ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Hellooo everybody. I am finally making progress with organising the event we've been speaking about in the post ''help for croc & Glenny?'' Here are the details so far: (which I will summarise under ''Events'' when I have it all sorted.) Big hugs to all of youse for supporting us in getting a new event up & running.

We really liked Keats' suggestion to call it ''The Copper Croc'' as it has good alliteration...and...they do mine copper out here.(Plus croc is not really the gilded type... ) So...

We decided to hold the event on April 26/27/28. It will be a highly disorganised ''free for all'' open mike on the Saturday night...given that anyone contributing to ''the working bee'' will still be standing. We are still trying to organise a feed for everyone but haven't worked that out 100% as yet. Any ideas welcome. I do have a caterer so we're halfway there. (Bring your own booze.) We will have a book launch for croc's book ''the world according to croc...'' and also announce the winner of ''The Copper Croc Award'' (for the written comp.) Entries to the written comp should be addressed to:
''The Copper Croc Poetry Competition''
PO Box 198 Theodore Qld 4719...closing on March 31st, date stamped on or by that date.
I dunno what to set as an entry fee...??... wotchareckon?...but we'll be relying upon those to finance the prizemoney & trophy/s. (We have already been promised a donation for that from a generous high profile poet. Once I get his permission to, I will tell ya who.) Also I will be chasing sponsorship so that we can make this a desirable comp....& some clever blighter who can make a crocodile trophy. (croc's got a metal 'crocodile nutcracker' on his ute bonnet that could serve as a model for a mould?)

I'm sorry that I haven't got all the loose ends tied up yet, but I thought I'd best get the preliminary details posted.....and bleedin' heck I'm still logged in as 'croc.'...

PS. for the written comp....No rules per se. Just don't make it free verse. No line length etc. Just make sure you put a cover sheet on your entry/s & no author's name on the poem/s. Any enquiries can be pm'd or to my email glennypoet at bigpond dot com.

Strewth! Look at the time. I'd better go feed croc...........Cheeers,Glenny

All sounds good Glenny. Chris and I will be back from the deep south by then so you can count me in.

I reckon $5.00 bucks for one poem and three for ten bucks for written. ??

What about $10.00 to enter the performance comp?

Rules? Well, maybe adopt some from another comp wholesale might be the easiest way.??? I mean that might save you a lot of time. Maybe Neal or Mannie can drop a finished product on you?

Anyroad, I reckon you will be pleased by how many want to have a crack.

Mal

I reckon Ten dollars for one poem and three for Twenty, fifty dollars for the judge should also quarantee a win ??


Bob

Got a full day of bookings for ANZAC day Glenny so will have to try for holidays if the date is firm ?

Cheers Bob

Many thanks Mal. You're the first cab off the rank...for 'confirmation'. Bless you old mate. I wasn't planning a performance comp for this 'starter event'. I reckon we should have some 'crazy' comps...very casual & spontaneous...I might get a one minute jobby going though. At present I am buried in croc's poems, trying to gather them together for his book.(not to mention censuring same.. ) I'm sure Zondrae won't object if I tell you all that this versifying angel is being the official Editor of croc's book. Bless YOU Zondrae. So I have to work like crazy to get it all to her...so she can work like crazy getting it produced. What bonza mates.I sure hope the written entries come pouring in. I have organised a dear friend to administer the written comp & I've opened a bank account specifically for the event so that all checks & balances are transparent.
Cheeers
Glenny

G'daaay Bob. $50? Mate...no wonder you ain't winning the big ones..... Are you booked for around here on Anzac Day? Would love to see that. Yes. The dates are firm Bob so I really hope you can get hols.
Once I've got croc's poems away to Zondrae I will have time to formalise the written entry details. I reckon we're safe to offer $200 first prize for that, but ya never know...sponsorship may increase the prize pool.

BTW...I like this avatar of yours best...it's much easier to look at....

Cheeers
Glenny