Published 12 May 200912 May 2009 · Main Posts Wordplay spoken word event Jeff Sparrow By popular request, a plug for a forthcoming spoken word event: THURSDAY 14th MAY, 8pm The Dan O’Connell Hotel (back bar) Corner Canning and Princes Streets, Carlton (between Nicholson and Lygon) Featuring: SOLO The most recent signing by The Herd’s prestigious record label Elefant Traks, Horrorshow are the most exciting new outfit in Australian hip-hop today. Elefant Traks weren’t planning on signing anyone, but couldn’t resist this duo. Now you can find out why. Horrorshow’s sole MC, Solo, is making the trip all the way to Melbourne to deliver a very special acappella set just for Wordplay. Contrary to what the name Horrorshow suggests, Solo’s writing is gentle, lyrical, and bursting with intelligence. He’s the most laid-back of rappers in an era of over-hyped macho. He has wit, craftsmanship, and insight. BRIOHNY DOYLE blew us away when she featured last October. Check out her podcast on the Wordplay site to check it out. She’s bringing that show back in May for all the new faces in the crowd. Briohny is first-class: no wank, no angst, just slick writing, cutting humour, and raw energy in performance. 1/6 The newest member of veteran Melbourne hip-hoppers Illzilla, 1/6 is another talent rising fast. Having toured the length and breadth of the country over summer, 1/6 is now firmly back in Melbourne, and we’re delighted to have him grace our stage. With 1/6 to close the first set and Solo the second, the pair will be perfect point and counterpoint. BEN POBJIE Ben is one of our most frequently invited performers. The strange and mysterious secret is – he makes everybody laugh. And cringe a little. But mostly laugh. Check out the website for more information www.wordplay.org.au Jeff Sparrow Jeff Sparrow is a Walkley Award-winning writer, broadcaster and former editor of Overland. More by Jeff Sparrow › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays First published in Overland Issue 228 8 September 202326 September 2023 · Main Posts Announcing the 2023 Judith Wright Poetry Prize ($9000) Editorial Team Established in 2007 and supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets seeks poetry by writers who have published no more than one collection of poems under their own name (that is writers who’ve had zero collections published, or one solo collection published). It remains one of the richest prizes for emerging poets, and is open to poets anywhere in the world. In 2023, the major prize is $6000, with a second prize of $2000 and a third prize of $1000. All three winners will be published in Overland. First published in Overland Issue 228 8 September 202315 September 2023 · Main Posts Announcing the 2023 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize ($6500) Editorial Team Supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, and named after the late Neilma Gantner, this prize seeks excellent short fiction of up to 3000 words themed around the notion of ‘travel’; imaginative, creative and literary interpretations are strongly encouraged. This competition is open to all writers, nationally and internationally, at any stage of their writing career.
