Paradise Anthology
 Les Murray at the St Kilda Public Library |
 Rebecca Barnard & Sarah Carroll |
 Carmel Shute, Tara Moss, Michael Crane |
Welcome to the Paradise Anthology website, an exciting new compendium of work in support on writers.
Poetry Idol features:
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a comprehensive website,
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$4000 in prizes
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all poets are photographed on the website,
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a chance to perform at Federation Square as part of the prestigious Melbourne Writers Festival
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a chance to be published in the Paradise Anthology which helps you get credit from the Australia Council for funding
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payment for poem in the magazine,
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a professional sound engineer for most gigs,
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new qualified judges
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plus the audience vote their favourites.
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Special encouragement cash prize per heat
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a chance to have a chapbook published by the prestigious Picaro Press,
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free wine and cheese at most libraries.
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a chance to meet other poets
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investigating paid feature readings for selected poets
Mornington: Stu Hatton and Melissa Delaney
Greensborough: Melissa Delaney and Lynne Ellis
Altona Meadows: Melissa Delaney and Lynne Ellis
Fitzroy: Ania Walwicz and melissa Delaney
Box Hill: Melissa Delaney and Lynne Ellis
Judges' Biographies
If you want to hear musical poems by Michael Crane and Trish Anderson go to http://www.myspace.com/michaelcranetrishanderson
2009 Poetry Idol to be held at BMW Edge Theatre, Federation Square Sunday 30th August as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival: $2000 first prize, 2 x $500 runner up prizes and all heat winners to be published in Paradise Anthology. Winner will also receive a Chapbook contract from Picaro Press.
The Paradise Anthology is bought to you by the R.E. Ross Trust 
the City of Port Phillip and Salon Productions Australia.
Poetry Idol Heat 5 2009 |
Paradise Anthology 2009 Launch |
 Audience at Altona Meadows Library 14th June 2009 |
 Chris Wilson at the Paradise Anthology Launch/Poetry Idol Heat 1 at St Kilda Public Library 1st February 2009 |
Poetry Idol Final 2008 |
Paradise Anthology Launch |
 Poetry Idol Final at the Age Melbourne Writers Festival 2008 |
 MC Brian Nankervis at the Paradise Anthology Launch 5th February 2008 |
We are pleased to announce that with the support of the City of Port Phillip that the Paradise Anthology will be published in 2008 as part of the St Kilda Festival. We will paying contributors approximately $20 per accepted piece which represents 100 percent of the money received from writers not the minimum 25 percent as previously advertised.
Our new postal address is
The Paradise Anthology:
PO Box 5089
South Melbourne Victoria 3205.
Upcoming Events:
The Reading Room
Sunday 12th of July 2pm to 5pm
Fitzroy Town Hall,
Cnr 201 Napier Street & Condell Street
Fitzroy 3065
Melways ref 2C B9
The Paradise Anthology is supported by the Victorian Writers Centre, the City of Port Phillip Cultural Fund and Salon Productions Australia.
Contact: mfcrane2000@yahoo.com
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