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The Stuart Hadow Short Story Prize celebrates the writing of Lyndall Hadow and Donald Stuart. Submit short stories up to 3,000 words. Entry Fee: $15 for FAW WA members; $25 …
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2021 Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award
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Nominations are now open for the 2021 Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award, which celebrates excellence in research and writing in Australia. All Australian writers (and their publishers) are invited to nominate …
Adelaide Plains Poets Poetry Competition 2021
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Submit poems up to 60 lines on the theme of recovery. Categories: Open Class – poets 18 years & older Junior sections – Primary School student (one poem only), Secondary …
2021 ACU Prize for Poetry
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Submit poetry up to 80 lines on the theme of resilience. Entry fee: $25 per poem. Prizes: $10,000 for first prize; $5,000 for second prize; $3,000 for third prize. Closing …
Writing Tournament Competition for Young Writers
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Young writers aged 8 to 16 are invited to submit up to 500 words in and genre and style on the theme of ‘border reivers’. The Border Reivers were “a …
Boree Log Award for Bush Verse 2021
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Submit up to four ballads, each with a maximum of 80 lines. Entry fee: $8 per entry. Prizes: $100 plus a trophy and certificate for first prize. Closing date: Saturday …
Eastwood/Hills Annual Literary Competition 2021
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The 2021 Annual Literary Competition has four categories: Category 1: Flash fiction (up to 500 words) Category 2: Phillipa Holland Award for Poetry (up to 80 lines, includes all forms …
Unyoked Writer’s Residency and Anthology
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Submit up to three poems for Unyoked Writer’s residency and anthology. Poetry, essays and nature writing up to 800 words will be considered. Australian wilderness and rural focus is preferred. …
2021 Poetry d’Amour Love Poetry Contest
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Submit poems of less than 40 lines in length that suit the theme of “love”. Entry fee: $10 per entry, or $20 for 2 entries, $25 for 3 entries and $30 for 4 entries, with an entry …
Quarantine Quill Competition (April)
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The Quarantine Quill competition is a monthly competition run by the KSP Writer’s Centre. Word limit: 50 words. Include the three words chosen by KSP. April words: Anzac – Sunset …