- Opens: Midday 24 January 2025 AEDT;
- Closes: Midnight 26 January 2025 AEDT
The Not Quite Write Prize challenges writers to break the writing ‘rules’ while still telling a compelling 500-word story.
Participants have 60 hours to write up to 500 words of Flash Fiction in response to two prompts and one anti-prompt.
Entry Fee: AU$35 (20% early bird discount available).
Prize: Total prize pool of AU$4,000 with 8 cash prizes including AU$1,500 and a trophy for first place, plus publication for the entire shortlist. Winners are read aloud on the Not Quite Write podcast and receive a publishing contract for the annual print anthology.
More information: https://notquitewritepodcast.com/prize/
There will be 3 more rounds of the competition in 2025 on the following dates (all other details remain the same):
- 25-27 April 2025
- 25-27 July 2025
- 24-24 October 2025