Judged by you, the audience, 16 of the nation’s best wordsmiths grab their moment in the spotlight as they battle for the title “2023 Australian Poetry Slam Champion” and a prize worth $20,000, including publishing opportunities and gigs from Byron to Bali.

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Join us to cheer on spoken word artists from across the state and elect two writers to represent NSW in the Australian Poetry Slam – National Final. Get Gosford gossip. Wollongong longings. Thoughts harboured from Coffs Harbour. Who will you choose? A guy from Guyra? A queen from Queanbeyan? Better run and buy your ticket to decide if our state champs are from Byron.

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First Person Voice Performance is part of an afternoon of First Person Voice events.

First Person Voice – stay for the afternoon or drop-in to individual sessions.

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Textures of Resistance is part of an afternoon of First Person Voice events.

First Person Voice – stay for the afternoon or drop-in to individual sessions.

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The Land is a Ledger, Textures of Resistance and First Person Voice Performance.

First Person Voice – stay for the afternoon or drop-in to individual sessions.

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The Land is a Ledger is part of an afternoon of First Person Voice events.

First Person Voice – stay for the afternoon or drop-in to individual sessions.

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Shout it from the rooftops, Sydney’s best spoken word has arrived! Through months of heats – Mt Druitt to Double Bay, Northern Beaches to Newtown – these wordsmiths are spitting it for the crown of Sydney Slam Champion.

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Five of the best Story Week writers have books that explode their personal worlds onto the page. Part reading, part performance and all passion.

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