Spud Poets Award
$1000 prizemoney
The Lake School of Celtic Music Song and Dance is proud to announce a new poetry award - The Spud Poets Award.
A prize of $1000 will be given to the best original poem, in the opinion of the judges, submitted of 300 words or less with a celtic connection.
The Award was inspired by a poem written by Mary Fiorini-Lowell in 2002 called the Humble Spud. Mary gave a performance of her The Humble Spud at the Lake School launch in Koroit, Vic on July 23 2005 when it was announced the entries are now open for the Award.
Entries close on October 31 2005.
The panel of judges lead by Martha McEvoy (from the Embassy of Ireland) and Jim Brown (President of the Victorian Bush Poets Society) will select 15 finalists to read their poem at the Spud Poets Award Night on Friday January 6 2006. The Award night will be held as part of the annual Lake School and staged at the Commercial Hotel in Koroit. While the judges are considering the award winner, a concert of Songs of the Poets will be performed by renown singers Maria Forde, Vince Brophy and recently inducted Legend of the Lake - Dennis O’Keeffe.
Applications for the Spud Poets Award can be found on the Bushwahzee Bush band website - bushwahzee.alpalink.com.au
Enquiries about the award can be emailed to Felix Meagher
bwz@alphalink.com.au or posted to PO Box 22 Mitcham 3132
The Lake School of Celtic Music Song and Dance is staged annually by the Koroit Community Association Inc January 3-8 2006
The Spud Poets Award is made possible by sponsorship from
Bushwahzee Bush Band
