Please note that apart from The Writing Quarter Competition, all other listings are for external competitions. If you have a question about these competitions, please contact the competition organisers by clicking the website link in each listing. Unfortunately, we cannot assist with queries on external competitions. If you’re a competition organiser and would like to […]
The Van Diemen History Prize is open until September 21, 2020. Submit articles up to 3,000 words, on any aspect of Tasmanian history prior to the 21st century. Open to Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents. Size: 3,000 words Entry Fee: $20 The winning entry will receive a cash prize of $500 and publication in […]
The AlburyCity Short Story Award is open to entrants throughout Australia. Submit up to 3000 words. Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 23 July, 2020 Judge: Lucy Treloar, author of Wolfe Island and Salt Creek. Winners will be announced on Thursday 10 September, 2020, during the Write Around the Murray Festival. Entry fee: $10 First prize: $1,000 […]
We run a free to enter short story writing competition. This is an ongoing monthly competition. Deadline: Last day of every month Prize: $30 We’re looking for short stories of 1,000-3,000 words. Open theme. Competition Rules This competition is open to all writers aged 18 or over, regardless of nationality or country of residence. Please […]
The Ros Spencer Poetry Prize is open until June 26, 2020. The prize comes from WA Poets Inc. (WAPI). Submit unpublished poems of up to 60 lines, of any theme. Entry Fee: $10, $20 for 2, $25 for 3, $30 for 4 Prize: $701, $299. Selected entries will be included in the anthology Brushstrokes. More […]
The Olga Masters Short Story Award is open until July 10, 2020. Open to writers resident in Australia. Theme: Life in rural Australia Submit short stories, 2,000-4,000 words. Entry Fee: $25 Prize: First: $1,500, Runner-up: $500. The first-prize winning story will be published in Island magazine. All winning story/ies will be published on the OMSSA […]