Short stories of up to 2,000 words on an open theme from women writers. Closes: 30 April 2024 Judge: Dr Rachel Matthews For more information about the competition and how to enter, visit the Society of Women Writers Victoria.
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The David Unaipon Award is open to emerging Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander writers from across Australia for an unpublished manuscript. Prize: $20,000 plus publication with UQP. Submissions close Friday 12 April 5pm AEST For more information, visit the UQP website here.
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Telescope is an annual award for writers with disability, run by Scope’s Community Inclusion Service What you can enterThere are 5 writing categories in Telescope: People with disability over 12 years of age can enter Telescope, either in the Young Writers Category (12-17 years of age) or the Adult Category (over 18 years of age).
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The Hush Foundation invites pieces of up to 1,000 words based on the theme: “kindness in healthcare.” Entries can be fiction, non-fiction or poetry. The winning entry will receive a cash prize of $650, with the second prize being $350. A selection of the best entries will be published in the Hush Foundation’s Kindness Anthology
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The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland presents this opportunity to write a short story using imagination, creativity and with a wide interpretation on any geographical concept set in Queensland. This competition is open to all writers, nationally and internationally, at any stage of their writing career. The competition has 2 categories: 19 years and under;
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The 37th Best of Times Short Story Competition is currently open for submissions of humorous stories up to 2500 words. Prizes are available for first, second and third place. Certificates will be awarded for highly commended and commended submissions. Entry fee is $10 per story. Submissions close Tuesday 30 April, 5pm. For more information about
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The Furphy Literary Award encourages Australian writers everywhere to ‘have a go’ and submit their short story for this year’s competition. Submissions close 30 April, 11:59pm AEST. For more information about the award and how to enter, visit the Furphy Story website here.
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The Text Prize for young adult and children’s writing is an annual $10,000 prize awarded to an outstanding unpublished manuscript. The winner will be announced in mid-2024 and will receive a publishing contract with us at Text, and a 10,000 advance against royalties. Submissions close 26 February, 5pm. For more information about the prize and
Magabala Books has opened applications for the Daisy Utemorrah Award as part of the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards in 2024. Previous winners include Kirli Saunders, Teela Reid, Jared Thomas, and Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler. The Daisy Utemorrah Award is presented annually for an outstanding unpublished manuscript of junior or YA fiction by an
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Letter Review is offering $1000 USD total Prize pool in a competition for unpublished books including Novels, Novellas, Short Story Collections, Poetry Collections, and Nonfiction Books. Open to writers who live anywhere in the world. Three Winners are announced who share in the Prize money. Winners can choose whether to publish an extract, or not.
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