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The 2026 Tom Collins Poetry Prize is now open for entries! Theme: open Maximum 60 lines, maximum 3 poems Prizes: 1st $1000, 2nd $300, 3rd $100 Entry Fee: $22 per …
The Pearl Prize International
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About The Pearl Prize 2027: Writers Award The Pearl Prize is presented by Osborne and Fawkner Publishing as part of The Pearl Prize Season 2027 – a writing award where …
Sketch and Scribe Festival 2026 for children’s writers and illustrators
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Do you have a children’s story or illustration you’d like to workshop or pitch to publishers and agents? Do you want to know ‘what’s hot and what’s not in the …
33rd Scarlet Stiletto Awards now open
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Sisters in Crime Australia: Uncovering female criminal writing talent with $13,500 in prizes Australia’s premier short story competition for women crime fiction writers is now open, with $13,500 in prize …
Anthology Creative Awards
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The Anthology Creative Awards are now open for entries Offering a variety of competitions established to encourage and promote visual artists and writers, the Anthology Creative Awards provide a platform for emerging creatives to …
Anthology: Poetry Competition
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The Anthology Poetry Competition is open to original and previously unpublished poems in the English language. Entries are invited from poets of all nationalities, living anywhere in the world. There …
Rhiza Edge Short Story Competition
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The Rhiza Edge Short Story Competition for 2026 is now open! HIDDEN CREATURES: Weird and wild stories featuring cryptids of all types! Editors: Rebecca Fraser and Bethany Loveridge We’re looking …
Heritage Scroll Creative Non-fictions/Memoir Competition
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The Heritage Scroll seeks personal stories that examine the legacies we carry — whether inherited through blood, belief, place, tradition, or memory. These are stories of formation rather than fracture; …
Catalyst Scroll – Speculative Fiction Writing Competition
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The Catalyst Scroll is a speculative Fictions writing competition for Australian and New Zealand Creatives that are 16+ years old. Bushland Castle Productions invites speculative fiction scenes that capture the …
2026 Mattie Furphy Short Story Competition – FAWWA
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The 2026 Mattie Furphy Short Story Competition is open for entry to writers 18 years and over residing in Australia. All submissions must be previously unpublished and no more than …