FAW State & Branch sponsored and Third Party Literary Competitions.
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 …
For Australian School Students Entries closed at 6.00pm Sunday 31 August 2025 Thank you to all those who entered their story. Results will be notified in due course. Entries were sought in the following categories: SECTION 1: Years 10, 11 …
Conditions: 2025 Hilarie Lindsay Short Story Competition Read more »
ENTRIES CLOSED AT 6:00pm Sunday 31 August 2025 Thank you to all those who entered their story. Results will be notified in due course. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY THE WINNER and shortlisted entries will be notified via email after 31 October. The winner …
Conditions: 2025 Marjorie Barnard Short Story Award Read more »
Entries closed at 6.00pm AEDT Friday 31 October 2025. Short story up to 4,000 words (Failure to comply with the following conditions will result in disqualification without refund). 1. The Award is for Short Stories with an Australian Country theme, …
Poetry Competition In appreciation of Rae Alison Cehan for her bequest in 2022. Entries closed at 6.00pm AEDT Friday 31 October 2025. 1. The Award is for a ballad with an Australian theme, up to 100 lines. 2. Entrants must be …
Conditions: 2025 Rae Cerhan Australiana Ballad Competition Read more »
Closing date Thursday 26 February 2026 The Next Generation Short Story Awards, currently in its second year, is a not-for-profit international awards program for authors of short stories. The Short Story Awards is now accepting entries of short stories and poems in …
For Australian School Students ENTRIES CLOSED AT 6:00pm Sunday 31 August 2025 Thank you to all those who entered their story. Results will be notified in due course.
ENTRIES CLOSED AT 6:00pm Sunday 31 August 2025 Thank you to all those who entered their story. Results will be notified in due course.