The Lane Cove Literary Awards are open for submissions.
Submission Guidelines
- Open to Australian writers over 16 years of age.
- Entrants under 18 years must have parental/guardian consent.
- Accepting unpublished works.
- Short Stories must not exceed 3,000 words.
- Poems must be single poems with a maximum length of 50 lines and must not exceed 1,000 words.
- Travel Stories must not exceed 2,000 words.
Judges: Independent panel of judges from the general literary community
Entry fee: $15.50 per entry
Prizes:
- Short Story Prize: $2,000
- Poetry Prize: $1,500
- Travel Story Prize: $1,500
Additional Prizes:
- The Burns Bay Bookery Residents Prize: $500
- Synergy Youth Prize (16 – 24 years): $500
- WAIG Women Writers Prize: $500
- Wise Sage Prize (65+ years): $500
Deadline: 5:00 pm Wednesday 20 August 2025
All details, all submissions via their website.