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The incredible stories of our Stories with Pride Top 8 are now available in the Raine Square Short Story Dispenser and proudly showcased outside the Writing WA office (inside the …
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The 2025 Dorothy Hewett Award
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The 2025 Dorothy Hewett Award is now open for submissions. The winner of the award receives $10,000, courtesy of the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund, and a publishing contract with UWA …
Writing WA Seeking Nominations from Authors for Literary Coasters Project
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‘Would you like a sonnet with that?’ Writing WA is bringing a range of selected work by WA poets and authors into a hospitality venue near you. Writing WA is …
the little journal Romance Edition Submissions Open
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the little journal ROMANCE issue will be published in March 2025 by Writing WA and Night Parrot Press and feature new flash fiction romance by Western Australian writers. The journal will be …
Writing Residency Opportunity in New Norcia, Western Australia
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Writing WA in partnership with the Benedictine Community and Holy Trinity Abbey are pleased to announce a unique 2025 heritage writing residency placement in New Norcia, Western Australia. The New …
Apply for a Residency at PICA
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PICA’s Quick Response studio residencies are for artists needing space to test an idea or develop a project over a short time frame of 1–4 weeks. With an open call …
Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship
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The Fellowship is open to Australian citizens and permanent residents. Up to $20,000 is awarded for travel and research to further a writing proposal or work in progress. It may …
Totally Lit Micro Fiction Prize 2024
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Ky Garvey, creator and host of the Totally Lit podcast is excited to announce the inaugural Totally Lit Micro Fiction Prize. Ky has had the pleasure of interviewing Australian creatives …
Anthology Short Story Competition
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Established to recognise and encourage creative writing and provide a platform for publication, the Anthology Short Story Competition is open to original and previously unpublished short stories in the English language by …