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Submissions Open: Imaginative Recreations Sydney
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Submit startling stories set in Sydney’s past. Maybe you know a story that you’d like to tell OR you’ve always wondered about a person, place or event and would like …
2024 Stella Prize
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The Stella Prize is a major literary award celebrating Australian women’s writing. Nominate books for the 2024 Stella Prize that are published between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023. …
Call-Out: ASA Style File for Illustrators
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The ASA Style File is a curated portfolio site for illustrators to showcase their work. Illustrators seeking to be featured on the ASA Style File should apply during the application windows. To …
Submissions Open: Heroines Anthology (Global Poetry Edition)
Competitions, Poets' Hub
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Submit poetry that reimagines women in myth, fairy tale, folklore or legend, or poems that tell women’s lost histories, or untold stories. Submit poems up to 3 pages in a …
FNAWN Varuna Fellowship
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First Nations Australia Writers Network (FNAWN) is delighted to announce the inaugural FNAWN Varuna Fellowship Program. The call out is open to FNAWN writers, poets, storytellers who have a manuscript in fiction, …
2023 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize
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Submit original short fiction up to 3,000 words. Entry fee: $12 for subscribers of Overland and $20 for non-subscribers. Prizes: the winning story will receive a $5000 first prize and be …
2023 Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets
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Submit poems up to 80 lines. Entry fee: $12 for subscribers of Overland and $20 for non-subscribers. Prizes: the major prize is $6000, with a second prize of $2000 and a …
Submissions Open: Creature Sci-fi and Fantasy Magazine
Opportunities, Young Writers
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The magazine Creature, is in association with the University of Western Sydney and focuses on providing exposure for new writers from different Universities across Australia. Creature was envisioned as a …
LitFestBergen Writing Competition: Dis/solution
Competitions, Young Writers
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Write your story about the climate crisis in a poem or a personal essay. Open to writers aged 18 to 25 years. Word limits: Essay: maximum 1700 words in English. …