Are you Queensland’s next slam champion? The search is on again for brave new voices to speak their mind at the Queensland Heats of the Australian Poetry Slam ‘18

Contestants have two minutes to own the stage, rock the mic and win over the crowd with their original spoken word poetry. The Brisbane Powerhouse Heat will be emceed by Meg Bartholomew, with a guest performance by Hamish Lancaster.

Heat sign-up opens 30 minutes before the event start time. Only the first 20 competitors to sign up may compete.

Heats will culminate in the 2018 Grand Final Slam on Sunday 26th August 2018 at the Queensland Poetry Festival.

Queensland Poetry Festival is Australia’s premier poetry and spoken word event held from 23-26 August 2018. This year, in partnership with State Library Queensland and Word Travels they present the Australian Poetry Slam.