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Writing NSW Grants: now open!
Applications are now open for the Writing NSW Early Career Writer Grants, Emerging Writing Organisation Grants and the Writer & Technologist Grant. A total of $27,000 in funding is available to early career writers, emerging writing organisations and for a …
Writers Unleashed Festival
14 November 2015 Download the flyer (PDF 3MB) The Writer’s Unleashed festival, in the Sutherland Shire in Sydney, is on again this year. The festival is run by members of the Sutherland Shire FAW and is now in its seventh …
The Alice Sinclair Memorial Writing Competition 2025: CANCELLED
FAW Lake Macquarie branch This competition has been CANCELLED for 2025.
Conditions: 2025 Hilarie Lindsay Short Story Competition
For Australian School Students Entries closed at 6.00pm Sunday 31 August 2025 Thank you to all those who entered their story. Results will be notified in due course. Entries were sought in the following categories: SECTION 1: Years 10, 11 …
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Country Newspapers Short Story Competition
Closing date: 4 July 2025 The Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW has partnered with Country Press by assisting them to conduct a Short Story competition through our member, Greg McFarland (Isolated Writer) as their Representative. There are 49 Country Newspapers …
The 2025 Ernestine Hill Memorial Short Story Awards Luncheon
Immediately following the 2024 FAW NSW Annual General Meeting will be the second Ernestine Hill Memorial Short Story Awards Luncheon. This event will include presentation of both the Ernestine Hill Memorial Short Story Award and the Rae Alison Cerhan Australiana …
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Tasmanian Writers’ Prize 2025
Entries close February 14, 2025 The prize is for short stories up to 3,000 words having an island, or island-resonant, theme. The winning entry receives a cash prize of $500 and all finalists’ stories will appear in the Forty South Short Story …
Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2025
Closing date February 13, 2025 The Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the most exciting and rewarding book awards program open to independent publishers and authors worldwide, is currently accepting entries written in English and released in 2023, 2024 or 2025 or with …
2025 Luncheon Tickets Order Form
Please complete this form to book and purchase tickets for the 2025 FAW Ernestine Hill Short Story Awards Luncheon, to be held following the Annual General Meeting at the same venue. Payment can be made securely through Stripe with either …
Heartlands: A Literary Fundraiser for Ukraine
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 …
The 2024 Ernestine Hill Short Story Award is closed
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 …
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The 2024 Rae Cerhan Poetry Competition is closed
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 …
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Conditions: 2025 Marjorie Barnard Short Story Award
ENTRIES CLOSED AT 6:00pm Sunday 31 August 2025 Thank you to all those who entered their story. Results will be notified in due course. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY THE WINNER and shortlisted entries will be notified via email after 31 October. The winner …
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Notice of Annual General Meeting 2025
The Annual General Meeting of the Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW Inc. is scheduled as follows: Date: Saturday May 3, 2025 Time: Commencing at 10:00am sharp Venue: Royal Automobile Club of Australia Imperial Service Club (ISC) Room, 89 Macquarie Street, …
ACU Poetry Prize calls for new works about Belonging
Closing date: 01 June 2025 Entries are open for Australia’s richest prize for a single poem, where Australia’s top and emerging poets compete for $18,750 in prize money, with the first prize winner receiving $10,000. The ACU Prize for Poetry …
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