Competitions

The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland is hosting a short story contest. Submission Guidelines Open to all writers, nationally and internationally, at any stage of their writing career. Short fiction…

The ACU Prize for Poetry is open for submissions. Submission Guidelines & Terms of Entry The theme for the 2025 ACU Prize for Poetry is Belonging. Accepting poems of up to…

Short Stories Unlimited is open to poetry submissions as of 1st June, 2025. Submission Guidelines Open to international entries. Poems must be entrants’ original work and previously unpublished, including self-published.…

WA Poets’ The Ros Spencer Poetry Prize is open for 2025 submissions. Submission Guidelines Open to original and unpublished poems of up to 60 lines, of any theme. Multiple entries…

The Big Issue’s annual Fiction Edition is now open for submissions. Submission Guidelines Accepting short stories (500 – 3,000 words max.)  Open to writers based in Australia. Stories must be…

The Bedford Writing Competition is open for submissions for 2025. Submission Guidelines Poems – maximum 40 lines. Short Story – maximum 3,000 words. Entry fee: £8.50 (GBP) or £6 (GBP)…