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The 2022 Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript is calling for submissions from writers across Australia who have completed a manuscript and are seeking publication. The work must be …
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2022 Heroines Anthology and Joyce Parkes Women’s Writing Prize
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The 2022 Heroines Anthology is now open for submissions of short fiction and poetry. The Heroines Anthology is a collection of stories about women by writers who identify or live …
Tom Collins Poetry Prize
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Submit poems up to 60 lines on an open theme. Entry fee: $10 per poem for members of the Fellowship of Australian Writers WA (FAWWA), $12 per poem for non-members. …
MNC Writers’ Centre 2021 Short Story Competition
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Submit a short story up to 3,000 words on an open theme. Entry fee: $15. Prizes: first prize ($700), second prize ($300), third prize ($100). Closing date: Sunday 14 November …
Nature and Place Poetry Competition 2022
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Submit poems up to 40 lines that deal with any aspect of nature and place. Entry fees: £7 for the first poem and £4 for each subsequent poem. Prizes: first …
2021 Djillong Short Story Competition
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Geelong Writers invites writers to enter the inaugural Djillong Short Story Competition. Submit short stories between 3,000 and 5,000 words on an open theme. Entry fee: $20 per story ($15 …
2022 Storyfest National Novella Writing Competition
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Submit a novella of no less than 8,000 words and no more than 20,000 words. Open to all current secondary students attending school in Australia. Students receiving home schooling are …
2022 Margaret and Colin Roderick Award: Submissions Open
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The Foundation for Australian Literary Studies presents this annual award to the best original book, published in Australia, dealing with any aspect of Australian life. Submissions must be published during …
ABC News Invites Pitches on our Post-COVID Future
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Pitch a nonfiction, original feature story idea about how the experience of the past two years has changed your life and/or the lives of others around you. Open to Australian …
Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize 2022
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Submit a 300-word synopsis (include genre and full manuscript word-count), the first 50 pages of your manuscript, and a one-page plan demonstrating to judges that you understand your audience, know …