The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers 2022 is open until July 8, 2022. Free to enter. Open to unpublished Australian residents aged 18 years or older Submit fiction and narrative non-fiction, the first three chapters plus synopsis (max 20,000 words). The winner will receive $10,000 and a year’s mentorship with one of Hachette Australia’s publishers. […]
The Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award 2023 is open until May 31, 2022. You must be under 35 years of age, on May 31st 2022, and be a resident of Australia. Submit a piece of fiction, Australian history or biography, 50,000-80,000 words. Allen & Unwin will publish the winning entry, and will have exclusive worldwide publishing rights […]
The Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award for Unpublished Poetry is open until June 5, 2022. Open to: Australian residents Submit poetry of up to 80 lines, any theme. Entry Fee: $15, $10 concession Prize: 1st – $1,000, plus publication 2nd – $500, plus publication Highest QLD entry: Performance opportunity at Queensland Poetry Festival 2022. Full […]
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The ACU Prize for Poetry is open until July 4, 2022. Theme: ‘Hope’. Poems must not exceed 60 lines. Entry Fee: $25 per poem First prize: $10,000 Second prize: $5,000 Third prize: $3,000 The final judge is MTC Cronin Full details here.
The Seniors Card Short Story Competition is open to all New South Wales Seniors cardholders, until May 21st at 6pm. It’s free to enter! The themes for this year’s competition is ‘Celebrating Diversity’. Short stories should be no longer than 1000 words. The top 100 entries will be published in the anthology. Full details here.