Mandy was featured in the Papertiger: New World Poetry 06/07.

Mandy’s poem HEATHER is being made into a film by Director Jane Clarkson. There is a blog on the film at www.ventco-op.org/Poetry.htm.

September 2007: Mandy was chosen to have her poems shown on huge electronic signage boards on the streets of Albury as part of the Write around the Murray Festival.

Mandy is a feature writer in the new Vignette Press “Sex Mook”.

Mandy’s Poem “Exiting the city at dusk”, was featured on all of the Brisbane City Council City Cat Ferries for a week, leading up to Xmas 2007.

Mandy was the feature reader at the Kurilpa Poets, November 2007

Mandy will be showcasing her poetry at the Brisbane Festival in 2008 along with poet Joanna Coltman and Artist Stephen Gregory.

One of Mandy’s poems was featured in the Definite Article, October 2007.

Mandy Beaumont, Jo Coltman and Sharon Dunne produced a new zine, LOVE, for the Brisbane Writers Festival.

Mandy was the MC for the official opening of the Queensland Poetry Festival 2006.

Mandy helped to run the 2006 Brisbane Writers Festival / Wordjammin' Random Acts of Poetry held at Southbank Parklands in Brisbane.

Mandy's new book Aperture was released in August 2006.

An article for Poetry Perfect Match was featured in The Courier Mail, August 2006.

An article for Poetry Perfect Match was featured in City News, August 2006.

Mandy was featured in Style Magazine in June 2006.

Mandy was a guest performer at the Brisbane Writers Festival 2006 "Performance Poets" show at the Powerhouse.

Mandy ran Poetry Perfect Match at the 2006 Brisbane Writers Festival.

Mandy's poems were commissioned to go on the walls of Lock and Load Bistro in West End.

Poetry After Dark was featured on Bris 31 in August.

Mandy was featured on Bris 31 television in July.

Mandy performed in Ann's Street Party with Bec Larson and Josef Muller with their performance "Love Letters... From me to you" - July 2006

Mandy Performed at the Queensland Poetry Festival 2006 with Alicia Sometimes and Fiona Privetara.

Mandy ran and performed at Poetry After Dark 2006 at the ZOO Nightclub

Mandy's poems where displayed at the 2006 Two High Festival at the Queensland Centre of Performing Arts

Mandy was highly commended in the Val Vallis Award for Poetry 2006 with her poem "War Poem"

Mandy's is featured as one of the poets in the Brisbane Writers Festival Well Versed.

Short listed for the NSW Writers Centre, Wild and Wolley Best Independently Published Book (Poetry) 2005

Ran and performed Bittersuite at the Verve Cafe in Brisbane City in March 2005 as part of the WIRED FESTIVAL

Mandy was again one of the judges for the Education Queensland 'Poetry on the Move' competition. A competition where school kids get to put their poems up on the sides of Brisbane City Council Buses. 2005.

Mandy performed at the Queensland Society of Editors AGM in September 2005.

Mandy ran the Beat Poetry Workshops in September for Hands On Arts’, Celebration of Elvis and Marilyn at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Art. 2005

Mandy ran the Brisbane Writers Festival Poetry Sprint at the Brisbane Powerhouse with her trusty sidekick “Candy Can I read”, 1st October 2005

Mandy performed at Ladyfest as well as showing her film with Stef Petrik “Love in the time …” and “He builds a City” with Scart. 11th September 2005.

National Poetry Week Slam Mandy was a judge for the National Poetry Week Slam at Royal George Hotel, Brisbane. 11th September 2005.

Devised and Co-ordinated the “Poetry After Dark” Program as part of the Queensland Poetry Festival 2005, featuring Chris Bailey (The Saints), The Red Paintings, Dubdoubt, DJNOMC, Zine Fair, Visual Art section, Poetry Buckets, Miles Merrill, David Stavanger and Mandy Beaumont. Brides of Frank, Manoeuvre, Miss Fortune, MC Angela Barra and much much more.

Featured in the Courier Mail (BAM Arts Section) on August 27th 2005.

Performed on Planet radio July and August 2005.

Brisbane City Council Artforce Awards Telephone Signal Box with Visual Artist Ellen Stapleton in Paddington.

Poem and feature article in the new Brisbane Art Magazine VULTURE.

Featured reader and 2 short films of Mandy’s poetry (He Builds a City and Love in the Time…) shown at LadyFest Brisbane, September 2005.

Featured reader at the launch of Miel Magazine at the Queensland Poetry Festival 2005. 

Featured poet in the new Brisbane Magazine Miel.

Interview on ZZZ Radio in August 2005.

Performed with Synaptic Graffiti at the Brisbane Social Forum.

