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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 All submissions must be previously unpublished and no more than …
Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction
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It’s a write-off! 500 words 60 hours 2 teams 1 winner Choose a team and write a 500-word story based on your team’s prompts to compete for thousands of dollars …
THE DOROTHY HEWETT AWARD
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The Dorothy Hewett Award is a national award for unpublished manuscripts and is run annually in the month of November. The award is open to all writers who have completed a manuscript …
Emerging Writers Competition – Varnish Literary Journal
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We are thrilled to announce our new contest, The Varnish Prize for Fiction! We’re looking for submissions of the most compelling, formally-inventive and vital unpublished short fiction. Submissions are open …
New Erotic Fiction Competition!
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The Not Quite Write Prize for FLESH Fiction has burst onto the scene, offering an exciting opportunity for new and seasoned writers of erotic fiction to be rewarded for their …
May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust – Call for applications – 2026 Creative Time Residential Fellowships
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APPLICATIONS FOR OUR 2026 Creative Time Residential Fellowships ARE NOW OPEN Published authors or illustrators of at least one book for children or young people are invited to apply for …
BookTok Competition
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As part of Love to Read Local Month 2025, Writing WA is thrilled to launch the BookTok Competition — a fun and creative way to engage with Western Australian books …
Call for submissions: 2025 Fogarty Literary Award
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On your marks, get set, submit! Western Australian writers aged 18–35 are invited to submit their unpublished work of fiction, narrative non-fiction, young adult fiction or a verse novel to …