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The Buzz Words Short Story Prize for 2019 is open until September 30, 2019. Your story must be suitable for readers 8 to 11 years. Submit up to 1,500 words. Open to permanent residents of Australia. Prizes: $1,000 and second $500. Entry Fee: $10 The finalist judge for the competition is Dyan Blacklock and the […]
Winner: Elinor Clark. ‘I am a recent philosophy graduate hailing from the cold and rainy North of England. I have just started working as a media analyst, and live in a tiny flat with two ghost housemates, a stick insect and a flourishing mould culture. I write obsessively; it really is my lifeline and sustaining […]
July 2019 Winner: Elinor Clark. You can read the winning entry here. 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 up to 3,000 words. Open theme. Competition Rules This competition is open to […]
The Joe O’Sullivan Writers Prize 2019 is open until October 31, 2019. First Prize is $1,000. Submit 2,000-4,000 words of prose, fact or fiction. Topic: Memories Open to residents of all states of Australia. Entry Fee: $10 More here.
Cerberus by Colette Coen Colette Coen has been published most recently in Postbox, Pushing out the Boat and Crannog. Her novel All the Places I’ve Ever Been and short story collections are available on Amazon. She lives in Glasgow, Scotland with her husband and their two teenagers. She is also Mum to a university student who […]