AS one of the organisers of the two most prestigious bush poetry competitions in Australia, the Country Energy Tamworth Bush Poetry Competition for performers and the Blackened Billy Verse Competition for written works, I am aware that there are many young people who are interested in writing bush verse.

The Australian Bush Poets’ Association Inc is conducting a junior bush poetry competition online which may be of interest to them.

To access information about the competition, go to http://abpa.org.au/ bushpoetry/competitions/junior bush poetry competition.html

I would like to encourage any person between the ages of six and 18, or any teachers of this age group, to investigate this competition.

The junior writers of today could well be the bush poetry champions of tomorrow.

Jan Morris

WEST TAMWORTH