APC and Relationships Australia: Fatherhood Poetry Project
Submissions due 30th June
Relationships Australia, the Australian Poetry Centre and designers/publishers Gracia and Louise are joining forces to produce a book on Dads and what being a dad or fatherhood means to Australians.
Sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers …
What does having a father, or being a father, mean to you?
Competition: poems about DADS or being a father
Project: a very special limited collection about DADS or being a father, to be launched in time for Father’s Day.
Judges: A committee comprising established poets and APC and Relationships Australia representatives will select fifteen (15) poems about DADS or being a father
Entry: Free - and you can submit as many times as you like
Conditions: Poems should be funny, touching, stirring, inspiring or insightful but must be succinct (no more than about 15 lines).
Submissions: include your contact details with your submissions.
Published to coincide with Father’s Day 2010 - This is an opportunity for poets to be published in a high quality widely distributed publication. Due to Father’s Day being just around the corner, the turn around time for selecting the poetry is fast.
Due date: The deadline for your poems is 5pm Wednesday June 30th.
Please download the form from the Australian Poetry Centre’s website for more information and remember to include your contact details with your submissions.