Opportunities for Poets

Magabala Books Creative Development Scholarship is open for entries — Closing Thursday, 31 October
The Poetry Society is receiving submissions for The Competition, one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for a single unpublished poem. Open to all poets worldwide aged 18+. Prizes: £5,000, £2,000, £1,000 — Closing Thursday, 31 October
Creative Australia is receiving applications for Young People: First Nations Arts & Culture Project Fund, open to Australian First Nations artists or arts workers between the ages of 18 and 35 — Closing Tuesday, 12 November
Uplift is inviting poets, poetry groups, organisations, festival, publishers, journals or websites to join their community — Subscribe

Creatrix Poetry is accepting submissions for up to two unpublished and original poems up to 60 lines - Ongoing
UNSW Press: Open for submissions — No closing date specified
Portside Review: Submissions — Open year round
Overland: Submissions — Ongoing
Westerly: Submissions — Currently open

Structuring Poetry with Andy Jackson is a new poetry writing course from Kill Your Darlings. Cost: $169 (10% discount for KYD members) —Open now
Cath Drake invites you to Poetry & Mindfulness Uplift, four online writing sessions in November — Starting Tuesday, 5 November
Writing NSW invites writers to attend the workshop Online: Writing Poetry with Vanessa Kirkpatrick — Starting Wednesday, 6 November

Powerhouse offers annual programs to researchers interested in exploring the collection for the purposes of creative practice or academic research — Closing Monday, 25 November
The Office for the Arts maintains a register for those interested in being considered for appointment to statutory and non-statutory boards, councils and committees within the portfolio of the Minister for the Arts — Submit your EOI

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