ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Boyup Brook Country Music Festival (WA) is on again (sorry for the short notice!!!)
16th - 19th February 2012, with guest poets, Gary Fogarty and Carol Heuchan.

The written competition will be running again - $100 prize money for two sections: Open and Emerging Poet
Please see the attached Entry form/Conditions form, as well as the program for the bush poetry events throughout the festival.
Anyone who may have some time to spare, and fancies a trip to WA - you are most welcome!!!

Boyup Brook 2012
WRITTEN BUSH POETRY COMPETITION
In conjunction with the Country Music Festival
16 – 19th February, 2012

Conditions of Entry
 This competition is an event for ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN verse having very good RHYME and METRE.
 There are no subject restrictions
 Previously published poetry that has not won a first prize in any written competition will be accepted.
 A4 size pages should be used keeping each entry separate, using one side of the paper only.
 Entries should be typed where possible using a standard font (Times Roman, Century, Arial, Verdana)
 Send two copies of each poem
 Maximum of 40 lines/poem. Max 3 poems per entrant
 Cover sheets should be used. Entrants names or other details must not appear on any of the poems.
 Cheques or money orders for the total amount of entry fees should be made out to Boyup Brook 2012 Bush Poetry Competition and must accompany all entries.
 CLOSING DATE. Entries must be received no later than 10th February 2012 - Late entries not accepted.
 Copyright remains with the author. Poems may be used in any anthology of competition entries. Poems will not be returned.
 The Winners will be announced at the Bush Poets Breakfast, Boyup Brook, 19th Feb. 2012. Winners will be notified
 If required entrants should supply an SSAE for results to be posted after 21st Feb 2012
 The judges’ decision will be final and no further correspondence will be entered into. Public Criticism of Judges decisions will result in disqualification from future events.

ENTRY FEE: $5 per poem
PRIZES: Open – 1st Prize - $100
Emerging Poet (never previously won) 1st Prize - 100

Post to: Boyup Brook Poetry Comp
C/- Irene Conner
PO Box 584
Jurien Bay WA 6156

Entries can be emailed to iconner21@wn.com.au and money paid via direct deposit. Please contact Irene on above email, or 0429652155 for details.

ENTRY FORM – BUSH POETRY WRITTEN COMPETITION

Name ………………………………………………….

Address ……………………………………………………

………………………………….………………………….Post Code …………….
Phone…………………………….. email…………………………………….

Have you EVER won any written poetry competition? Yes No

Titles of entries:

1. ……………………………………………………………………..

2. …………………………………………………………………….

3. …………………………………………………………………….

I declare the enclosed verse(s) is entirely my own work and that it conforms to the above conditions. I agree to be bound by these conditions and accept the judge’s decision as final.

Signed…………………………………………….. Date…………../……../ 20




BOYUP BROOK COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
16th-19th February 2012

BUSH POETRY PROGRAM

This year’s program will be similar to last year but without the WABPYS State Championships, which they are planning to hold later in the year. We will continue with the Bush Poetry Writers Competition as part of the festival program. There will again be two sections: Open, and Emerging Poets (who have not won a writers competition.) There will be $5.00 entry fee, and $100 prize money for each section.
Irene Conner has offered to co-ordinate this competition. Please send entries to her at
P O Box 584, Jurien Bay WA 6156 or iconner21@wn.com.au by 10th February 2012.

Thursday 16th 8-10 am BUSH POETS at the Tennis Club
The Tennis Club will be selling breakfast while poets recite on the lawn by the tennis courts. Yarnspinners are encouraged to include yarns in their bracket this morning. Includes “open mike” session.

Thursday 16th 11–1 pm BUSH VERSE WRITERS WORKSHOP
Gary Fogarty and Carol Heuchan will conduct a two-hour workshop on writing and publishing your poems.

Thursday 16th 2 – 4 pm POETRY PERFORMERS WORKSHOP
Gary and Carol will share some of the skills that have made them both winners of several Championships in Bush Poetry. Both these workshops will be held at the bowling club.

Friday 17th 1 - 4 pm VARIETY CONCERT POETRYAND MUSIC
Country music artists and Bush Poets will combine to provide a free concert at the rear of the Tourist Centre

Saturday 18th. 8-10am BUSH POETS AT THE CLUB
The Bowling Club will be selling breakfast while poets recite in the bar. Format will be same as previous years as an “Open Mike” program with all welcome to participate. “Poets Brawl” will be held this morning.

