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Writing WA, with the generous support of Lotterywest, is thrilled to launch The Literary Map of Western Australia, connecting travellers from near and far with West Australian literature. The Literary …
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2021 Microflix Film Awards
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The Microflix Award & Festival aims to encourage more Australian filmmakers to use work by Australian authors and to foster excellence and creativity in film adaptations. Great Microflix films can’t …
Call Out for Anthology Submissions: Nothing to Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia
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Nothing to Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia is a forthcoming anthology co-edited by Sam Elkin, Alex Gallagher, Yves Rees and Bobuq Sayed that will be published in …
Woollahra Digital Literary Award
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The Woollahra Digital Literary Award is a national literary award supporting innovation in Australian literature and publishing, encouraging writers producing work in a digital medium. The award seeks submissions of …
The Currency Press Award: Short scriptwriting competition for young people
Competitions, Performance Writers, Young Writers
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Currency Press is running a short script-writing prize for young people to celebrate their 50th birthday in 2021. Submit pieces of writing for the stage, in the form of a …
The Next Chapter 2021
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Each year, The Wheeler Centre selects ten writers, gives them $15,000 each to develop their work, and match a mentor to help bring their writing to life and connect them …
Peter Blazey Fellowship
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The Peter Blazey Fellowship is awarded annually to writers in the non-fiction fields of biography, autobiography and life writing and is intended to advance a work in progress. The Fellowship …