Greek-Australian Cultural League
Welcome
The Administrative Committee of the Greek-Australian Cultural League would like to welcome you to our new website, where you will find information about our organisation and our activities.
Aims and Objectives
The Greek-Australian Cultural League’s aims and objectives are the advancement, support and dissemination of the creative endeavours of Greek-Australian writers and artists .
Activities
GACL organises various activities including the “Antipodean Palette”, book launches, literary competitions, literary readings, musical events and publish the bi-lingual periodical “Antipodes”.
Awards of Excellence
GACL was awarded the Medal of Multiculturalism in December 2006 at the ceremony of Victoria’s Awards for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs Meritorious Service to the Community.
Literary Competition
The Annual Literary Competition
The GACL organises every year the Literary Competition whose results are announced during the launch of annual “Antipodes” periodical. The competition includes works written in the Greek or English language in the following categories: Poetry, Short Story and One Act Theatrical Play. All first prize winning works in each category of the competition are published in the periodical “Antipodes”.
When & Where
All entries must be submitted by Friday 12th July, 2019, at the latest, and sent to the following address: Greek-Australian Cultural League, University οf Melbourne, P.O. Box 4307, Parkville, Vic., 3052, Australia
Periodical 'Antipodes'
The Literary Periodical 'Antipodes'
The annual literary periodical «Antipodes» is launched in October. Its edition includes works submitted by GACL members, such as poems, short stories, studies, essays, book reviews and οther literary works, in Greek and English. Submitted works, in order to be published in the periodical must be approved by the Editorial Committee. All material submitted must not have been published previously and is the original work of the author.
When & Where
Works Submitted must reach the GACL by Friday 12th July, 2019, and must be posted to the: Greek-Australian Cultural League of Melbourne, University of Melbourne, P.O. Box 4307, Parkville, Vic., 3052 We encourage submissions to be sent in electronic form to gacl.editor@gmail.com
News & Events
The Greek Australian Artist Directory (The GAAD)
To submit your GAAD registration request, please go here
Results of Literary Competition 2020
Launch of Antipodes Vol. 66, 2020 (Greek)
Launch of Antipodes Vol. 66, 2020
Newsletter No. 2 November 2020
Antipodean Palette 2020 ‘In Isolation’
When this year's Antipodean Palette 10th Anniversary was shadowed by COVID-19, the GACL Art Team took to the net to organise the GACL's first online art exhibition, proving that artistic expression and innovation can rise from any challenge. INTRODUCING OUR...