Submit flash fiction up to 250 words that is clever and unique, inspires us, and crafts a compelling story. Entry fee Early Bird: €8 per entry (until 31 May 2023) Standard …
Competitions
Anthology Travel Writing Competition
Submit travel articles up to 1,000 words that capture the reader’s attention, and convey a strong sense of the destination and the local culture. Entry fee Early Bird: €10 per article …
Children’s Peace Literature Award 2023
The Children’s Peace Literature Award is a biennial award to Australian authors of books for children that encourage the peaceful resolution of conflict or promote peace at the global, local …
2023 Ros Spencer Poetry Contest
Submit original and unpublished poems of up to 60 lines, of any theme, for an opportunity to be published in the anthology Brushstrokes 2023. Entry fee: $10 for one entry, …
Dulcie Stone Writers Competition
Do you have a story to tell? Are you a writer or do you draw pictures? The Dulcie Stone Writers Competition is open to people with intellectual disability. It is …
2023 Poetry d’Amour Love Poetry Contest
Submit poems up to 40 lines 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. Prizes First Prize: $500 cash prize …
Liquid Amber 2023 Poetry Prize
Submit poetry on the theme of home. What place, or places, evoke ‘home’ for you? Is home a geographical location? Or a place in memory? Or an emotional or spiritual …
2023 SD Harvey Short Crime Story Award
Submit a crime story in either fiction or in creative or literary non-fiction/long-form journalism. Stories must be between 1,800 and 5,000 words in length for non-fiction, and between 2,000 and …
Dymocks Beyond Words Creative Writing Competition
Submit a short story that is between 500 and 1,500 words. Open to students enrolled in primary or secondary school in Australia, and are under the age of 18 years …
Griffith Review Emerging Writers Competition
Submit fiction and creative non-fiction from 3,500 to 5,000 words. You can write to any theme you like – but the judges are looking for new ideas, fresh voices and …