Caroline Tuohey and Sandra Severgnini Caroline Tuohey’s fourth children’s picture book – The Christmas Garden is illustrated by Sandra Severgnini and published by Little Pink Dog Books, Armidale. It’s a Christmas story told with lyrical rhyme and whimsical illustration. The …
Closing date: Friday 3 May 2019 Sisters in Crime Australia’s 19th Davitt Awards for the best crime and mystery books by Australian women are now open. Publishers have until Friday 3 May to enter. Self-published books are again eligible. Six …
Closing date: 30 April 2019 For humorous short stories (any theme) up to 2500 words. First prize: $300-$500 (depending on number of entries), second prize: $100. No entry form is required. Include a cover sheet with your name and address, …
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Closing date: 01 July 2019 The Blend’s publisher Altair Australia Pty Ltd, a small press anthology publisher, accepts stories that challenge either the way we see ourselves in the future, or how the world is represented in the future. This …
On behalf of The May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust Closing date 30 September 2018. Calling emerging children’s authors and illustrators. The Ian Wilson Memorial Fellowship will give an emerging author or illustrator creative time away from home in Adelaide for …
Closing date 31 October 2018. For humorous short stories (any theme) up to 2500 words. First prize: $300–$500 (depending on number of entries); second prize: $100. No entry form is required. Include a cover sheet with your name and address, …
Martin R Mortimer This is Martin Mortimer’s third book in the first trilogy of his series “The Cinder Chronicles.“ Symin, Ranger Scout and trusted academy advisor, leads our young heroes on an expedition to the desert city Horde, intent …
Closes 26th June 2016. The Grieve Project is a national prose and poetry competition on the subject of grief. We invite people to submit essays or stories up to 500 words and poems up to 36 lines. The competition opened 15 February and closes …
Closing date: 30 April 2021 The Jennifer Burbidge Short Story Award is currently taking submissions for a work of fiction or non-fiction up to 3000 words. Prize: $500. 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of The Burbidge Prize, which will be presented as part …
Closing date 18 September 2023 The Jugiong Writers Festival is excited to, once again, announce its Short Story and Poetry competitions and invite you to submit your entries. Total prize money has increased to $2,000 thanks to the Bragg and Robb …
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Closing date 30 September 2023 The Ian Wilson Memorial Fellowship was established to support emerging children’s authors and illustrators who explore Australian voices and themes. The May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust provides the successful applicant with accommodation, local support, and travel …
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Closing date: 30 September 2022 The Ian Wilson Memorial Fellowship was established to support emerging children’s authors and illustrators who explore Australian voices and themes. The May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust provides the successful applicant with accommodation, local support, and …
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Alison Ferguson Widow’s Wake is the last of three in The Sisters’ Saga, which tells of three sisters and the compromises they must make to reconcile love’s delusions with the demands of reality. In this short historical fiction novel, over the course of …
Alison Ferguson Dearest Daughter is the second of three in The Sisters’ Saga, which tells of three sisters and the compromises they must make to reconcile love’s delusions with the demands of reality. In this short historical fiction novel, the lives of the …
Alison Ferguson Maiden Manoeuvres is the first of three in The Sisters’ Saga, which tells of three sisters and the compromises they must make to reconcile love’s delusions with the demands of reality. This historical fiction novella focuses on the eldest sister, Henrietta …
Closing date: 30th October 2020 Short stories up to 2000 words on any topic. 1st prize $300 2nd prize $150 3rd prize $50 2 x $25 most highly commended prizes. Plus $50 Reader’s Choice Award. Entry fee $10 for the first …