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Australian Youth and Young Poets Fellowships
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Poets Union Youth Fellowships
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History
The Poets Union, in conjunction with the Australian Poetry Centre offered these Fellowships, for a poet between the ages of 19 and 30.
The Fellows receive:
1. A mentorship with an experienced poet – the choice to be made
in consultation with the incoming Fellow.
2. The publication and launch of a chapbook.
3. Publication on the Poetry Australia website.
4. The opportunity to present work at a Poetry Australia reading.
Notes
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These Fellowships are offered biennially by the Australian Poets Union and were inaugurated in 2002. The Fellowships are awarded in two divisions: Youth Fellows for poets under 18 and Young Poets for poets aged 19-28 years. (In 2004, only the Young Poets division was awarded.)
The award entitles the Fellow to 'airfare and accommodation to the Australian Poetry Festival, a mentorship with an experienced poet, the opportunity to present work at the Festival and the publication of poems in Five Bells.'
(Source: Five Bells vol.9 no.4, Spring 2002.)
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Latest Winners / Recipients (also see subcategories)v1078
Works About this Award
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Reflections on a Process : Young Poets Fellowships 2007 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Five Bells , Winter vol. 14 no. 3 2007; (p. 33-34) -
Young Poets Fellowships, 2005-06 2006 single work column
— Appears in: Five Bells , Spring vol. 13 no. 4 2006; (p. 40-41) -
The Australian Young Poets Fellows 2006 single work column
— Appears in: Five Bells , Summer vol. 13 no. 1 2006; (p. 33) -
Youth Report 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Five Bells , Spring vol. 12 no. 4 2005; (p. 30-31) -
Young Poets Fellowships 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Five Bells , Summer vol. 12 no. 1 2005; (p. 13)
