Competitions

The Apollo Bay Wordfest Short Story Competition is open for entries. Submission Guidelines Open to residents of the state of Victoria, Australia. Writers who have never had a publishing contract…

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…

The Purorrelato 2026, Micro-story competition is open for entries. Submission Guidelines Any person over the age of 18 can participate, with a maximum of three micro-stories per author. The theme…

The E M Fletcher Writing Competition 2026 is open for entries. Submission Guidelines Short story of 1500 – 2000 words on a family history or genealogy theme The Competition is…

Eastwood-Hills FAW Literary Competition 2026 is open for entries. Submission Guidelines All categories – Open Theme Category 1: Flash Fiction: Max 500 words. Category 2: Philippa Holland Award for Poetry: Includes all…

Bardsy’s Spring 2026 First Chapter Anthology Contest is open for entries. Submission Guidelines Submit your first chapter Entries must be original, in English, and generative AI-free Must be between 1500-2500…