ROUND 3: 24-26 JULY 2026 It’s a write-off! Choose a team and write a 500-word story based on your team’s prompts to compete for thousands of dollars in cash prizes & print publication. Then stick around for the Not Quite Write Podcast afterparty, where …
Closing date 1 February 2026 Stringybark Stories is proud to announce its 45th short story competition since 2010. Stringybark Publishing, and authors Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist are proud to sponsor the Stringybark Open Themed Short Story Award 2026. This is the …
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Wyong Writers FAW Branch concluded the 2025 Inhouse Haiku competition in November 2025. The competition was won by Maureen Trotter and Runner-up was Keith Brady. Maureen’s winning entry: glimpses through bare limbed hedge homestead Keith’s runner-up entry: flashing in the late sun sardines fresh from the …
The results have been released for the winners and place-getters in the Country Press NSW 125th Anniversary Writing Awards, which were judged by the Fellowship of Australian Writers, NSW. Details in Writers Voice. Country Press NSW wishes to express appreciation to …
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NSW Seniors Card, in association with the Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW, conducts an annual Short Story writing competition for holders of a Seniors Card or Senior Savers Card. The best 100 stories, as selected by a panel of judges, …
Closing date 14 February 2026 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 …
Closing date 13 February 2026 The Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers, is now in its nineteenth year. The organisers aim to honor and celebrate the most exceptional independently published …
Wyong Writers Group: Prose 2025 Inhouse Competition Winner Korean born writer Marie Lee (pictured) is a new member of Wyong writers Group but has published 11 books in her native language. Marie’s goal is to publish her stories in English …
Join Writing NSW for their inaugural Night of Letters fundraising event in support of Australian writers. 6:30pm Thursday October 30, 2025 at Writing NSW, Callan Park, Lilyfield More info: Download Media Release (PDF 246K).
Closing date 30 September 2025. Please submit up to six original, unpublished tanka in the body of your email to Eucalypt editor Julie Thorndyke at Paste your tanka into the body of the email, together with your full name …
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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 …
Number 37 (Autumn 2024) Closing Date 30 April 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 A$10 per story. See website for further …
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 …
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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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Entries close 12 midnight Sunday 22 August 2021 The Good Oil 2021 Writers’ Award is an initiative of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. The award aims to support and encourage the development of emerging and published writers. The Good Oil’s editorial …
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 …
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