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PERIODICAL «ANTIPODES» Volume 65, 2019

PERIODICAL «ANTIPODES» Volume 65, 2019

The 65th issue of the literary periodical Antipodes will be launched οn October, 2019. This year the periodical is celebrating its 46th year of continuous circulation.

The issue will pay tribute to the Greek-Australian artists of our community as well as a celebratory section on the 50 years since the establishment of the League in 1969/1970.

As usual, this issue will publish works submitted by our members or non-members such as poems, short stories, studies, essays, book reviews and οther literary works, in Greek and English and the Visual Arts.

Works to be submitted for publication must be original works that have not been published or promoted in another publication. Literary works should be no longer than the limits prescribed as follows: Poems: 100 verses (lines), short stories and essays; 2000 words, meditations: 800 words, studies: 2000 words, book reviews and other reviews (exhibitions, music, plays, films): 1000 words.

The deadline for submitting contributions is Friday 12th July, 2019. Works that exceed the specified size limits will be rejected, without involving the Editorial Committee.

Works Submitted must be sent electronically in Word document format, (attachment) to gacl.editor@gmail.com

Literary Competition 2019

Literary Competition 2019

The Greek-Australian Cultural League is announcing this year’s Literary Competition. This Competition is now an established annual event in the cultural and literary scene of the Greek community in Australia.

The Literary Competition includes works written in the Greek or English language, by writers residing in Australia and over 18 years of age, in the following categories: Poetry and Short story.

We wish to remind you of its launch and also, to draw to your attention the importance of the participation of all our members and friends in it. Please submit your works by Friday 12th July, 2019.

With the participation of all of us, the Literary Competition will be upgraded through reaching the widest pool of writers in Australia and also, it will give to all our members and friends the opportunity to present their unpublished works to a wider audience.

Looking forward to your positive response, we are forwarding the Rules of the Literary Competition and the Application for Participation that you may send together with your works to the e-mail address gaclitcomp@gmail.com.

The winning entries in each category in each language will be published in Issue No. 65, 2019 of the annual bilingual periodical of the GACL, ANTIPODES. The results of the Literary Competition will be announced at a special function incorporating the launch of the periodical Antipodes in October 2019.

2019 LITERARY COMPETITION RULES

  • The Literary Competition covers work written in either Greek or English in the following categories: poetry and short stories, by writers residing in Australia and over 18 years of age.
  • Participants are required to complete a registration form which can be downloadedfrom the Greek-Australian Cultural League website (www.gacl.com.au) and shouldbe emailed to the Literary Competition address: gaclitcomp@gmail.com (or use the application form included at the end of this letter and email it)
  • The adjudication will be separate for each language.
  • Participants may submit work in one or all the categories and in one or both languages, with only one piece in each category they choose.
  • Works that do not comply with the limits of content, as prescribed below, will be automatically rejected and will not be forwarded to the Judging Panel.
  • Content limits: Poem 100 verses (lines); Short story 2000 words;
  • All submissions should be the original work(s) of the authors and should not have been submitted in another competition or have been previously published.
  • Each work submitted should be signed by a pseudonym (nom de plume) and thesame pseudonym should be used in signing all the entries submitted by the same person.
    Each competition entry should be sent only electronically (Word document attachment) to the competition email address: gaclitcomp@gmail.com. Additionally, in a separate text sent to the same email address, participants are required to forward their particulars, including the pseudonym, the full name, address and telephone numbers and also, the number of verses in their poems and number of words in their short stories.
  • The Literary judges reserve the right to preclude an entry if it is considered to have too many syntactical or orthographical mistakes.
  • The First Prize in each category and in each language will receive a commemorative certificate and a monetary prize. The Second and Third Prizes and any Commendations will receive a commemorative award certificate and books.
    In all categories and languages, the works awarded First Prize will be published in the 65th issue of the periodical Antipodes which will be launched on the day of the announcement of the awards in October, 2019.

APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE GACLM LITERARY COMPETITION 2019
Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Address: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Telephone:………………………….. Ε-mail: ………………………………………………………………….
Title(s) of work (s) submitted:
………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Language(es) of works submitted: …………………………………….
Pseudonym:……………………………………………

I, the undersigned certify that:
1. I am the author of the submitted works.
2. The work(s) has/have not been submitted in other competitions or published in any
printed form previously.
3. I permit the GACL to publish my winning work/s and make any grammatical or syntactical
changes as may be deemed necessary.
Signature: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Please complete and email this application form to: gaclitcomp@gmail.com or alternatively download the entry form here

GACL annual exhibition Antipodean Palette 2018

GACL annual exhibition Antipodean Palette 2018

By STELLA PAPAS

Imagine a world of creativity, imagination, fantasy; what would that world look like? A world where colour, texture, and design is freely used to create magic. No structure, no musts, nor shoulds, or demands, just your version of a desirable world. Would it be expressed on a canvas? Or would you rather capture those moments via a lens? Express it in words? Regardless of the medium, they are all artistic creations, and expression.

This world intrigued me from a young age. I always wondered how it was possible to capture a moment through the eye of a lens, and in moments, that image would miraculously appear on a blank white piece of paper. Just pure magic, I thought.

My creative world started as a toddler in what was then my playground; Hioni Photo Studio. My innovative father, Con, was my role model as a photographer, as was my creative mother, Dina, connecting me to a world of designing and sewing of wedding dresses and endless other creative delights. The studio, the darkrooms, the developing and printing rooms, along with the sewing and pattern cutting areas were places I breathed in my daily inspiration of beauty, creativity and imagination. Alongside my professional life, I continued to capture life’s magic through camera lenses, as I engaged in personal creative passions along my journey. More than 40 years and thousands of photos later, I was honoured to introduce my first limited edition photo collection named ‘She Found Her Wings and Flew’, exhibited at the Antipodean Palette last year at Steps Gallery.

This year, I have been given the opportunity by the president of the Greek Australian Cultural League (GACL) Cathy Alexopoulos OAM, together with three other artists Aphroditi Karalis, Stavros Messinis and Vasy Petros, who have also exhibited in the past, to coordinate the 8th Annual Antipodean Palette art exhibition.

The Antipodean Palette is an exhibition initiated by the GACL, a non-profit organisation founded in 1970. The league initiates and organises a number of successful annual events supporting the creative endeavours of Greek Australian writers and artists. The art exhibition offers an excellent platform for established and emerging artists to collectively exhibit their work.

The call for entries this year proved extremely successful, attracting an eclectic group of local and regional artists:

  • Kyriaki Theodorikakos (Teo),
  • Emmy Mavroidis,
  • Helene Athanasiadis,
  • Theo Papathomas,
  • Stella Tsirkas,
  • James Pasakos,
  • Sofronis Michaelides,
  • Olga Tsara,
  • Nelly Skoufatoglou,
  • Heidi Seraphim,
  • Panos Apostolou,
  • Jim Pavlidis,
  • Luke Spiliopoulos,
  • Skunk Control,
  • Rolando Garay-Matziaris.

Just as diverse as the artists, are their mediums, with artwork to be exhibited next month including painting, photography, mixed media, 3D installation, sculpture, heritage jewellery, monotype, and lithograph.

The official opening will be launched by Michael van Vliet, chairperson of Multicultural Arts Victoria on Saturday 4 August at 3.30 pm.

A life drawing workshop and poetry afternoon is also included as part of Antipodean Palette.

Come along and embrace the creativity, imagination and fantasy through the eyes of this year’s exhibiting artists.

For further information and to RSVP, email antipodeanpalette@gmail.com
Antipodean Palette Art Exhibition will be on show at Steps Gallery (62 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC) from 3 – 9 August.
Opening times: weekdays 11.00 am – 6.30 pm, weekends 11.00 am – 4.00 pm.

