http://aboutthecentralcoast.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/the-2013-blackened-billy-verse-competition/THE 2013 BLACKENED BILLY VERSE COMPETITION
ATTENTION WRITERS OF BUSH VERSE!
The Blackened Billy Verse Competition is regarded as one of the most prestigious BUSH POETRY competitions in Australia.
Writers of Bush verse are invited to compete.
First prize is $500 plus the famous BLACKENED BILLY TROPHY.
Second prize is $250 and third $150.
Bush poetry is a traditional type of verse written with rhyme and rhythm that reflects the Australian way of life. The genre has widened in recent years to encompass modern living in both the city and the bush.
Look for writing Tips on the Australian Bush Poets Assn website
www.abpa.org.au Tamworth Poetry Reading Group welcomes entries from new and old writers. Entry forms will be available from September 1. Write to Jan Morris PO Box 3001, West Tamworth NSW 2340 or email
janmorris33@bigpond.comEntries close November 30 and the winners will be announced at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January 2012.
[Information courtesy of the Tamworth Poetry Writing Group]
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