5Islands Press Poetry Showcase 2026
Join us to celebrate the books we published in the year ending June 2026 and the poets who wrote them. There will be much poetry, a little music and lots of fun— and a chance to meet and chat with others who love poetry as much as you do.
Time & Location
21 Nov 2026, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, 548 New South Head Rd, Double Bay NSW 2028, Australia
About the event
Please join us for a celebratory evening of poetry, song, conviviality and conversation--with a glass of wine (or two) and a light bite. Your emcee for the event with be the inimitable Peter Frankis, chair of South Coast Writers Centre and editor of our Shorts series. You will hear from eleven poets whose books we published during the year. Our anthology, Oystercatcher Two, in which all shortlisted poems from the inaugural Robert Gray Prize for Poetry were published, will be represented by readings from Judith Beveridge (winner ) and Audrey Molloy (commended).
