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The
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National Junior Online
Bush Poetry Competition 2008
for Australian school students or anyone from 6 to 18 years of age
| You may not be a Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson or Dorothea Mackellar to-day but if you start now you could be the poet of tomorrow. Lawson, Paterson and many other poets were the authors of the cool jokes, stories, and yarns in their day. As well as writing their stories in rhyme they were known hang out with their mates and tell each other stories while others listened with amazement. If you are between six and eighteen years old and want to be cool and impress you friends with awesome stories, then start now by entering this competition. You can write about anything that has to do with Australia, Australians or the Australian way of life using rhyme and metre. |
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The first prize in each section will be Jim Haynes' new book,
The Book of Australian Popular Rhymed Verse
and the second and third prizes other bush poetry books for young people. |
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| Closing Date Friday 17th October 2008 |
Entry Form to Download
Closing date for entries is Friday 17th October 2008
This competition is a JUNIOR event for ORIGINAL verse (solely the work of the entrant) having good rhyme and metre, written about Australia, Australians and/or the Australian way of life. Poems can be humorous, serious, descriptive or a narrative. Entrants may enter as many poems as they wish.
Entrants must be between six and eighteen years of age on the closing date (Friday 17th October 2008).
Previously published poems that have not won a first, second or third prize in any written competition will be accepted.
Entries should be submitted as stated on the entry form.
Teachers may encourage and assist their students to enter.
Click here for poetry writing tips and tools.
JUDGING:
Poems will be judged taking into account the entrants age. The judges decision will be final and no further correspondence will be entered into.
CLOSING DATE:
Only entries received on or before Friday 17th October 2008 will be accepted.
ENTRY FEE:
There is no fee to enter this competition (entry is free).
ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS:
The Winners will be posted here on the 15th November 2008.
Selected poems will be posted on the Australian Bush Poets Association website.
Any entrant may post their entered poem in the youth section of the ABPA forum after 24th October 2008.
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Any-one, eighteen years of age or under, may post their own bush poetry in the youth section of the ABPA forum anytime.
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