Competitions, News, Opportunities
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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 …
Writing retreat in Bali 2026
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Perth author and writing mentor Carrie Cox will co-host a writing retreat in beautiful East Bali in June 2026. Dedicate a week entirely to yourself and to your story in …
The [Screen] Writers Room Masterclass
Masterclass, Opportunities, Screenwriting
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The [Screen] Writers Room, a six-week online masterclass that places participants inside a simulated TV writers’ room. Across the course, we explore story structure, pitching, concept development and the collaborative …
Peppermint Grove Retreat
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The Peppermint Grove Retreat offers WA emerging and established authors and illustrators of Children’s and Young Adult books an opportunity to escape their daily lives to focus on creating for …
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The Dorothy Hewett Award is a national award for unpublished manuscripts and is run annually in the month of November.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 We’re looking for submissions of the most compelling, formally-inventive and vital unpublished short fiction.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 …
Disability-focused journal calling for submissions
Opportunities, Poets' Hub
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About Two Spoon Press Disabled writers deserve quality publishing. We publish writing that foregrounds disability experiences in all their complexity. We want to challenge assumptions and expand literary conversations, transforming …
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
Competitions, News, Opportunities, Young Writers
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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 …