Sunday 19th . 7-10am BUSH POETS BREAKFAST
This is the biggest Bush Poetry event in WA
With the line-up of top Country Music Artists, including
Beccy Cole, Gina Jeffreys and Sara Storer at this year’s
Festival, we can be assured the Bush Poet’s Brekky will
Again be a huge success.


2012 festival will feature Gary Fogarty and Carol Heuchan. Gary hails from Millmerran, Qld, and Carol Heuchan Both are well known on the East side where they have been seasoned performers for many years and have won the most prestigious awards. Both have been invited to perform and compete in America.
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I have already heard from several WA poets who will be attending.
But with four programs featuring bush poetry, there will be ample opportunity for all poets, whether beginners or seasoned campaigners, to have a go.
New and regular poets will be included as and when I know who is coming. Thursday, Friday and Saturday sessions will be for all who can make it to Boyup Brook for all or part of the weekend. It would help if any poets coming were to contact me so I know who will be here and when. I can then ensure that everyone can participate in the program.
Camping is available on my farm, which is only 5 minutes from Boyup Brook (on the Kojonup road). I can be contacted on 0428651098 (daytime) or 97651098 (evenings).
E-mail: northlands@wn.com.au

A meet and greet BBQ (BYO) will be held at Northlands on Wednesday evening. All poets, friends and other campers are welcome. Any poets staying on Sunday night are welcome to a BBQ put on by the Country Music Club committee.

Looking forward to a great weekend.

Regards Bill Gordon

My apologies for being a little late getting these results up.
Again, the competition standard was very high, and a huge congratulations to the winners and placegetters, and to all the participants for keeping the level of written competitions at such a high level - it seems to me that the bar just keeps getting higher and higher!!

Thank you to all entrants for participating - if you didn't receive a certificate in this competition, please remember that it may well win in another competition - continue to submit your entries to the various competitions, as all judges are different. What wins today, may well not win tomorrow. And very often, a number of the poems that don't place are still award winning poems. Unfortunately, the judge cannot award places to them all.

Boyup Brook Written Poetry Results 2012

Open Category
Winner:
The Gold Seekers – Terry Piggot. Canning Vale WA

Highly Commended:
A Bushmans Farewell – Terry Piggot. Canning Vale WA
Rainbow Serpent Progeny – Tom McIlveen. Port Macquarie NSW
The Dungeon on the Hill – Tom McIlveen. Port Macquarie NSW

Commended:
Inheritance – Zondrae King. East Corrimal. NSW
The Camp At Cripple Creek – Terry Piggot. Canning Vale. WA
The Sheik of the Scrubby – Brenda Joy. Charters Towers. Qld

Emerging Poet Category
Winner:
Judged – Marty Boyce. Laggan. NSW

Commended:
Waiting for the Break – Robyn Lees. Boyup Brook. WA
Handpiece made of Glass – Marty Boyce. Laggan. NSW

Congratulations to everyone!!...Terry goodonya mate winner again (applauding) & look who is on the winners box....Marty!!...congrats mate for Emerging poet

Well done to all the winners. Great to see forum members get the accolades so many deserve!
Robyn

Yes, a hearty big congratulations to all the winners. And we musn't forget the organisers and judges, without whom these comps just wouldn't take place. Well done everybody.


Cheers
Sue

You've all done very well LOUD APPLAUSE and whoo hoo. Go you good things

Congratulations to all the winners and especially to Marty. Didn't we tell you Marty?

Heather

Hi Everybody,
Val & I have just returned to Canberra today after 3 great weeks up in the High Country of the Snowies and what a great pleasure and surprise this was to welcome us back, can't believe the run of luck luck I'm having at the moment, better buy a lotto ticket.
Thanks to all for the kind remarks and well done to all the award winners and isn't it great to see Marty doing so well.
I'm not surprised as he has been writing some really good poems for some time now as have several others of our newer members, seems like another crop of YOUNGER writers are starting to emerge.
I want to once again offer a special thank you to Irene, if it wasn't for Irene efforts there would be no written Comps in the west.
We slowly start our long trip back west on Tuesday but won't be home until around mid March.

Cheers and once again Thanks,

Terry

Well done Terry - you've killed'em. Great stuff! And to Marty "I don't do comps" Boyce Goodonya mate!

Cheers, Marty

ps. and to all the other winners congrats

Well done you lot. Terry you just keep on knocking them out.



Emerging ??? That mearns reborn Right ???


Good on ya Martin.


Robert