FIRST NATIONS
LAND
Australian Poetry Slam acknowledges that we work, live, and tell stories on the unceded lands of the Gadigal People. We pay respect to their Elders past and present. Always was, always will be First Nations land.
2023 APS
NATIONAL FINAL
Praise to the poets from around the country who have shared and bared their souls throughout the competition — thank you for being on our stage.
ONGOING
EVENTS
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STORY WEEK 2023
From 1–8 October, Story Week 2023 (SW23) celebrates great writing powerfully performed.
2023 AUSTRALIAN POETRY SLAM STREAM!
With 60 heats across the nation, the best slammers perform for the chance to win the APS National Final. In past years the ultimate prize has been an all-expenses-paid international tour, performing at arts festivals around Australia, Southeast Asia and North America.
AUSTRALIAN POETRY SLAM
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2023 APS National Final: Rob Waters, K.J Hayward – photo credit: Jacquie Manning
CHAMPIONS
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Australian Poetry Slam National Final!
At the 8 October 2023 APS National Final Rob Waters from NSW became the 2023 Australian Poetry Slam National Champion and K.J. Hayward from Victoria the 2023 Australian Poetry Slam Youth Champion.
Praise to the poets from around the country who have shared and bared their souls throughout the competition — thank you for being on our stage.
SLAM YOUR POETRY: WRITE A REVOLUTION
Australian Poetry Slam partners with NewSouth Publishing to bring you Australia’s first guide to spoken word and poetry slams!
Written by Miles Merrill, the poet who brought slams down under, and award-winning high school teacher Narcisa Nozica, Slam Your Poetry catapults you from writing to performing to gigging, teaching and kick-starting your own slam community.