Conditions of Entry: 2026 Jean Stone Poetry Award
TERMS & CONDITIONS
(Failure to comply with the following conditions will result in disqualification without refund).
- The Award is for a poem or group of poems up to 60 lines.
- Entrants must be permanent residents of Australia.
- Submitted entries must not have previously been published, nor be under consideration for publication. Entries may have been entered in other competitions but not won a monetary prize. Receipt of entry will not be acknowledged.
- Multiple entries are permitted, a separate Entry Form must be submitted with each entry.
- Entry Fee is $15.00 per entry.
- The closing date is 6pm Monday 31st August 2024.
- Entries are to be submitted and paid for using the Stripe payment system via the online Entry Form available on this website.
- For those unable to use the online form, a separate form will be forwarded on request by email from the
- The author’s identity must appear on the Entry Form ONLY. The author’s name must NOT appear on the manuscript.
- The results, and the judge’s report, will be emailed to all contestants after 31st October 2024.
- The author retains copyright to all work submitted, although prize-winning entries or a precis must be available for publication in the Fellowship’s bulletin Writers Voice and on the FAW NSW website. Unsuccessful entries will not be returned.
- Entries must be original, creative and inspiring works which present to the audience an engaging work of literary excellence. The use of AI is not allowed.
- The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. There will be no individual appraisals.
- FAW NSW reserves the right not to award any prizes if, in the judge’s estimation, no entries of sufficient merit are received.
- Normal competition rules apply, see this page for more details.
THE AWARD
PRIZE: $500
The Prize winner will be invited to attend the Awards Luncheon in May 2027.
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