Competitions

The Varnish Prize for Fiction

The Varnish Prize for Fiction is open for entries.   Submission Guidelines Word Limit: 5000 words. Accepting the first 300 submissions, so don’t delay! Do not submit non-fiction or poetry.…
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2025 Mayoral Creative Writing Prize

The 2025 Mayoral Creative Writing Prize is open for submissions. Submission Guidelines Open to adults and children (aged 8 to 17 years) who live in Blacktown City. The poems and…
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Armadale Writers’ Award

Armadale Writers’ Award 2025 opens for entries on 1 September. Submission Guidelines Open to adult writers living in Western Australia. Works must be original unpublished prose and have a 1000…
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2025 Newcastle Short Story Award

Join writers from across Australia in one of the nation’s most respected short story awards! Submission Guidelines Accepting entries of original, unpublished fiction. Fiction only — no poetry or plays.…
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