When
Friday, December 2 @ 7:00pm
Where
75 on Reid
75 Reid St Fitzroy North
Price
$10
Has an Open Mic?
Yes
Registration Information
Audience can book tickets here: https://trybooking.com/Booking/…
Wildcard and entry into the prize is now strictly closed. We encourage people to get active in the spoken word scene next year to get shortlisted for The 2017 Prize.
Join Melbourne Spoken Word and the greater poetry and spoken word community to celebrate our art form in this city with the second annual Melbourne Spoken Word Prize.
Hosted by Anthony O’Sullivan.
Some of Melbourne’s finest poets will be on show with thirty poets this year on the night, shortlisted by gig conveners around Melbourne, with wildcard spots.
With a pretty trophy for both the overall winner and a people’s choice award, $1000 on offer for the overall winner and $200 for the people’s choice winner, and a stack of other professional development opportunities and gigs. Five judges from the spoken word scene will select the best performance on the night based on a combination of writing and performance.
The five judges are Michael Reynolds (Passionate Tongues), Libby Charlton (Dan Poets), Michelle Dabrowski (Slamalamadingdong), Amanda Anastasi (La Mama Poetica) and Ebony MonCrief (Voices in the Attic.)
For more info on the prize format, see our announcement a few months back.
The shortlist has been announced, the wildcards drawn and the order finalised. The thirty poets competing for the prize are:
Reserves