A new day, a new poem
Start the day with a poem as 30in30 delivers new original poetry, reflections and writing prompts from some of the country’s leading poets, authors, and spoken word artists every day across Poetry Month in August.
Delight in original commissions by our 2026 Poetry Ambassadors and Youth Ambassadors, Red Room Poetry Fellows, contemporary poets and cultural icons working at their finest. Stay tuned for new work from poets Evelyn Araluen, Ellen van Neerven, Alan Fyfe, Tusiata Avia (NZ), Kristen Lang, Troy Wong, Judith Beveridge, Keri Glastonbury, Jacqui Malins, and Liam Ferney, alongside award-winning Gudanji/Wakaja and Kalkadoon writer and academic Debra Dank and Wodi Wodi/Dharawal/Wandiwondian and Walbunja teacher, dancer and choreographer Elizabeth Luland.
In 2026, enjoy multi-disciplinary co-commissioned works from critical art collective Snack Syndicate (Astrid Lorange and Andrew Brooks), poetry and music project Lotus Threads (poet Panda Wong and musician Hannah Wu), and co-editors of journal for artistic and poetic applications of technology Crawlspace (Hannah Jenkins and Rory Green).
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#30in30 Writing Competition
30 chances to win a daily book prize with 3 lines!
Running 1-31 August, we'll be releasing a new daily writing prompt created by one of our 30in30 commissioned artists. To view the daily prompt, follow us on Instagram or Facebook.
Winners will be announced daily and each will receive a poetry collection from this year's #30in30 project partner, Dymocks, plus three lucky poets from across the month will be selected for paid publication.
