FAW State & Branch sponsored and Third Party Literary Competitions.
Closing date 15 July 2026 The 2026 E.M. Fletcher Writing Competition, administered by Family History ACT (FHACT), is now open to receive entries, with a closing date of 15 July 2026. All information about how to enter, including Terms and …
Closing date 31 March 2026 Call For Submissions Eucalypt: a tanka journal Please submit up to six original, unpublished tanka in the body of your email to Paste your tanka into the body of the email, together with your …
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Opening date for entries: Thursday 2nd April 2026Entries close: 6pm Thursday 14th May 2026 Terms and Conditions Any queries please contact.Fellowship of Australian Writers New South Wales Inc. on 0413 285 431.
AUTUMN 2026 Entries close 30 April 2026 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 the ‘Wild Thoughts’ website for …
The Department of Communities and Justice together with the Fellowship of Australian Writers Inc (FAW) is conducting an exciting FREE short story writing competition for NSW Seniors Card and Senior Savers Card holders. Workshops are conducted primarily to encourage Seniors …
Seniors Card Short Story Competition 2026 Workshops Read more »
Di Bates, editor and publisher of Buzz Words magazine for people connected with the Children’s Book industry, says: “I am collecting stories from teachers all around Australia about their teaching lives for a proposed anthology titled Teacher, Teacher. I know many publishers (I’ve …
TERMS & CONDITIONS (Failure to comply with the following conditions will result in disqualification without refund). THE AWARDPRIZE: $500 The Prize winner will be invited to attend the Awards Luncheon in May 2027. Cate Plink8/15-21 Gosford AvenueThe Entrance NSW 2261Or …
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ENTRIES CLOSE at 6pm Monday 31st October 2026 Please read the Conditions of Entry before submitting your poem. Entry Fee $15.00 per entry. Entries are to be submitted and paid for online, using a secure credit card payment system via the …
TERMS & CONDITIONS Entries are sought in the following categories: SECTION 1: Years 11 & 12 (max lines 60) Prize $125 SECTION 2: Years 9 & 10 (max lines 50) Prize $100 SECTION 3: Years 7 & 8 (max lines …
Closing date 6pm Monday 31st October 2026 Please read the Conditions of Entry before submitting your poem. SECTION 1: Years 11 & 12 (max lines 60) Prize $125 SECTION 2: Years 9 & 10 (max lines 50) Prize $100 SECTION …
Entry Form: 2026 Hilarie Lindsay Poetry Competition for Australian School Students Read more »
Entries close: 15th May 2026 All categories OPEN THEME Category 1: Flash Fiction Max 500 words. First Prize $150, Second Prize $50 Category 2: Philippa Holland Award for Poetry Includes all forms of poetry except Bush Poetry (see separate Boree …
Entries close: 15th May 2026 First Prize: $100 plus a trophy and certificate. Ballads to be in perfect rhyme and metre with maximum 80 lines and an Australian Bush Theme. Entry Fee: $8 per entry or $30 for 4 entries …
Eastwood-Hills FAW Boree Log Award For Bush Verse 2026 Read more »
Unless stated otherwise, these conditions apply to ALL WRITING COMPETITIONS These are general guidelines. For complete conditions relating to individual competitions, and to obtain entry forms (where required), contact the relevant competition organisers.
ROUND 2: 24-26 APRIL 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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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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