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Australian Poetry Slam (APS) 2025 Puts Poets in Charge.

We’re giving the bullhorn back to the bards. The word nerds. The oral storytellers. The quiet

thoughtful ones. Dreamers, lovers and those just searching for a damn meaningful life.

Elect a Poet – A National Slambassador for 2025. The prize? They tour Austral-Asia sharing their

creative thoughts and inspiring people everywhere to speak their own poetry.

How can you get involved? Show up, listen, applaud and vote – even jump up in front of the crowd

with your own words. A poetry slam is a place for all voices. Join the nation-wide search for the

people’s poet. It’s APS 2025 – The Election Special.

Supported by: The Australian Government through Creative Australia, and the NSW Government

through Create NSW. Also supported by Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Mumbai LitFest,

Singapore Writers Festival and Byron Writers Festival."

Slight changes to the rules and judging

Two minute limit. Timer starts at your first word or when the timekeeper feels your performance has begun (no additional time for introductions). Points will be deducted from the final score for exceeding the time limit — one point for going over time and an extra point every 30 seconds beyond that. For example: at 2:01 minutes you will lose a point; at 2:31 minutes you will lose another point.