Celebrate National Poetry Week and share your favourite poem

Do you love poetry? Bring along your favourite poem to share at a celebration morning tea with poet Trish Sykes.

The poem can be your own or simply one you love and want to share.


Aslo a timely reminder to complete your entry to our National Poetry Competition. Entries close 30th September.

When: Wednesday 7th September 10:30am
Where: Belgrave Library, Reynolds Lane, Belgrave
Cost: Free event
Bookings essential phone 97547266 or book online - Poetry

Cheers, Maryanne

Win a paid gig at our poetry competition prize-giving evening

Great news for our poets out there. Among the prizes for our Poetry Slam later this month we are also offering a paid gig at the prize-giving evening for the National Poetry competition later in year. This is an amazing opportunity to perform in front of an enthusiastic audience. It's well worth coming along to compete in the Slam.

Poetry Slam
Our host for the evening is poet, Steve Smart.
When: Thursday 30th April 7pm
Where: Ringwood library, 4 Melbourne Street Mall, Ringwood, 3134
Cost: Free entry
Bookings: phone Ringwood library on 98700177.

Cheers, Maryanne

A message for writers

Eastern Regional Libraries has conducted a Storywriting competition for the past 21 years... yes 21 years! This year ERL has decided to run a poetry competition. We will alternate the years, this year will be a poetry competition and next year we will conduct the competition for short stories. Every year we have received poetry entries that don't qualify for the storywriting competition. This way both poets and authors have an opportunity to test their skills and gain competition experience.

Entry forms will be available in July, so keep your eye on the website and also for the forms to be displayed in branch libraries.

Cheers, Maryanne