Good news for the poets, two of my favourite competitions of the year are coming up! The Salisbury Writer’s Festival is coming up, and if you like the shorter form, they have a Haiga competition that is always beautiful to view. I highly recommend checking out the Festival, Salisbury have a strong arts community and there are always excellent workshops and events available free or very cheaply.

Secondly, the Mental Health Coalition of SA are also hosting their annual Open Your Mind poetry competition! This is a fantastic event and the night of announcements is good fun. Check out their categories and themes, it might be that you already have a poem that will be suitable. 🙂

Thirdly, Mindshare have just launched a new online resource – interactive Forums! They have already set up a number of different topics such as Mental Health and the Law and the first posts have gone live. Why not go and share your opinions or ideas? They also have a theme every month and will be looking for artistic submissions in July on the topic of Bullying.