Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW Inc.The FAW received this invitation from Nataliia Shknieieva regarding an event in Sydney on 21 November 2024…
My name is Nataliia Shknieieva and I’m Ukrainian leaving in Sydney. I invite members and friends of the FAW NSW to the Heartlands event our Sydney community and Linda Melnychuk Gough (penname Lyn McFarlane) is organising.
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The FAW 2024 Rae Alison Cerhan Australiana Ballad competition closed to new entries at 6.00pm AEDT Thursday 31 October 2024.
Judging is now under way and prizes will be awarded at a venue and date to be advised.
Thank you to those people who entered their poem for consideration.
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The FAW 2024 Ernestine Hill Australian Country themed short story competition closed to new entries at 6.00pm AEDT Thursday 31 October 2024.
Judging is now under way and the award will be announced at a venue and date to be advised.
Thank you to those people who entered their story for consideration.
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Opens: Midday 18 October 2024; Closes: Midnight 20 October 2024 AEDT
The Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction challenges writers to create an original piece of fiction based on two typical writing prompts plus one anti-prompt. What’s an anti-prompt? It’s a call to break a specific rule of writing.
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Entries for the 2024 FAW Jean Stone Poetry Competition closed at 6:00pm Saturday 31 August.
Judging is now under way. The judge’s report and winner’s name will be emailed to all contestants after 31st October. 2024.
Thank you to all those people who submitted their poems for consideration.
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Entries for the 2024 FAW Hilarie Lindsay Poetry Competition for Australian School Students closed at 6:00pm Saturday 31st August.
Judging is now under way. Winners in each section will be notified prior to 31st October. There will be no individual appraisals.
Thank you to all those students who submitted their poems for consideration.
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Closing date 29 September 2024
Stringybark Stories is proud to announce its 43rd short story competition since 2010. The Stringybark ‘Times Past’ Story Award 2024 is now accepting entries. This is their sixth historical fiction competition exploring Australian history. The requirements for this competition are that your entry must be:
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Closing Date 31 Oct 2024
Genre: Humorous short stories up to 2,500 words.
Prizes for first, second and third place.
Certificates for highly commended and commended stories.
Entry fee $10 per story.
See website for further information: www.bestoftimes.com.au
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FLASH FICTION
1st place: ‘Heading Off’ David Brelsford
2nd place: ‘Walking to the Strand’ Thom. James
Highly Commended: ‘The Whisper of Trees’ Dianne Morton
Highly Commended: ‘An Ordinary Day’ Karen Payne
Commended: ‘Voices’ Christabel Strehle
Commended: ‘Farewell Francesca’ Robyn Knibb
PHILIPPA HOLLAND AWARD FOR POETRY
1st Place: ‘Two Canticles’ Colleen Keating
2nd Place: ‘Breathe…’ David Campbell
Highly Commended: ‘ungraspable’ Colleen Keating
Highly Commended: ‘Languid Ribbons’ David Terelinck
Highly Commended: ‘Embarking on a Poet’s Lighthouse Residency’ Ronald Atilano
Highly Commended: ‘Cloud Reading’ Richenda Rudman
Commended: ‘The Human Heart is 73% Water’ David Terelinck
Commended: ‘No Drone’ Ronald Atilano
ALAN RUSSELL AWARD FOR MEMOIR
1st place: ‘Peril Beyond the Moment’ Karen Payne
2nd place: ‘Tough’ Cheryl Lockwood
SHORT STORY
First Place: ‘The Seat at Table Rock’ David Campbell
Second Place: ‘The Gift’ Mike Woodhouse
Highly Commended: ‘Blind Faith’ Gayle Neighbour
Highly Commended: ‘The Driving Lesson’ Ivy Jacqueline Higgs
|Highly Commended: ‘Lunch Meeting’ Tania Park
Commended: ‘The Aroma of Coffee’ David Brelsford
Commended: ‘Children Know Best’ Tania Park
Commended: ‘On Second Thoughts’ Robyn Knibb.
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Anya Nielsen
In 2012 Anya Nielsen of Wyong Writers FAW spent a month in Italy, with visits to churches, museums and art galleries. She travelled through the north and South of Italy including Sicily. Everywhere she went she tasted the bounties of the region. Similarly, she spent three weeks in France even attended a cooking school.
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Anya Nielsen
This book is a collection of family recipes enjoyed over the years by friends at Anya’s parties.
For more information contact Wyong Writers www.wyongwriters.org
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In conjunction with the NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL, YOUNG NSW
Closing Date 11 October 2024
Encouraging Writers since 1982
ADULT OPEN SHORT STORY and POETRY SECTIONS
Word Limit 1,500 Short Story, Poems 50 Lines.
1st Place $200, 2nd Place $75, 3rd Place $25,
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Book Fair Australia presents a literary festival of all genres.
FAW NSW will be attending, please join us.
When:
02 Nov 2024, 10:00 am AEDT – 03 Nov 2024, 5:00 pm AEDT
Where:
Exhibition Hall 5,
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José F Nodar
In this exciting and humorous novel we continue where we left off in Books, Pens, and Larceny.
Alicia Vassallo broke Danny Monk’s heart when he asked her to marry him and all she said was; “Well…”
His best friend Albert Matthew Guzman got him involved in a new hair salon venture in Northport New South Wales but Danny,
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José F Nodar
A collection of short stories and poems written in 2024 as thoughts and ideas came to me. Writing has become a passion, and that passion has generated over 25 stories and poems in this book that will give the reader an opportunity to spend some time reading to their partner,
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José F Nodar
A collection of short stories and poems written in 2024 by thirteen diverse and talented authors from around the world, including Australia. Dive into a captivating world of emotion, imagination, and profound insight with this extraordinary collection of short stories and poetry. Each page invites you on a journey through the depths of human experience,
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