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The Russell Prize for Humour Writing is awarded biennially for the work which is judged to be the best book of humour writing by an Australian author and published in …
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Image 2200: Climate-fiction Contest
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Grist’s solutions lab, Fix, is calling for short stories that envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress. What will the world look like in the year 2200—or anywhere …
Announcing: Portside Review
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Perth arts and cultural organisation Centre for Stories is excited to announce Portside Review, a new journal from and for the Indian Ocean. Building from the success of the Centre …
Underground Writers: Historical Fiction Issue
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Submit historical fiction to the latest issue of Underground Writers. Word limits: up to 40 lines for poetry and 2,000 words for short stories, flash fiction and reviews. Please only submit …
Nature Writing Prize 2021
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Submissions are now open for The Nature Conservancy’s sixth biennial Nature Writing Prize. Submit an essay between 3,000 and 5,000 words in the genre of ‘Writing of Place’. Entry fee: …
AAALS Fiction Prize
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The American Association of Australasian Literary Studies (AAALS) welcomes submissions to its new annual fiction competition from Australian and New Zealand residents and citizens. Word limits: no more than 3,500 …
AAALS Poetry Prize
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The American Association of Australasian Literary Studies (AAALS) welcomes submissions from Australian and New Zealand residents and citizens to its new annual poetry competition. Poems may be any style or …
Future Leaders Writing Prize
Competitions, Young Writers
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Submit a piece of writing (800 to 1,000 words). The writing can be fiction or non-fiction and on any topic. Open to: Year 11 and 12 students in Australian secondary …
UNSW Press Bragg Prize for Science Writing & the Best Australian Science Writing Anthology
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The UNSW Press Bragg Prize is an annual prize for the best short non-fiction piece on science written for a general audience. Prizes: First prize is $7000 for the piece …
Submit to Voiceworks
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Voiceworks is a national literary journal, featuring new fiction, non-fiction, poetry, visual art and comics by Australians under the age of 25. Submit fiction, nonfiction, poetry, visual art and comics. …