Poetry & Spoken Word

Writers Victoria
Poetry and the Metaphysical 'I'
Join Izzy Roberts-Orr for a workshop that will help you open space for invention, deepen emotion and question the poetic…

Writers Victoria
Narrative Verse: Story in Poetry
Infuse your storytelling with poetry techniques and experiment with form to generate new work that pushes boundaries.

Melbourne Fringe Festival
Melbourne Fringe Festival Judges Call Out
Melbourne Fringe is seeking EOIs for members of the "Best in Category" judging panels for the 2025 Festival (30th Sept-19th…

Book review: Past & Parallel Lives, Kaya Ortiz
A debut collection that explores identity through various techniques and modes.

University of Melbourne
Joyce Thorpe Nicholson Creative Fellowship
Archives and Special Collections is proud to announce the relaunch of the Joyce Thorpe Nicholson Creative Fellowship in 2025, named…

University of Melbourne
Peter Blazy Fellowship
The 2026 Peter Blazey Fellowship is now open. The $20,000 award is intended to further a work in progress for…

The University of Melbourne
Kate Challis RAKA Award
The Kate Challis RAKA Award supports Indigenous creative artists. In 2025, the $25,000 award celebrates the best book of poems…

Book review: The Foal in the Wire, Robbie Coburn
A verse novel that tracks the intertwined paths of two teenagers after they care for an injured foal.

Book review: Joss: A History, Grace Yee
Yee's book pays tribute to early Chinese settlers in Australia and New Zealand.

Zilla & Brook
garçon by wani toaishara
A story of boyhood and belonging presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy