Apollo Bay Word Fest in Apollo Bay, Victoria | Festival

Apollo Bay Word Fest

Locality: Apollo Bay, Victoria

Address: Great Ocean Rd 3233 Apollo Bay, VIC, Australia

Website: https://apollobaywordfest.com

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24.01.2022 ***NIGHT LIGHT IS TONIGHT!!!*** APOLLO BAY, in the spirit of awe, wonder, words of hope & support, and community togetherness: -at DUSK (5.30ish)... -step OUT -SHINE (or turn on) your brightest lights The aerial photo captured by Apollo Bay Aviation and Great Ocean Photography of our dazzling town in the fading light will be available as a FREE downloadable image from our website as a gift to everyone. AND if you send us an image of your light in the dark, you could win a scenic flight with Apollo Bay Aviation to the Twelve Apostles for you & some friends!!! Most AWEsome image WINS! NIGHT LIGHT. TONIGHT. DUSK

22.01.2022 WordQUEST begins midday, TODAY!!! 8 photos revealed on apollobaywordfest.com/wordquest-clues-1-8 now, where did I see that? Use these clues to locate the hidden word & take a selfie. ... Find all 8 words & piece together to reveal our WordQUEST quote. Email us the quote and your questing evidence, & the treasure could be yours! CLOSES midday, Sunday 26th JULY.

21.01.2022 What a weekend!!! If you had asked us in March this year whether it was possible, we would have said COVID had beaten us for 2020. But with your encouragement & support we were able to successfully ‘pivot’. Thank you to @thefirsttimepod and @jackson_hayat who helped us bring events online, & to @katemildenhall, @tonybirch, @lucytreloar, @michaelveitch, @hollymundaybespokecatering and @greatoceanphotography for giving our virtual events the soul they needed.... Thank you to our GENEROUS partners who allowed us to offer you these events for FREE: @colacorwaysc, @writersvictoria & The Grace Marion Wilson Trust, and @apollobayaviation. Thank you to everyone who submitted short stories, poetry, quests and photos. Thank you to everyone for opening screens & tuning in. Thank you to everyone who lit up our town as brightly as you could. All our winners are now up on our website, including the winners of our lucrative short story competition and the scenic flight over the Twelve Apostles. Head to apollobaywordfest.com to check it out! Warm Winter Words podcasts and Perceptible will be available at apollobaywordfest.com for a number of months, so please enjoy & pass onto your friends. With much gratitude to you all, Apollo Bay Word Fest

19.01.2022 Your perfect weekend! FREE events, all delivered via our website. APOLLO BAY WORD FEST 2020 THIS WEEKEND: 24, 25, 26 JULY... FRI 24 JULY: 12md WordQUEST begins; 8 clues to find 8 words 7pm PERCEPTIBLE; an online curated event of the spoken word SAT 25 JULY: 12 noon Winners announced for our short story comp. SUN 26 JULY: 12md WordQUEST winner announced 2pm WARM WINTER WORDS; a podcasted conversation about books, writing & insights Dusk NIGHT LIGHT - Step out, look up & shine Apollo Bay! For all details go to: apollobaywordfest.com

17.01.2022 APOLLO BAY you came out tonight in the spirit of awe, wonder, words of hope & support, and community togetherness. Remember to send us THE image of your light in the dark by 11.59pmSunday and you could win a scenic flight with Apollo Bay Aviation to the Twelve Apostles for you & some friends!!! We've received some brilliant shots already, so get yours in for a chance to win... Email your pics by 11.59pm Sunday 26th July to [email protected] Most AWEsome image WINS!

15.01.2022 TOMORROW, Sun 26 July, is our 27th WARM WINTER WORDS We’ve lined up 4 fantastic Australian authors for your listening pleasure. Brought to you this year as a FREE digital event in a fabulous collaboration with THE FIRST TIME podcast, WARM WINTER WORDS can opened from our website and enjoyed in your cosiest nook with a cuppa. ... Sit back & listen to KATE MILDENHALL in conversation with TONY BIRCH, LUCY TRELOAR and MICHAEL VEITCH. In 2020, you’ll love this conversation about books, writing, what hindsight can bring, the benefits of foresight, and many other insights. WARM WINTER WORDS. 2PM TOMORROW. SUNDAY 26TH JULY. Made possible by Writers Victoria & the Grace Marion Wilson Trust. To listen click: apollobaywordfest.com/warmwinterwords

08.01.2022 Apollo Bay Word Fest - what we all need right now! FREE events, all delivered via our website. THIS WEEKEND: 24, 25, 26 JULY... FRI 24 JULY: 12md WordQUEST begins; 8 clues to find 8 words 7pm PERCEPTIBLE; an online curated event of the spoken word SAT 25 JULY: 12md Winners announced for our short story comp SUN 26 JULY: 12md WordQUEST winner announced 2pm WARM WINTER WORDS; a podcast conversation about books, writing & insights Dusk NIGHT LIGHT. Step out, look up & shine Apollo Bay! For all details head to apollobaywordfest.com

08.01.2022 Over 100 entries were received for our 2020 short story competition. We enjoyed reading and considering all of these wonderful stories, across 3 age categories. It is our pleasure to share the details of the winning entry in the YA category category:... Lyra Philp with ‘Mirror’ To read Lyra’s story in full please go to apollobaywordfest.com This category was shortlisted by 2 readers; final judging of the shortlist by Mark Smith, author of The Road to Winter, Wilder Country (winner of the 2018 Indie Book Award for Young Adults) & Land of Fences. Mark lives on the Surf Coast and runs outdoor education programs for young adults. Word Fest thanks Mark for his time and assessment of the shortlist.

06.01.2022 Found the best seat in the house yet?!!! Our much-anticipated and final event for Word Fest 2020 is WARM WINTER WORDS. TODAY, 2PM. In a fantastic collaboration with THE FIRST TIME podcast, we are thrilled to present KATE MILDENHALL in conversation with TONY BIRCH, LUCY TRELOAR and MICHAEL VEITCH.... Head to apollobaywordfest.com/warmwinterwords to listen. No tickets needed; just your most comfortable chair & steaming cup to warm your hands. Brought to you by Writers Victoria & the Grace Marion Wilson Trust. wordfest/warmwinterwords

05.01.2022 PERCEPTIBLE TONIGHT! A FREE curated event of the spoken word, by a town, for a town. In this time of isolation and uncertainty, join us for a virtual Poetry & Pies event. ... We’ve called it PERCEPTIBLE, for it’s all about perceptions. Brought to you by Jackson Hayat Films @jackson_hayat and Word Fest, with our thanks to Amber Noseda @greatoceanphotography for stunning local images. PERCEPTIBLE, tonight 7pm, via https://www.apollobaywordfest.com/author-information

03.01.2022 Perceptible TOMORROW at 7pm!! Poetry comes into its own during days of panic, plague, peril, precariousness. Last year, we came together to share poetry that moved us, under one roof on a winter’s night and warmed our hands around a hot pie. Together with Holly Munday Bespoke Catering, Poetry & Pies was born. But that was pre-COVID19. Pre-AVOID(co). Poetry is needed now more than ever for solace, beauty, escape, rhythm. And so is togetherness. In this time of isolation ...and uncertainty, join us for a virtual Poetry & Pies. We’ve called it PERCEPTIBLE, for it’s all about perceptions. A FREE curated event of the spoken word, by a town, for a town. PERCEPTIBLE, via apollobaywordfest.com/poetry-pies FRIDAY 24th JULY, 7pm

01.01.2022 CHANGE OF DATE NIGHT LIGHT IS TONIGHT!!! Most southerly town on mainland Australia? Of course the event was going to be weather-dependent!!!... Apollo Bay, NIGHT LIGHT has been shifted to TONIGHT due to best flying & photographing conditions! TONIGHT, Word Fest, with @greatoceanphotorgarphy and @apollobayaviation, will be capturing an aerial image of our town shining in the fading light. We see this emitting of light as a great metaphor for hope in the dark and support of one another: not just within our local community, but more broadly. It's a way of letting the rest of the state know that we’re still here when all this craziness ends, that we're thinking of them and heartily welcome them back when the lockdowns end. APOLLO BAY, in the spirit of awe, wonder, words of hope & support, and community togetherness: -at DUSK -step OUT -SHINE or turn on your brightest lights The captured photo of our dazzling town will be available as a FREE downloadable image from our website. AND if you send us an image of your light in the dark, you could win a scenic flight with Apollo Bay Aviation to the Twelve Apostles for you & some friends!!! Most AWEsome image WINS! NIGHT LIGHT. TONIGHT. DUSK