Elvis Poetry Competition

Each year, Parkes Elvis Festival invites all aspiring and published authors of poetry to submit their best and greatest unpublished poems at the Elvis Poetry Competition and Breakfast.

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Each year, Parkes Elvis Festival, invites all aspiring and published authors of poetry to submit their best and greatest unpublished poems inspired by this year’s festival theme of “Easy Come, Easy Go” with at least one mention of Elvis, the Parkes Elvis Festival or a Parkes Elvis Festival event.

Entries open 29 July 2024 and will close 30 November 2024.

This competition is open to all Australian citizens or permanent residents, 18 years and over, with novice, open and people’s choice categories.

All finalists will be announced at the beginning of the poets’ breakfast and will read or have their poem recited during the event for final judging.

Length: Poems of up to 70 lines.

Theme: Easy Come, Easy Go with at least one mention of Elvis, the Parkes Elvis Festival or a Parkes Elvis Festival event.

Competition Entry fee: Free, all entries will also receive free entry to the Elvis Poets’ Breakfast – breakfast to be purchased separately.

Prizes:

  • Novice Category – author has not previously won or been shortlisted in a poetry competition or have been published. Winner $75 cash, Highly Commended, Commended
  • Open Category – author has previously won or been shortlisted in a poetry competition or have been published. Winner $150 cash, Highly Commended, Commended
  • People’s Choice Category – prize $75 cash

The Elvis Poets’ Breakfast is held on the Thursday morning of the festival at the Parkes Services Club.

Breakfast is served from 6.30am ($10 bacon & egg roll, tea, coffee, juice)

Poetry readings start 7.30am.

Full Terms and Conditions for the Elvis Poetry Competition can be found here.

Submit your entry online here:

2025 Elvis Poetry Competition Entry

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