Haack, Alison Bennett and long term Coriole favourite Jude Aquilina.

Come indulge in a wild evening of poetry, great company and pizzas from the wood oven. Click here for details and bookings.

Nigel Ford is a crew-cut haired, goatie bearded, tattooed wanna be biker poet who would go to the opening of a bottle of beer even if he wasn’t invited.Nigel… Click for more

FSP August City Open Mic at the Box Factory

UPDATED!

The August FSP City Open Mic Meeting will be held at the

Box Factory

59 Regent St, Adelaide

Monday 7th August.

Doors open at 6:00 pm for sign-in. First session starts at 6:30; second session at about 7:30.

Bring two copies of your poems if you’d like to submit them to the next Anthology. Make sure your poems have your name, email and phone number on them, otherwise they will not be considered. You must be a member of FSP for your poems to be included in the Anthology.

The Halifax Cafe, 187 Halifax St, will be open from 5:00pm for meals and refreshments prior to the meeting.… Click for more

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