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Tasmanian Poetry Festival 2026: Festival Hub
- Saturday 10 October 2026, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Free event
- 2 Invermay Rd, Launceston TAS 7248
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Join the Festival Hub - FREE all day at the Museum at Inveresk.
The Tasmanian Poetry Festival is a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to bring poetry to the people and the people to poetry.
The annual festival was est. in 1985 by Tim Thorne, and the organisation serves as a connector for all TAS based poetry year-round.
The 2026 Festival will take place over 8-11 October 2026 across northern Tasmania and QVMAG will be home to the Festival Hub on Saturday 10 October.
Bookings are required for this free event – reserve your spot via Humanitix.
| Saturday 10 October 2026 – Queen Victoria Museum at Inveresk | |
| 10:00am | Festival opening and welcome |
| 10:20am | Guided free-writing workshop With Esther Ottaway |
| 11:30am | The Bicheno Stories LIVE with Adam Martin |
| 12:45pm | Nanaverse - Poetry for children and their guardians Presented by Kim Nielsen-Creeley, Joy Elizabeth, Yvonne Gluyas and Kathleen Green |
| 2:45pm | Exploring Historic Queenstown With Susan Wallace (poetry and prose) |
| 3:05pm | Haiku Death Match Competition – sign up on the day! A collab with Red Dirt Poetry – run by Laury May |
| Musical accompaniment: Lou Fin and D. EHMOR |
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