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Varuna Launches Exciting Opportunities for Poets

Varuna the Writers’ House has recently launched an exciting suite of opportunities for poets in Australia.

The Byron Bay Writers Festival Picaro Press Poetry Initiative comprises two programs that give poets the opportunity for editorial help, promotion, and publication. The programs are nation-wide and will run annually.

Program partners are the Byron Bay Writers Festival and Picaro Press.

This special initiative extends Varuna’s current offerings for poets and builds on partnerships Varuna has established through the NSW LitLink Program, funded by Arts NSW.

Both programs are open to writers resident in Australia.

BYRON BAY WRITERS FESTIVAL/PICARO PRESS: POETRY ANTHOLOGY

Award: Winning applicants will have their poem or poems published in a poetry anthology of approximately 90 A5 pages.
Who should apply: Writers of poetry at all levels of practice and achievement and from all over Australia.
Important dates: Applications are accepted from 5 April 2010 and must be postmarked by 30 April 2010.
Application fee: $45 (including GST) per application. Fees help to cover administrative costs and sustain these programs.

BYRON BAY WRITERS FESTIVAL/PICARO PRESS POETRY COLLECTION (SINGLE AUTHOR)
Award: Two poets will each have their poetry published by Picaro Press as a single-author collection. They will have the opportunity to launch their publication at the Byron Bay Writers Festival.
Who should apply: New or emerging poets with sufficient work to be edited into a publication of 28 A5 pages.
Important dates: Applications are accepted from 5 April 2010 and must be postmarked by 30 April 2010.
Application fee: $45 (including GST) per application. Fees help to cover administrative costs and sustain these programs.

For more information, visit: Varuna