The Hunter Writers Centre’s ‘Grieve’ Writing Competition is open for 2026.
Submission Guidelines
- Entrants must be aged 18 years or over.
- Submissions are open to Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia residing anywhere in the
world. - One work = One entry = One entry fee. The submission form contains a maximum of ten (10) entries.
- Prose: The word limit for prose submission is 500 words.
- Poetry: The line limit for poetry is 38 lines.
- Image/Artwork: Submitted as a single file .pdf, .png, .jpeg, .jpg, .tiff, .tif files. An entry comprised of a series of images or artwork will be judged as a single coherent entry
- Video: Up to 5 minutes of example video submitted as .mp4 or .mov
- Audio: Up to 5 mins of example audio submitted as .mp3
Judges: Kylie Mirmohamadi, Jodi Vial and Katarina Lindstrom
Entry fee: $25.85 ($23.50 + GST) for non-members and $22 ($20 + GST) for members
Awards: All writers and storytellers whose work is selected for publication in the anthology and online gallery will receive a $50 publishing fee for each work in recognition of their contribution, and a copy of The Grieve Project anthology. Vol. 13.
Deadline: Sunday 26 April, 8pm AEST
Please note: This is an external competition; all details and all submissions are on their website. Click here.