Saturday 21st May 2.30 pm...
Mandy Performs at Outsiders on Saturday 21st May at the Sunshine Coast.

Mandy has a feature article on her on Get Underground. http://www.getunderground.com

A review of the book Mandy edited with Chad Parkhill can be viewed THE PROGRAM.
http://www.theprogram.net.au

Featured poet in upcoming USA Anthology "In our own words, a generation defining itself".

Poetry featured in Vanguard Prelude Issue 2005.

Published in Lily Magazine March 2005. http://freewebs.com/

Opened the Ipswich Poetry Feast with Speedpoets Graham Nunn and Rowan Donovan - April 2005.

Review in “5 Bells” of the National Poetry Week event I ran in 2004.

Devised and Coordinated “Poetry After Dark” Program for the Queensland Poetry Festival 2005.

Devised and coordinated “It’s Poetry Punk!” A national poetry competition on Vibewire.net.

National Poetry Editor for Vibewire.net.

Management Committee Member for the Queensland Poetry Festival.

New Book written with Graham Nunn, due for release August 2005.

Featured on Vibewire January 2005.

Featured poet at the QWC WORDPOOL LITERARY CABARET April 2005. (7 deadly sins with Linda Jaivan and Andrew McGahan).

Performed on Planet Radio, January 2005-01-21.

Featured artist on SOOB Panel “When Reviewers Attack”.

Performance of “A Drop Of Ink” – Poetry in the Ann Street Party as part of SOOB (A visual and performance installation in the front window of clothing store Ultra Suite).

One of the featured poets in the new anthology of, ‘Australia’s new up and coming poets’, “Text Messages” by Impressed Publishing 2004. http://www.impressedpublishing.com.au.

Featured poet in the new ‘Speedpoets best of 2003” anthology... by Impressed publishing.

First resident poet for vibewire.net as part of the Australia Council... ‘Write in your face’ program.

MC for the State Library of Queensland's 
“Do you have the write stuff” panel for 
the Queensland Young Writers Award.

Recipient of the “Westender Poetry Prize”, April 2003.

A featured poet at the Queensland Writers Centre “Wordpool, Literary Cabaret 2004” running through the month of July.

Guest reader at the launch of the “Renew the Word National Poetry week 2003” launched by Minister Matt Foley.

Recipient of the 2003 “Traffic Stopper” award for the Brisbane City Council, Art Force Awards.

First and only poet to have work displayed on a telephone signal box as part of the Brisbane City Council, Art Force Awards 2003.

Featured poet on the Brisbane City Council “Visible Ink” website October 2003.

Poetry featured on Retort Magazine October 2003.

Featured poet at the Straight Out of Brisbane Festival “How the west was won” poetry night 2003.

Guest panellist at the “SOOB exposes the author” as part of the Straight out of Brisbane Festival 2003.

Recipient of the Youth Arts Queensland Mentoring Program 2003 for poetry, with Sam Watson as mentor.

Featured poet at the 2003 Two High Festival “Words night”.

Guest Panellist at the 2003 Two High Festival, panel discussion on my art form.

Member of Brisbane poetry collective “Speedpoets” who perform regularly in Brisbane. http://www.speedpoets.zap.to/

Poetry featured in regular “Speedpoets” zines.

One of Mandy’s poems read by Arts Minister, Matt Foley at the April 2003 Arts Link Issue.

Poetry published in Ink Magazine (UK), December 2003.

Featured poet in book “Small Packages 8” with Steve Kilbey, Sam Hunt, Corey Frost and Jenny Bornholdt.

Featured poet on Singaporean Journal “SOFTBLOW”. http://softblow.com/mandybeaumont.html.

Poetry read at the 2003 National Poetry Week “Poetry Slam”.

Article published in the Courier Mail “my summer” section, January 2003.

Poetry displayed on the “Arc online Showcase” July 2003.

Article and poetry published in the Youth Arts Queensland News November and July 2003.

Poetry displayed on the Youth Arts Queensland “online showcase” of 2003 Youth Arts Queensland Mentorees.

Poetry featured in the March 2003 edition of Empire Times Magazine.

Poetry featured in the Youth Arts Queensland Bulletin September, May and April 2003.

Poetry featured in the October 2002 Utopia Magazine.

Poetry performed at the 2003 Youth Arts Queensland Mentoring Showcase, December 2003.

Profile featured in the Youth Arts Queensland News 2003.

Poetry and two articles published in the 2002 edition of Philosophia.

Article published in the Queensland Writers Centre’s “Writing Queensland” Magazine November 2003.

Milestones featured in the QWC “Writing Queensland” July 2003, May 2003, September 2003, July and April 2004.