PERIODICAL «ANTIPODES» Volume 64, 2018

PERIODICAL «ANTIPODES» Volume 64, 2018

The 64th issue of the literary periodical Antipodes will be launched οn Sunday 7th October, 2018. This year the periodical is celebrating its 45th year of continuous circulation and will be commemorated with a special publication.

The issue will pay a special tribute to Antigone Kefala, an Australian author and poet who has been proposed for several prestigious government literary awards. She won the 2016 Judith Wright Award for her recent poetry collection, “Fragments”.

Her themes primarily centre around the people who have lost their homeland due to war or displacement.

As usual, this issue will publish works submitted by our members or non-members such as poems, short stories, studies, essays, book reviews and οther literary works, in Greek and English and the Visual Arts.

Works to be submitted for publication must be original works that have not been published or promoted in another publication.

Literary works should be no longer than the limits prescribed as follows: Poems: 100 verses (lines), short stories and essays; 2000 words, meditations: 800 words, studies: 2000 words, book reviews and other reviews (exhibitions, music, plays, films): 1000 words.

The deadline for submitting contributions is Friday 8th June, 2018. Works that exceed the specified size limits will be rejected, without involving the Editorial Committee.

Works Submitted must be sent electronically in Word document format, (attachment) to gacl.editor@gmail.com

Literary Competition 2018

Literary Competition 2018

The Greek-Australian Cultural League is announcing this year’s Literary Competition. This
Competition is now an established annual event in the cultural and literary scene of the Greek
community in Australia.

The Literary Competition includes works written in the Greek or English language, by writers
residing in Australia and over 18 years of age, in the following categories: Poetry and Short story.
We wish to remind you of its launch and also, to draw to your attention the importance of
the participation of all our members and friends in it. Please submit your works by Friday 8 th June,
2018.

With the participation of all of us, the Literary Competition will be upgraded through
reaching the widest pool of writers in Australia and also, it will give to all our members and friends
the opportunity to present their unpublished works to a wider audience.

Looking forward to your positive response, we are forwarding the Rules of the Literary
Competition and the Application for Participation that you may send together with your works to the
e-mail address gaclitcomp@gmail.com.

The winning entries in each category in each language will be published in Issue No. 64, 2018
of the annual bilingual periodical of the GACL, ANTIPODES. The results of the Literary Competition
will be announced at a special function incorporating the launch of the periodical Antipodes on
Sunday 7 th October 2018 at the Panarcadian Association “O Kolokotronis”, 570 Victoria Street,
North Melbourne.

2018 LITERARY COMPETITION RULES

  • The Literary Competition covers work written in either Greek or English in the following
    categories: poetry and short stories, by writers residing in Australia and over 18 years of
    age.
  •  Participants are required to complete a registration form which can be downloaded
    from the Greek-Australian Cultural League website (www.gacl.com.au) and should
    be emailed to the Literary Competition address: gaclitcomp@gmail.com (or use the
    application form included at the end of this letter and email it)
  • The adjudication will be separate for each language.
  •  Participants may submit work in one or all the categories and in one or both
    languages, with only one piece in each category they choose.
  • Works that do not comply with the limits of content, as prescribed below, will be
    automatically rejected and will not be forwarded to the Judging Panel.
  • Content limits: Poem 100 verses (lines); Short story 2000 words;
  • All submissions should be the original work(s) of the authors and should not have
    been submitted in another competition or have been previously published.
  • Each work submitted should be signed by a pseudonym (nom de plume) and the
    same pseudonym should be used in signing all the entries submitted by the same
    person.
  • Each competition entry should be sent only electronically (Word document
    attachment) to the competition email address: gaclitcomp@gmail.com. Additionally,
    in a separate text sent to the same email address, participants are required to forward their particulars, including the pseudonym, the full name, address and telephone numbers and also, the number of verses in their poems and number of words in their short stories.
  • The First Prize in each category and in each language will receive a commemorative
    certificate and a monetary prize. The Second and Third Prizes and any
    Commendations will receive a commemorative award certificate and books.
  • In all categories and languages, the works awarded First Prize will be published in the 64 th issue of the periodical Antipodes which will be launched on the day of the announcement of the awards, Sunday 7 th October 2018 at the Panarcadian Association, 570 Victoria Street, North Melbourne, from 3:00 pm.

