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History
Australian Poetry Slam is a live literary performance competition where the audience is the judge.
The participants are selected from state finalists, and the winner becomes the Australian Poetry Slam Champion. The Champion completes an international tour, includes festivals such as Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Singapore Writers Festival and Hong Kong International Literary Festival.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2018
winner Melanie Mununggurr-Williams -
Year: 2017
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Year: 2016
winner Arielle Cottingham -
Year: 2015
winner Philip Wilcox -
Year: 2014
winner Zohab Zee Khan
Works About this Award
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Deadly Slam Wins the Crowd and the Crown 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 31 October no. 688 2018; (p. 13)'Melanie Mununggurr-Williams, from Darwin, has been crowned the Australian Poetry Slam champion, after she dropped her slam on Aboriginal identity at the Sydney Opera House.'
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Poetry Slam in Slow Motion 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 November 2015; (p. 15) -
A Winning Performance 2008 single work essay
— Appears in: SL : State Library of New South Wales Magazine , December vol. 1 no. 2 2008; (p. 22) -
Who Will Be Australia's Next Top Slam Poet? 2008 single work essay
— Appears in: SL : State Library of New South Wales Magazine , December vol. 1 no. 2 2008; (p. 22) -
Words Spill in Poetic Battle 2008 single work essay
— Appears in: AtMitchell , March vol. 4 no. 1 2008; (p. 9)
