WAPI is presenting a series of workshops during 2019 that will explore various aspects of poetry and poetry writing.

The first workshop will be Writing Poetry from Real Life presented by Virginia O’Keefe.

For details, click here

Congratulations to the 2018 Poetry d’Amour Love Poetry Contest winners. To read the winning poems click here

To purchase a copy of the 2018 Poetry d’Amour Anthology click here

To purchase tickets to 2019 Poetry d’Amour Valentine’s Day event featuring Belgian poet and theatre artist, Maya Wuytack click here

For information about Maya and this event click here

For the winning poems click here

WA Poets Inc would like to thank Geoff Spencer and family for supporting this contest.

To view the winners of the 2018 Creatrix Poetry and Haiku Prizes click here

10 – 19^th August

Various venues

Festival launch – 16^th August, Queens Building. 97 William St, Perth.

Check out the guests and their biographies click here

Book workshops facilitated by guest poets click here

Festival events click here

Follow the Festival on FaceBook click here

The 2018 Perth Poetry Festival is supported by:

A poetry contest for original and unpublished poems of up to 60 lines with an open theme. 

First Prize             $701

 Second Prize        $299

 Plus   2 x Highly Commended Awards

            2 x Commended Awards

 This contest is closed for judging. Awards will be announced on 19th August

For details click here

As part of 2018 Poetry d’Amour Summer of Love, submissions are sought for original, unpublished love poems for an opportunity to win:

First Prize: $500 cash prize and the opportunity to perform the winning entry at Poetry d’Amour 2018*

Runner Up: $200 cash prize and the opportunity to perform the winning entry at Poetry d’Amour 2018*

2 x Highly Commended Certificates*

2 x Commended Certificates* 

PLUS

Youth Incentive Award: $100 cash prize and the opportunity to perform the winning entry at Poetry d’Amour 2018* for the highest ranking entry, that has not won an award in the above categories, from a person under 18 years of age living in Western Australia.

For details and Entry Form, click here

To view past winners click here

To purchase a copy of the 2017 Poetry d’Amour Love Poetry Anthology click here