Article featured in the Youth Arts Queensland News 2003.

Poetry reading at the Queensland Government Creative Queensland Policy Progress Report November 2003.

Poetry featured in the November 2003 edition of Dotlit. http://www.dotlit.qut.edu.au/poetry.html.

Poetry reading and interview on 4zzz radio, November 2003.

Work displayed at various bookstores in Brisbane including Avid Reader, Bent Books and Mulligan Books.

Work displayed at Billy’s Beach house on the Gold Coast, in February 2004.(Collaborative work with photographer Mandana Mapar).

Poetry displayed at the West End Affair, March 2004 (At Avid Reader as a collaborative installation with visual artist Marika Sosnowski).

Poetry featured on 63Channels in April and June 2004. http://www.63channels.com.

Poetry published in the February, March and April, June, August, September and October 2003 and 2004 editions in Metior Magazine.

Poetry featured in Stylus March, April Issue. Http://www.stylusmagazine.com.

Mandy’s zine titled “Read aloud in Dark Places” is available in various bookshops and venues around Brisbane. Various editions released on a regular basis.

Poetry on the Thylazine poets website. http://www.thylazine.org/poetsforpeace/

Interview and poetry reading in March 2004, on 1197am radio.

Interview and poetry reading conducted for 4zzz for National Youth week in March 2004.

Spoken word performance with “Speedpoets” members at the Brisbane City Council’s Visible Ink Festival, April 2004.

Poetry to be featured on Cold Glass, May 2004.

Poetry reading on 4zzz Radio Station, April 2004.

Workshop teacher for the 2004 National Folk Festival “Young songwriter’s workshops”, Canberra 2004.

Poetry featured in the Youth Arts Queensland Annual report 2003.

Article on Mandy Beaumont featured in the ‘Courier Mail’ April 2004.

Featured poet at the “Artours – Speedpoets” spoken word performance in April 2004.

Poetry featured in the August 2004 edition of Muse Apprentice Guild (America).

Poetry featured in the July 2004 issues of Open Wide Magazine (UK).

Article and Poetry in Courier Mail, April 2004 alongside Brentley Fraser, Graham Nunn and Ross Clark.

Coordinator for the National Poetry Week/Bent Books Word Salad held at Belushi’s Bar in November 2004.

Poetry featured in book “The between space anthology” of young visual, conceptual and word artists, June 2004. Published by Impressed publishing.

Commissioned collaborative work with photographer Mandana Mapar by the Museum of Brisbane and Brisbane City Council, for a large scale poetry/photographic installation in the new “Brisbane Square” on George Street, Brisbane City.

MC for Samuel Wagan Watson’s book launch “Smoke Encrypted whispers” in July 2004.

Featured Poet in the “Brisneyland” Text/Image/Audio publication July 2004. http://www.brisneyland.com.au/home.htm.

Judge for the Education Queensland “Poetry on buses” for school aged children in 2004.

Featured Artist on the Brisbane Artists Directory. http://www.brisbaneartistsdirectory.com.

Featured reader at the 2004 “Small Packages” Launch at the Metro Arts Centre July 2004.

Article written for the Brisbane City Council’s “Interview your councilors” program July 2004.

Collection of poetry featured in Retort Magazine July 2004.

Featured Poet on the Oracular Tree July 2004. http://www.oraculartree.com/stories.html

Poetry Featured in the Open Wide “Pocket Broadside Series” (UK).

2004 Coordinator for the SOOB (Straight Out of Brisbane) Spoken Word Program.

Editor of the SOOB: New Writing Anthology 2004 with Chad Parkhill.

Presented “Poetry Ad Breaks” as part of the Queensland Poetry Festival, a joint work with Visual Artist Marika Sowsnoski and Performer Amanda – Lyn Pearson.

Poem featured in the September, October Edition of Stylus Magazine.

New book “The regular Correspondence of a Love Affair With Words” launched at the Queensland Poetry Festival, October 2004.

Feature article on Mandy Beaumont, Winter Issue – Lip Magazine (including poetry).

Radio interview/special broadcast over 15 Australian stations on Friday, 17th September 2004.

Featured Poet on the “Socialist Unity Network”, September 2004.

MC for the launch of Paper Tiger New World Poetry 4 and the Cry in Air Readings at the Queensland Poetry Festival.

Performed 3 times at the “Two High Women’s Festival” 2004, including readings, music performance and installations.

Book “The Regular Correspondence of a Love Affair with Words” Featured on Page 2 of “BAM” (The Courier Mail) Saturday October 9th.

Performance with spoken word troupe “Synaptic Graffiti”, December 2004 as part of SOOB.

Featured poet in the special Xmas Edition of BAM (Courier Mail) 2004.

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