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Maureen K Clifford · Post by **Maureen K Clifford** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:49 am

http://www.australianpoetry.org/cafe-poet-program/

The State Library of QLD and BWF has partnered with Australian Poetry (AP) to offer a local Brisbane poet the opportunity of a six-month residency at the State Library Cafe and will be launched at the BWF on 8 September as part of the BWF program.

Local Brisbane poets are invited to submit the following information for consideration:

All contact details
A statement outlining why you would like to be the Café Poet as part of the BWF
A statement regarding a personal objective or what you would like to achieve during the six-month residency
A statement regarding a public objective to benefit others, such as being prepared to give a reading at the end of the residency or presenting a workshop, etc.
Five sample poems
The deadline for submissions is Friday 26 August 2011.

You must be a member of AP. Submissions to eliza@australianpoetry.org

Our next submission deadline for the regular next batch of Cafe Poets is 31 October. Please see below for application process.