Date: 20 October - 19 November 2010
The search is on for Victoria's best spoken-word poet. Speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing your original poem at the Australian Poetry Slam, an electric live event where the audience is the judge.
After state-wide heats, our finest spoken-word poets will come together to battle it out at the Library for the title of Victoria's best slam poet.
Performances will be judged by a panel randomly selected from the audience.
Competition will be fierce as winners compete for a coveted place in the Australian Poetry Slam national final in Sydney on Sunday 5 December. National finalists will have a shot at winning all-expenses paid trips to the 2011 Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in Bali and the 2011 Bookworm International Literary Festival in Beijing.
Australian Poetry Slam events
Heats for the 2010 Australian Poetry Slam will be held across Australia, with the state final being held at the State Library.
It's free to attend all heats but it costs $15 to attend the state final, or $12 for concession or $10 for Foundation members.
Altona heat
Wednesday 20 October
6.30pm (register 6pm)
Altona Meadows Library and Learning Centre
Central Square Shopping Centre
2 Newham Way (off Merton Street)
Inquiries: 03 9932 3020
Daylesford heat
Friday 22 October
7.30pm (register 7pm)
Old Hepburn Hotel
236 Main Road, Hepburn
Inquiries: 03 5332 2615 or Central Highlands Regional Library website
Frankston heat
Thursday 4 November
7pm (register 6.30pm)
Frankston Library
60 Playne Street
Inquiries: 03 9784 1020
Geelong heat
Friday 5 November
7.30pm (register 7pm)
Geelong Library
49 Little Malop St
Inquiries: 03 5222 1212
Clayton heat
Monday 8 November
6.30pm (register 6pm)
Clayton Library
Cooke St
Inquiries: 03 9544 0668
Toorak & South Yarra heat
Tuesday 9 November
6.30pm (register 6pm)
Toorak/South Yarra Library
340 Toorak Rd
Inquiries: 03 8290 8000
Balwyn heat
Wednesday 10 November
7.30pm (register 7pm)
Balwyn Library
336 Whitehorse Rd
Inquiries: 03 9278 4650
State final
Friday 19 November
7pm
Experimedia
State Library of Victoria
Inquiries: 03 8664 7099
More information here.
The search is on for Victoria's best spoken-word poet. Speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing your original poem at the Australian Poetry Slam, an electric live event where the audience is the judge.
After state-wide heats, our finest spoken-word poets will come together to battle it out at the Library for the title of Victoria's best slam poet.
Performances will be judged by a panel randomly selected from the audience.
Competition will be fierce as winners compete for a coveted place in the Australian Poetry Slam national final in Sydney on Sunday 5 December. National finalists will have a shot at winning all-expenses paid trips to the 2011 Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in Bali and the 2011 Bookworm International Literary Festival in Beijing.
Australian Poetry Slam events
Heats for the 2010 Australian Poetry Slam will be held across Australia, with the state final being held at the State Library.
It's free to attend all heats but it costs $15 to attend the state final, or $12 for concession or $10 for Foundation members.
Altona heat
Wednesday 20 October
6.30pm (register 6pm)
Altona Meadows Library and Learning Centre
Central Square Shopping Centre
2 Newham Way (off Merton Street)
Inquiries: 03 9932 3020
Daylesford heat
Friday 22 October
7.30pm (register 7pm)
Old Hepburn Hotel
236 Main Road, Hepburn
Inquiries: 03 5332 2615 or Central Highlands Regional Library website
Frankston heat
Thursday 4 November
7pm (register 6.30pm)
Frankston Library
60 Playne Street
Inquiries: 03 9784 1020
Geelong heat
Friday 5 November
7.30pm (register 7pm)
Geelong Library
49 Little Malop St
Inquiries: 03 5222 1212
Clayton heat
Monday 8 November
6.30pm (register 6pm)
Clayton Library
Cooke St
Inquiries: 03 9544 0668
Toorak & South Yarra heat
Tuesday 9 November
6.30pm (register 6pm)
Toorak/South Yarra Library
340 Toorak Rd
Inquiries: 03 8290 8000
Balwyn heat
Wednesday 10 November
7.30pm (register 7pm)
Balwyn Library
336 Whitehorse Rd
Inquiries: 03 9278 4650
State final
Friday 19 November
7pm
Experimedia
State Library of Victoria
Inquiries: 03 8664 7099
More information here.
