NSW STATE FINAL – AUSTRALIAN POETRY SLAM
Story Week: Common-Unity

You are invited to listen to your neighbours. Watch them rip open their notebooks, light up their phone notes or spit verbs from memory; flying their poetic thoughts into a live mic.

Australian Poetry Slam 2024 (APS ’24) travelled all over NSW to unearth the best spoken word artists from country towns to metro centres. We staged heats from Byron to Albury and everywhere in between.

Now it’s up to you to cheer, snap and hold up scorecards in this state-wide celebration of wordsmiths. Each writer gets two minutes to wow you with their literary wizardry.

Judges, chosen from the crowd, will send two poets to represent NSW at Sydney Opera House the following night on 13 October at the APS ‘24 National Final.

Come along, click, shout and elect your 2024 NSW Poetry Slam Champions.

HOST: DEFNE
FEATURING: APS 2024 NSW State Finalists

With more artists and musos to be announced!

Doors 6.30pm | Start 7pm

See the full Story Week 2024 program at Word Travels.

This project is in partnership with the State Library of NSW. With support from the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body; NSW Government through Create NSW; City of Sydney; Ubud Writers and Readers Festival; Singapore Writers Festival; Byron Writers Festival; and Mumbai LitFest.

Before booking your tickets, please read the information on our website regarding our current COVID-19 safety measures.

APS 2024 artwork features performing writer DEFNE– Photo Credit: DefinitelyDefne Photography. Design: Rachel Stone Designs. Concept: Miles Merrill and the Word Travels team.