2023 APC joint winners Rob Waters and K.J.Hayward.

No need to shout, slam poets stand out

Sharpen your pencils, write down those words and practise those lines, so they’re honed to be heard, metered or not they don’t have to be rhymed,  mould them into 2 minutes time!

Alright Northern NSW Regional poets. It is 2024 and the Australian Poetry Slam is in Guyra at the Australian Poetry Hall of Fame again.

There will be 20 positions available for the Australian poetry Hall of Fame Heat Guyra. Sign up will start at 6:00pm ON THE DOT. Slam begins at 6:30pm ON THE DOT And the first 20 to sign up are able to compete.

Rules: – Your poem cannot go longer than 2 minutes. – Every 30 seconds over 2 minutes will lose you a point – Your poem must be an original work – Your poem must not have been performed at a previous APS – You must be a NSW resident to compete – No musical accompaniment/costumes/props

Outside of that. Your poem is completely yours and can be about absolutely anything.

For those of you who have never been to an APS, it is a yearly Australia wide poetry competition with heats in all major states and cities. Winners from each heat will go onto State finals and from there winners will go onto the grand-final held at the Sydney Opera House.

Prizes include: – Title of Australian Poetry Slam Champion – A writers festival tour of Asia and Australia (Shows at Byron Writers Festival, Ubud Writers, Readers Festival, Singapore Writers Festival and Hong Kong International Literary Festival) – An artist residency with Bundanon Trust In New South Wales

There will be a guest host and slam workshop the evening before and workshops throughout July and August TBA!

Get practising!

EVENT INFO: Entry cost for audience is $5. Doors will open from 5:00PM for Pre-slam meals from Seahorse Medicine Cafe. call 0423478656 to prebook.