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 Publishing.
You are eligible if:
- You are an Australian writer aged 18 and older
- You have an unpublished fiction, poetry or narrative non-fiction manuscript
Submissions open on 1 November 2024 at 10am AWST and close on 30 November 2024 at 5pm AWST. The shortlist and winner will be announced in 2025.
More information and T&Cs can be found on the UWA Publishing website.