FAW State & Branch sponsored and Third Party Literary Competitions.
Closing date 6pm Monday 31st August 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 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 …
The Stringybark Open Themed Short Story Award 2026 Read more »
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 …
Results: Country Press NSW 125th Anniversary Writing Awards Read more »
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.