Friday 13 September
Springfest: STORY SLAM
About 1 in 5 people aged between 15-24 years experience severe loneliness and we want to bring people together and give people a home and a community. Throughout history, art has been critical in bringing about big social change. So we're hosting a Story Slam on the theme of Loneliness. Write a story or a poem and submit it, for your chance to win. There is $500 worth of prize money available for our top three entries. Regardless of whether you submit, come along and hear these works performed and be a part of making a difference in our community.
COST: Free
Time: 7.00 PM
VENUE: The Coffee Grounds @ UC
Submission Process
Submission Guidelines
Submissions that don't follow the guidelines will not be considered.
Prizes
We have a $500 prize pool we're splitting amongst 3 winners. Prizes will be awarded based on voting from the audience.
Questions
If you have any questions please email: storyslam.springfest@gmail.com
Time: 7.00 PM
VENUE: The Coffee Grounds @ UC
About 1 in 5 people aged between 15-24 years experience severe loneliness and we want to bring people together and give people a home and a community. Throughout history, art has been critical in bringing about big social change. So we're hosting a Story Slam on the theme of Loneliness. Write a story or a poem and submit it, for your chance to win. There is $500 worth of prize money available for our top three entries. Regardless of whether you submit, come along and hear these works performed and be a part of making a difference in our community.
COST: Free
Time: 7.00 PM
VENUE: The Coffee Grounds @ UC
Submission Process
- Email storyslam.springfest@gmail.com with your work and contact details (name, email and phone number) by 11.59pm
1 September 2024Tuesday 3 September - Submissions must be a single PDF document with your name in the title
- Given that the event will run for a limited time, the submissions will be shortlisted for the event. We will inform you of the shortlisting by 6 September 2024.
- If your event is shortlisted, your work will be performed at the event on 13 September 2024.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions that don't follow the guidelines will not be considered.
- Submissions must reference the theme of 'Loneliness' to a meaningful extent.
- Works can be in the form of a poem or short story
- Writers must submit their own work
- Writers must be willing to participate in a live reading of your work on 13 September 2024 @ 7pm. You may have someone else read on your behalf if you wish, though we'd rather hear you!
- There is no word limit, though submissions must fit into a 5 minute live-reading limit. There will be a 30 second grace period, after which we will cut your mic, no exceptions.
Prizes
We have a $500 prize pool we're splitting amongst 3 winners. Prizes will be awarded based on voting from the audience.
Questions
If you have any questions please email: storyslam.springfest@gmail.com
Time: 7.00 PM
VENUE: The Coffee Grounds @ UC