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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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: 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 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, …
Closing date: 31 October 2020 The Buzz Words Short Story Prize is an annual prize awarded to recognise excellence in short story writing for children. The story must be suitable for readers 8 to 11 years. There is a first …
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
Closing date: 31 Oct 2020 This competition is run twice per year, in Autumn and Spring. Genre: Humorous short stories (any theme) up to 2,500 words. First prize: $800, second prize: $200. Certificates for third place, highly commended and commended. …
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Closing date: 20 August 2021 The Department of English at the University of Sydney invites women poets to submit their collection of poems to Australia’s richest poetry prize, the Helen Anne Bell Poetry Bequest Award. The winning manuscript will be …
‘A Turning Point ‘ Closing date extended to 21 August 2022 Proudly supported by the journal Social Alternatives Ballina Region for Refugees (BR4R) invites you to submit up to three poems to this year’s Seeking Asylum Poetry Prize. The BR4R Seeking …
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: 14 April 2019 The Monologue Adventure is an interdisciplinary project combining literary arts, performance art and the writing community. The organisers invite all women writers to submit up to three unpublished monologues, which will be performed in rehearsed …
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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Short Story Competition Closing date 31 October 2015 Established to encourage emerging literary talent, the award provides an opportunity for publication and recognition, as well as rewarding imagination, originality and creativity. The London Magazine is looking for unpublished short stories under …
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 …