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 30 April 2023 Genre: Humorous short stories up to 2,500 words. Prizes for first, second and third place. Certificates for highly commended and commended stories. All stories that receive a prize or certificate will be published in an …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Closing date: 15 September 2020 Can you write a blurb for a hypothetical book? This writing contest is all about book blurbs. The twist? The organiser wants blurbs about completely made-up, non-existent books. Get creative! Write and submit a back cover blurb …
Closes 31 January 2016. Open to all Australian residents and citizens. Story length 2000 words. Over $3000 in prizes to be won. Entry fee: $15 Enter by completing the entry form on the Hunter Writers Centre Website: http://www.hunterwriterscentre.org/short-story-award.html
Closing date 30 September 2018: Short stories up to 2000 words on any topic. 1st $500 Port Stephens Council Award 2nd $300 Club Lemon Tree Award 3rd $150 News of the Area Award Four x $25 Most Highly Commended prizes; …
Audrey J. Cole Audrey J. Cole is a registered nurse and a writer of thrillers set in Seattle. Although born and raised in the Seattle area, Audrey now lives with her husband and daughter in Port Stephens, Australia. Her debut …
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 …
Short stories up to 2000 words on any topic. Closing date 30 September 2017. $1100 in prize money: 1st: $500 – Port Stephens Council Award 2nd: $300 – Club Lemon Tree Award 3rd: $150 – News of the Area Award …
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 …
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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Closing date Monday 03 December 2018 Australian Book Reviewwelcomes entries in the fifteenth Peter Porter Poetry Prize,one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected awards for poetry. Entry is open to all poets until midnight 3 December 2018. Total Prize value …
Closing date: Sunday, 15 April 2018 Australia’s richest undergraduate creative writing award. Presented by the Emerging Writers’ Festival, The Monash University Undergraduate Prize for Creative Writing will award $4000 to an undergraduate or honours student for the best work of …
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