 

APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE GACLM LITERARY COMPETITION 2018
Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Address: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Telephone:………………………….. Ε-mail: ………………………………………………………………….
Title(s) of work (s) submitted:
………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Language(es) of works submitted: …………………………………….Pseudonym:
……………………………………………
I, the undersigned certify that:
1. I am the author of the submitted works.
2. The work(s) has/have not been submitted in other competitions or published in any
printed form previously.
3. I permit the GACL to publish my winning work/s and make any grammatical or syntactical
changes as may be deemed necessary.
Signature: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Please complete and email this application form to: gaclitcomp@gmail.com

The launch of Antipodes Magazine and the results of the Literary Competition 2016

The launch of Antipodes Magazine and the results of the Literary Competition 2016

On Sunday 16th October, the launch of the much anticipated annual, bilingual periodical Antipodes issue No. 62, took place at the Panarcadian Association “O Kolokotronis” in North Melbourne and the results of the Literary Competition were announced.Antipodes is published by the Greek-Australian Cultural League of Melbourne.

This periodical’s longevity has spanned for 43 years making it the longest Greek-Australian periodical circulating in Australia.

Present at the launch were friends of the Greek and English literary word including Mr Kyriakos Amanatides the Honorary President of the GACL, many other academics, Presidents and representatives from various organisations, the media and prize winners of the Literary Competition.

Cathy Alexopoulos, President of the GACL, in her welcoming speech referred to the longevity of the periodical as having expanded its horizons, content, appearance and layout in order to make it more relevant to the younger generation as well as reflecting the aims and objectives set out in the League’s constitution in 1970. The emphases on the quality and the timelessness of the content have elevated the periodical to an important position in the ecumenical Hellenism.

The President made a special mention to the transformed new publication- layout, graphic design, general aesthetics and eye catching front cover based on a work by Helene Athanasiadis, exhibited at the group exhibition Antipodean Palette, in August this year. She acknowledged and thanked Stavros Messinis for his hard work, commitment and input towards all these positive changes, continuing the high standard he set in last year’s publication.

This year’s sponsors of the periodical were the Ithaca Philanthropic Society, Tassos and Toula Douvartzides from Kalimera Kids Omiros College and Vlassis Mavraganis from Mavraganis Greek School. Those together with Paul and Connie Gregory also sponsored the First Prize awards of the Literary Competition. The President thanked all for their generosity. Cathy Alexopoulos continued to thank the Panel of Judges who took part in the Literary Competition, Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yannakis, Mrs Andrea Garivaldis and Mr Dean Kalymniou for their commitment and support in judging the submissions. She also thanked all the participants and the winners of the Competition.

She also acknowledged the work done by the GACL Administrative Committee and the contribution made by the media-newspapers Neos Kosmos and Ta Nea, as well as 3XY, 3ZZZ, SBS and TGA.

This year’s issue paid tribute to the late distinguished Greek-Australian poet Dimitris Tsaloumas. In launching the periodical, Ms Helen Nickas, academic, writer and publisher of works by Tsaloumas, remarked that his was a particularly remarkable voice of the first generation of migrants: his first bilingual book The Observatory [Το Παρατηρητήριο], attracted the Best Book of the Year award in 1983 in Australia. This award became the catalyst for the extensive reach of Australian literature beyond the purely Anglo-Saxon establishment.

