by admin | Oct 17, 2025
This year, we’re running two separate workshop streams in March at the Alice Springs Town Library. They’ll run on three consecutive Saturdays from March 14, 21 and 28. Both streams are free, but registration is essential as space is limited (10 max per stream). These...
by admin | Oct 17, 2025
Starting in Tennant Creek, the RDP team deliver workshops and host the Barkly poetry slam before heading to Katherine to do the same, then Darwin. We take two winners from Katherine to Darwin to compete in the Top End Final and the two Tennant winners, they come to...
by admin | Oct 17, 2025
The Dirty Word is a regular poetry open-mic. On the first Thursday of each month from April – September we host an accessible poetry night. We invite you to join us, bring your words and share with the community. Everyone is welcome at The Dirty Word –...
by admin | Oct 17, 2025
Eat Read Zine is a project designed to blend poetry, food and community. Created in 2014 by Laurie May and Lorin Elizabeth, the publication invites poets to come together and draw on memory and experience to create a poem and recipe that draws on the collective...
by admin | Oct 17, 2025
Red Dirt Poetry Festival is on again from 20–23 August 2026 Red Dirt Poetry Festival is a 4-day poetry and spoken word festival in Mparntwe/Alice Springs. This festival is a delight with curated events and commissioned work featuring an eclectic mix of some of...
