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The Tim Winton Award for Young Writers has been delayed due to COVID-19 but will open on Monday 20 July 2020. Submit an original piece of prose writing, up to …
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2020 Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers
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The 2020 Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers is a developmental award open to Australian secondary school-aged students across the nation. Submit fiction or nonfiction up to 3,000 words, or …
KSP Short Fiction Competition
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Submit short fiction with ‘engaging characters and a compelling narrative’. All fiction styles and themes are acceptable. Word limits: Youth: Max 1,000 words per entry, up to three entries Adults: …
UNSW Bragg Student Prize for Science Writing
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Know an aspiring science writer in years 7-10? Encourage them to enter the UNSW Bragg Student Prize for Science Writing. 2020 theme: The Big Ideas Saving the Planet In 800 …
Connecting Through Creativity Competition
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To explore how creativity can play a part in staying connected, Scribblers Festival and CBH Group are joining forces to launch a new visual storytelling competition: Connecting Through Creativity. Get …
2020 Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Writing
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Entries are now open for the 2020 New England Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Writing, with six awards on offer: The New England Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Fiction: First Prize: $500, …
2021 Premier’s Anzac Student Tour competition
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Ten student ambassadors will represent Western Australia on the 2021 Premier’s Anzac Student Tour. Students in Years 8-11 this year can now enter the competition for a place on the …
Campus Writing Comp 2020
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Submit Non-Fiction and Fiction works up to 1,000 words on the theme of ‘Let your words fly’. You must be a student at one on the tertiary institutions that holds …
Paper Bird Launches Home Club Studio
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Paper Bird Children’s Books and Arts in Fremantle have launched a Home Club Studio to enable readers to hear from local authors and illustrators in their own home. Episodes have …
SCBWI West Launches Free Online Learning Resources
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The Australia West branch of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators have recently launched a database of free online learning resources by West Australian creators. SCBWI West hopes …