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 […]
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 2021 Henry Savery National Short Story Award is open until June 30, 2021. Open to all writers resident in Australia. Prizes: $400, $100 Submit short stories up to 2,500 words. Entry fee is $5 per story. More here.
The Kembla Flame Written Bush Poetry Competition 2021 is open until December 24, 2020. This is a written Bush Poetry competition and is for poems written with consistent rhyme and meter. There is also the requirement that the theme or subject matter must be Australian by nature. Entry Fee: $6, $10 for 3 Prize: First: […]
The Robyn Mathison Poetry Prize 2020 is open until October 31, 2020. Theme: Flora or Fauna Prizes: $200, $50 The competition is open to all poets. Submit up to 40 lines. Entry fee: $10 More here.
The Judith Wright Poetry Prize is open until November 16, 2020. Judges: Bella Li, Bonny Cassidy, Anne-Marie Te Whiu and Toby Fitch The Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets seeks outstanding poetry by writers who have published no more than one collection of poems under their own name. Prizes: $6000, $2000, […]