The 2026 Nature Festival Be Natural Poetry Slam at Arthur Art Bar was an all-round Big Buzz affair! Fabulous poets, a great audience, and new standards in staging and drawing-names-out-the-hat-etiquette! As always, the scoring was tight, but in the end, congratulations to winner Jas and close runner-up Brendan Kilpatrick.
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Saturday November 21st, 2026
from 5:00 PM
The Loft, Minor Works
22 Stamford Court, Adelaide, SA 5000
Free, but must submit EOI by 15 October 2026.
Click here to fill out the EOI form.
Calling all emerging writers (aged 18 to 26) to submit to this exclusive opportunity for a round of industry speed dating.
Literary Speed Dating
Literary Speed Dating is designed to give emerging and aspiring writers (aged 18 to 26 years old) a focused opportunity to speak with industry professionals, ask practical questions, and leave with clearer next steps.
Each conversation should be purposeful, respectful, and concise … ... Read more ...
Saturday 10 October 2026
Sign-up from 2:00pm for 2:30 start
Arthur Art Bar
66 Currie St, Adelaide SA 5000
Tickets $15
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Now in its seventh year the Be Natural Poetry Slam is open to either compete or to simply watch and enjoy. Participants have the opportunity to stretch their creative limbs to think about what nature and the natural world means to them. The rules are simple – one poem, two minutes maximum, no props, no costumes, no music, just you and the power of your words.
Prizes for 1st and 2nd place poets.
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After five stunning heats, the SA State Final of the 2026 Australian Poetry Slam took local spoken word performance to a new level. We saw ten brilliant competitive performances, a fabulous sacrificial poet, a world class guest, and previously unseen stagecraft from the SWSA … ... Read more ...
Saturday 26 September 2026
7:30 – 10:00pm
Goodwood Theatre & Studios
166 Goodwood Road, Goodwood, SA 5034
Tickets $25
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After five sensational heats, we now have the line-up for the SA State Final fo the 2026 Australian Poetry … ... Read more ...
SA Heat 5 of the 2026 Australian Poetry Slam completed the run to the finals with an extraordinary night of poetry! An enthusiastic packed house, an over-subscribed sign-up list, a slam-off, … ... Read more ...
Friday 4 September 2026
Doors open for sign-up at 6:30pm
Woodcroft Library
175 Bains Road, Morphett Vale, SA 5162
$15 to compete or listen
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Who will become our next Australian Poetry Slam Champion as audiences vote in events around the country? The prize? They tour Australasia sharing their creative thoughts and inspiring people everywhere to speak their own poetry.
Two poets chosen by the audience at each of our five South Australian heats will head to the SA Final. At the final, our winner and runner-up will be off to the Nationals at the Sydney Opera … ... Read more ...
What a night that turned out to be! SA Heat 4 of the 2026 Australian Poetry Slam at Jive attracted 16 poets and a totally engaged audience who witnessed a fantastic sequence of performances; close scoring; the highly skilled Holder of The Hat, SWSA … ... Read more ...
