A fantastic opportunity is coming up, with the 2015 Sydney Writers’ Room (SWR) Short Story Competition opening for entries on 1 June. According to SWR, stories should be limited to 2500 words and must be single-authored and unpublished. Entries are accepted online only, either as Word Documents or PDF files.
The 2015 Hunter Writers Centre ‘Grieve’ short story competition is on once more, inviting writers to submit their original works to be judged – with two prizes of $1000 up for grabs, along with many smaller category prizes as well. Last year, Sharon Elisara, a graduate here at the Australian
Want to win some serious cash for your short story? Well, read on because entries are now open for the 2015 Australian Book Review Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. With a prize pool of $8000, and a maximum word count of 5000 words, it’s certainly a pretty good rate per
We love it when new annual story competitions are announced, and this one – from the English Speaking Union (ESU) in Queensland – is particularly noteworthy.< Named for its emeritus professor, Roland (Roly) Sussex, the contest is on the hunt for original, previously unpublished short stories – and will award
Google recently partnered with National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) to bring three authors together to write a short story in real time. While we don’t necessarily think this is the best approach to produce a quality story, we certainly think it’s a lot of fun! Here is the video of
Recently we were excited to learn that an Australian Writers’ Centre graduate had taken out the top prize in a local writing competition, pocketing herself a cool $1000 for what was only the second story she’d ever written! It’s pretty inspirational stuff, and brings up a great point about writing.
It can be easy to focus your energy on the big goal – a published novel, or perhaps a byline in your favourite magazine. But while you’re working towards that, entering a writing competition is an excellent way to hone your craft, and could give you some cash and recognition as well.
Here’s a selection of writing competitions currently out there – good luck!
The Australian Writers’ Centre posts awards and competitions which may be of interest to readers. However, this should not be taken as a sign of endorsement. Please do your own research when entering any awards or competitions listed mentioned on this site.
The 2014 Lane Cove Literary Award is now open, and Australian writers over 16 years of age are invited to submit unpublished works in the following categories…
Calling all thriller writers. Sharpen your pencils, dream up a clever villain and get ready to win $1000 in Random House’s upcoming Heroes + Villains Writing Challenge. From Random House’s website: Put your crime writing skills to the test to solve a crime and write your favourite detective to safety
Announcing two new writing competitions – each with one word themes. Both offer plenty of scope – and plenty of prizes. First up is the ‘Grieve’ writing competition – returning for its second year and presented by Hunter Writers Centre in conjunction with the National Association of Loss & Grief. Created to honour
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