Board

Cathy Levins-Byres - Acting Chairperson

Cathy Levins-Byres - Acting Chairperson

Alice Spizzo - Secretary

Alice Spizzo - Secretary

Nadia Theore - Treasurer

Nadia Theore - Treasurer

Eloise Schnierer

Eloise Schnierer

Miles Merrill

Miles Merrill

Joe Achmar

Joe Achmar

Lisa Walters

Lisa Walters

Simon Bloomfield

Simon Bloomfield

Word Travels is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

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Word Travels acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the land and waters upon which we operate.

Thanks to everyone who came to our APS Youth final at @sydwritersfest! It was a huge success and our finalists awed the audience with their powerful stories. A big congratulations to Fergus Clarkson who has been named 2019 APS Youth Sydney Champion! Fergus will feature at the APS National Final at Sydney Opera House. #apsyouth #australianpoetryslam #australianpoetryslamyouth #poetryslam #slampoetry #poetry #storytelling #wordtravels #poetsofinstagram
We’re taking New York! Two Australian wordsmiths play a game of catch; tipping the mic stand back and forth, unravelling an explosive round robin of stories, poems, beats and lyrics. Featuring: Australian Poetry Slam Champion Melanie Munungurr-Williams and founder of Australia’s poetry slam movement, Miles Merrill. See you May 9th at @nuyoricanpoetscafe .
Congratulations to @eunice.andrada who won the 2018 Anne Elder Award for her collection Flood Damages! Come check out Eunice while she hosts emerging young poets as they experiment with languages. Our APS Youth Multilingual Heat is happening TOMORROW at @lostinbookssydney with sign-ups starting at 5:30pm. More details here: https://m.facebook.com/events/2024098814354402?ti=ia - #apsyouth #australianpoetryslam #australianpoetryslamyouth #poetryslam #slampoetry #poetry #storytelling #wordtravels #poetsofinstagram
Expressions of Interest for STORY-FEST '19 close TOMORROW NIGHT! This is YOUR chance to be part of a 3 day performing writers festival in The Rocks this October! Pitch your spoken word experiments to us via the link in our bio. . #story_fest19 #wordtravels #australianpoetryslam #poetryslam #poetry #spokenword #spokenwordpoetry #storytelling #poetsofinstagram #ignitethemic #writearevolution