The Curious Record

The Curious Record (TCR) is an Australian produced arts publication that features online as a zine as well as in print.

For those who are unfamiliar with the Curious Record, the publication features the works of talented poets, digital artists, artists and photographers from across Australia and the world. You can view the online version free of charge by clicking on the link kindly displayed on the Oz Poetic Society website.

Though the summer print edition has been released and the electronic edition due for release shortly, the Curious Record is looking for submissions for the autumn edition. The autumn print edition is due for release in late February and the electronic shortly after, the Curious Record is currently accepting open submissions.

However, with submissions accepted until early February, don’t wait until the last minute to submit your work for consideration. Get your work in early and eliminate the hassle of possibly having your work accepted for the winter edition.

If you have any questions about the Curious Record and/or submissions, please feel free to contact TCR.

Submissions Open: Daily & Weekly Poems

Take the opportunity to expand your audience to your works and talents without hesitation or delay.

Though we are constantly accepting submissions for both the Daily & Weekly poems. However, at this current time we have a number of places available. To submit your work, simply visit the website and follow the links provided.

http://www.ozpoeticsociety.com/

NEWS: Revisions To Writers’ & Poetry Festivals

A quick message to all members’. Dates for 2010 Australian Poetry & Writers’ Festivals have been posted. Login to the site to access the revisions.

List of Festivals updated:

• Adelaide Bank Festival
• Sydney Writer’s Festival
• Melbourne Writers’ Festival
• Brisbane Writers’ Festival
• Australian Poetry Festival

Keep an eye out for dates to be advised on festivals recently ended or to be held in 2009. You can do so by following us via:

• OPS RSS Feed: http://tinyurl.com/yh9pkgo
  
• OPS Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/ygycnn4
• OPS Blog: http://tinyurl.com/yhroaxy

As a reminder for those who are not members, you can easily join by visiting our website and following the links. Membership is FREE and there are no hidden strings attached.

Daily Poem Review

After discussions, we have unanimously decided to push back the re-release of the Daily Poem.

Current submission levels have prohibited us from nominating a date.

Keep your eyes posted to the blog for further updates.

Honour Roll: Latest Inductee

The Oz Poetic Society is pleased to announce the second induction of 2009.  This honour is presented to Damian Grainger for his contributing poem: Lament For Serenity.

Damian’s poem, Lament For Serenity appeared as a Weekly Poem on 19th July 2009.

Congratulations on your achievement Damian!

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News: Lulu Acquires Poetry.com

Many of you would be aware of Poetry.com, sometimes referred to as the National Library of Poetry and the International Library of Poetry. The domainpoetry.comhas been bought by Lulu.

Lulu is a self-publishing service that acquired poetry.com when the companies behind the domain went out of business. We can only imagine how many former contributors are celebrating at the moment. According to Lulu, they are in the process of rebuilding the domain and trying to progress forward in a new light, erasing stigma associated with the previous owners of Poetry.com.

Time will only tell if they are successful. In the mean time, it is advisable to take the necessary precautions before diving in. There are still many “Anthology Companies” operating out there.

Members’ Notice: 2

A quick note to all members’.

Dates have been confirmed and revised for the following festivals:

• Perth International Arts Festival
• Melbourne Overload Poetry Festival
• Sydney Art & About Festival

To access the information in details, simply login to your member account. For non-members’, you can simply become an OPS member for free by following the links on the website.

Daily Poem

Update: the Daily Poem is expected to return sometime in late July. This timeframe is not set in concrete either.

Therefore, you have plenty of time to submit your works as a Daily submission. Remember, we are always accepting submissions in both Daily & Weekly categories!

Staying In Touch; Keeping Current

The Oz Poetic Society has made it easier for all members’ and guests to keep in touch with news and events. We have supplied alternative methods in which all can use easily and with confidence.

RSS Feed: simply click on the orange feed icon and subscribe. Your browser feed manager will detect any new updates.

Twitter: tweets are posted delivering news and events in a short, yet direct form. You can follow us on Twitter by clicking on the blue twitter icon  and selecting to follow. This is a great method when you have short access time to the internet.

Blog: locate indepth information regarding news and events. Usually, feeds and tweets will point to the blog if there is additional or indepth information. In addition, members’ can find news regarding any updates to the Members’ Section.

Honour Roll: First Induction 2009

The Oz Poetic Society is pleased to announce the first Honour Roll induction of 2009.  This honour is presented to Benjamin Lee Homewood for his contributing poem: Cinder Tree.

Congratulations on your achievement Benjamin!