The 2025 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize is open for entries.
Submission Guidelines
- The prize is open to all writers (located in Australia or elsewhere).
- Accepting original pieces of short fiction written in English.
- Theme of ‘travel’ —interpretations encouraged.
- Up to 3000 words in length.
- Stories must be unpublished (including online).
Judges: Bryant Apolonio, Patrick Marlborough, and Melanie Saward.
Entry fee: $12 for subscribers and $20 for non-subscribers.
Prizes:
- The winning writer will receive $5000 and their short story will be published in Overland.
- Two runners-up will each receive $750.
Deadline: Midnight Friday, 5 December 2025.
Please note: This is an external competition; all details and all submissions are via their website.