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Information for Organisers of Bush Poetry Competitions provided by the Australian Bush Poets Association for approved ABPA Events
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Carrying on the traditions of AB (Banjo) Paterson, Henry Lawson, Thomas E Spencer, CJ Dennis,
PJ Hartigan (John O'Brien), Adam Lindsay Gordon, Dorothea Mackellar, Harry Breaker Morant,
Henry Kendall, Barcroft Henry Boake, Will Ogilvie, Francis Kenna and George Essex Evans.

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Information for Organisers of Bush Poetry Competitions

provided by the Australian Bush Poets Association for events 'Conducted under the auspices of the ABPA'

Files to Download

ABPA Bush Poetry Competition Rules (Booklet) (revised 22-01-2009)

Bush Poetry Competition Rules

ABPA - Sample Competition Forms for Bush Poetry Event Organisers

Entry forms for written poetry competitions (revised 12-03-2010)

Entry Forms - Written

Entry forms for performance poetry competitions (revised 18-02-2007)

Entry Forms - Performance

Judges assessment sheets for written poetry competitions (revised 28-01-2007)

Assessment Sheets - Written

Judges assessment sheets for performance poetry comps (revised 24-01-2008)

Assessment Sheets - Performance doc
Assessment Sheets - Performance pdf

Judges assessment sheets for yarn spinning competitions (2007)

Assessment Sheets - Yarns doc
Assessment Sheets - Yarns pdf

System for ranking overall competition winners (2010)

Ranking Competition Results pdf

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