Ms Nickas went on to say:

[…] “Dimitris Tsaloumas wrote in both Greek and English, while he also possessed an excellent knowledge of Italian and French. Language was his valuable  tool and he used it in all the manifestations, writing, translating and jumping from one language to another with amazing dexterity. The tribute includes essays on his poetry as well as a bibliography for those who desire to study his work in depth. He was truly a poet of international repute”.

The periodical Antipodes does not represent the endeavours of the first generation of migrants only.  Increasingly, the most recent issues include works of literature and visual arts that come from the second generation. As Ms Nickas aptly stated:

[…] “The principal characteristic of this issue is the juxtaposition of the first and the second generation, while the periodical reflects our continuously evolving identity from monolingualism to bilingualism and from our purely Greek identity to the wider, bilingual and multicultural identity.

There are indications in the current issue that the second generation reads, values and respects the work of the first generation. Far from dismissing the literature of the first generation, on the contrary, it studies it, translates it and           promotes it. There are many examples of this juxtaposition in the current issue”.

Also, Ms Nickas emphasised that “Additionally, the second generation moves into the interstice between the first generation of migrants and the Australian culture, trying to keep the two sides in equilibrium” and she expressed the wish to see Antipodes being sold in Australian bookshops where “one would be able to find it easily on the shelves dedicated to periodicals of literature, art and civilisation”.

As a further tribute to the life and work of Tsaloumas, Christos Tsaloumas (son of Dimitris Tsaloumas), Alex Scovron, Melissa Petrakis and Stavros Messinis recited poems by Tsaloumas or inspired by him and his work.

Then, Ms Andrea Garivaldis, on behalf of the judges of the Literary Competition, read the judges’ report and their comments on the works submitted. This was followed by the announcement of the results of the literary Competition, the conferring of the awards to the successful authors, consisting of Award Certificates and monetary awards to the First Prize in each category (kindly donated by the sponsors) and commemorative gifts and, in turn, the reading of excerpts of their work by the successful authors.

Results of Literary Competition 2016

Ποίηση Ελληνική γλώσσα (Poetry in Greek)
Α΄ Βραβείο:  Εγώ η γυναίκα – Έλενα Παλαιολόγου.  Χορηγός: Εκπαιδευτήρια Ομηρος.
Β΄ Βραβείο: Την περιμένουμε να ρθει, την ΆνοιξηΓεράσιμος Μ. Λυμπεράτος 
Γ΄ Βραβείο: Εγώ κρατώ κλαδί ελιάςΑγγελική Βογδάνη
Έπαινος: Ωδή στον άνθρωπόΧριστίνα Σοϊταρίδη

Πεζό Ελληνική γλώσσα (Prose in Greek)
Α΄ Βραβείο: Το λεμόνι και ο ΤσικολάνηςΓιάννης Γεωργίου. Χορηγός: Σχολή Μαυραγάνη.
Β΄ Βραβείο:  Το φθινόπωρο, μα φθινόπωροΓεράσιμος Μ. Λυμπεράτος
Γ΄ Βραβείο:  Με τα μάτια της ψυχήςΧριστίνα  Σουμή

Μονόπρακτο στην Ελληνική Γλώσσα (oneact play in Greek)
Έπαινος (commendation):  Στα κρόσια των ονείρων μουΚλαίρη Παΐζάνου Γαζή
 
Poetry in English
1st Prize: Golden HandsGeorgina Dimopoulos. Sponsors Paul and Connie Gregory,
2nd Prize: SunsetOlga Georgopoulos
3rd Prize: TriptychBetty Messazos.
 
Short Story in English
1st Prize: An encounter with the MinotaurPaul Kiritsis.

Sponsors: The Ithacan Philanthropic Society.
2nd Prize: My father, my sonGeorgina Dimopoulos.
3rd Prize: MachitisEvangelia Katsavanidis.

JOHN GEORGIOU