Terms and Conditions

Eligibility

• You are an Australian citizen or have a permanent residency visa
• You must be a poet previously commissioned or programmed by Red Room Poetry to apply for the Red Room Poetry Fellowship.
• Poets must be over 18 years of age to apply for this opportunity.
• Works submitted must be your own original work.
• Preparedness to record, publish and speak publicly about your poetry and creative process.
• Availability to attend a one-week residency at Varuna in 2024 (Monday 26 August - Monday 2 September 2024).

For more detailed information about eligibility, please see the FAQs.

The 2024 Fellows will receive

• $1000 stipend each
• A one-week residency at Varuna, with all meals and accommodation provided (Monday 26 August - Monday 2 September 2024)
• A one-on-one one site mentoring consultation and group workshopping session
• A public reading opportunity as part of Poetry Month 2024
• Online publication of a poem as part of Poetry Month 2024 (additional fee for this)

Anywhere Remote Residency

One residency is offered to be undertaken remotely, during the same week (Monday 26 August - Monday 2 September 2024). This Fellow will receive:

• $1000 stipend
• A one-on-one online mentoring consultation
• An online reading opportunity as part of Poetry Month 2024
• Online publication of a poem in 2024 (additional fee for this)

Terms and Conditions

1. Applications are open exclusively to poets previously commissioned or programmed by Red Room Poetry. Poets must indicate the project(s) for which they were engaged.
2. Entries must address entire criteria in the application form (see Selection Criteria below).
3. Multiple entries are not permitted.
4. Poems submitted must be original works written by an individual author.
5. Poems submitted must not infringe upon anyone’s copyright.
6. Poems that are deemed to be works of plagiarism will be disqualified.
7. Applications previously entered in past Red Room Poetry Fellowships may not be re-entered.
8. Visual poems must be accompanied by a 300-word exegesis.
9. Audio poems (up to 3 minutes) can be submitted as well if the poet’s preferred medium
10. Entries open 9am, Tuesday 12 December 2023 (AEDT)
11. Entries close 5pm, Tuesday 6 February 2024 (AEDT)
12. Feedback for unsuccessful entries will not be provided.
13. Copyright of all poem(s) remains with the poet.

Selection criteria

1. Impact - Show potential for this grant to benefit your creative development and advance the proposed poetic project you intend to work on as part of the residency
2. Project Merit - The creative concepts, processes and work submitted show a high degree of originality and contribute to the wider culture of contemporary poetry in Australia

How to apply

Please complete the online application form via Varuna's website here including:

• Project description (500 characters)
• How will this opportunity benefit your creative development?* (1000 characters)
• Three recent poems (3 pages max)

Ready to get started? Complete the online application form here.

Questions about your application? Contact us via fellowship@redroompoetry.org