The 2018 NWF/Joanne Burns Microlit Award is open until August 31, 2018. Theme: Sound Submit up to 200 words. Judge: Cassandra Atherton Entry fee: $15 for up to three submissions per entry. Entrants must be over 18 years of age and must be either an Australian citizen or a person residing in Australia. The award […]
The KSP Poetry Competition is open until September 21, 2018. Open to Australian residents and citizens. Competition Judge: Tracy Ryan Submit up to 50 lines in the Open category. It costs $10 to enter, 2 for $15, 3 for $20. First prize is $300, a residency at KSP Writers’ Centre and a certificate. Second prize […]
The Port Writers Open Literary Competition is open until September 1, 2018. Submit fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Entry Fee: $5 The prizes in each category are: $100, $50, $25. More here.
The Sydney Writers’ Room Short Story Competition is open until October 31, 2018. Submit stories of up to 2,000 words. Prizes: $500 for the overall winner and $250 for the runner up. Open to writers of all ages, resident in Australia. Entry Fee: $18 per story More here.
The Positive Words End-of-Year Short Story & Poetry Competition is open until October 31, 2018. They accept stories of up to 500 words and poetry of up to 32 lines. Entry Fee: $4, 4 for $14 The prizes in each category are: First: $100, Second: Twelve-month subscription to Positive Words. More here.
The Trudy Graham/Julie Lewis for Prose Competition is open until August 10, 2018. Submit short stories of up to 2,000 words Entry Fee: $15 each, $25 for 2, $35 for 3 Prizes: $200, $100, $50. More here.