Whats On

Edith Cowan University’s School of Arts and Humanities will host a special free event to celebrate fiction and poetry by four recent graduates, published by four different publishers. Please join ECU’s writing staff and students for afternoon tea, followed by a panel discussion about writing and publishing. 

The panellists:

This Saturday, it’s Mega Open-Mike Event where everyone is a feature, 23rd September 2017 at Perth Poetry Club.  

Perth Poetry Club holds Mega Open-Mikes quarterly as an opportunity for every open-miker to be a feature with 5 minutes (maximum) of performance time. 

Our feature poet is Ben Riddle, this Saturday 9^th September 2017 at Perth Poetry Club.

Ben Riddle is a contemporary poet based in Perth, Western Australia.  Ben Riddle won the 2014 Fred Simpson Prize for English Verse, and is currently Co-Director of the Said Poets Society.

Ben has been published in Australia, Europe and the United States; notably in Trove Journal, The Travelling Poet and the Stormcloud Poets Anthology. He has done backflips off buildings, stages and every serious commitment he’s ever made in his life.

Our feature poets are Sioban Timmer, Barbara Gurney and Lorenna Grant, this Saturday 26^th August 2017 at Perth Poetry Club.

Sioban Timmer is a Western Australian writer who produces stories and poetry for adults and children on a wide range of themes. She currently offers book readings and writing workshops for children.