Booranga Literary Prizes
Closes 30 June 2018
The Booranga Prizes, of $500 each, are awarded to the best poem and the best short story submitted each year and are published in our annual anthology, fourW.
https://arts-ed.csu.edu.au/booranga/booranga-prize
Closes 30 June 2018
The Booranga Prizes, of $500 each, are awarded to the best poem and the best short story submitted each year and are published in our annual anthology, fourW.
https://arts-ed.csu.edu.au/booranga/booranga-prize
EJ Brady Short Story Competition
Entries close Wednesday 28 February 2018
https://mallacootaartscouncil.com.au/ej-brady-short-story-competition/
The Neo Perennial Press
Heroines: An Anthology
Closing date 28 February 2018
call for contributions
http://sarah2.newcastleweb.net/wordpress/?page_id=444
Nature and Place Poetry Competition 2018
Entries close 1 March 2018
https://www.therialto.co.uk/pages/nature-poetry-competition-2018/
International Women's Day Writing Competition
Entries close 1 March 2018
Theme of 'Progress' accepting poems up to 40 lines and short prose up to 750 words.
Submission fee of $5
Submit to IWD Competition Submission to director@southcoastwriters.org.au
2018 Woollahra Digital Literary Award
Entries close 12 March 2018
http://woollahradigitalliteraryaward.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/t/B80A7BE183FB1E46/71C73322660192140CC2E775D3CF5869
The Stringybark Open Theme Short Story Award 2018
Entries close 18 March 2018
http://www.stringybarkstories.net/competitions/open-competitions.html
Sheila Malady Short Story Competition
Entries close Tuesday 20 March 2018
In 2018 the theme is "For the love of..."
http://www.stratfordshakespeare.com.au/short-story-competition/
Inaugural Sutherland Shire Literary Competition
Entries close 30 April 2018
http://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Community/Library/Sutherland-Shire-Literary-Competition
The Best of Times Short Story Competition Autumn 2018
Closing date 30 April 2018
http://wildthoughts.com.au/comp25.html
Sutherland Shire Literary Competition
Entries open 5 February 2018
Entries close 30 April 2018
The inaugural Sutherland Shire Literary competition aims to promote the diverse cultural heritage of the Sutherland Shire whilst contributing to the rich tradition of literary practice in Australia.
http://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Community/Library/Sutherland-Shire-Literary-Competition
Eastwood Hills Literary Competition 2018
Entries close 15 May 2018
https://hillsfaw.wordpress.com/competitions/eastwoodhills-annual-literary-competition/
Copyright Agency Cultural Fund CREATE Grants 2018
Applications close 18 June 2018
CREATE grants offer opportunities for mid-career and established creative writers and visual artists to create and develop new work by providing time to write and create.
These grants are not intended to support academics with scholarly or academic works.
Applications are assessed by a panel of independent peers from the writing, publishing and visual arts sectors.
https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/individual-grants/create-grants/
Himalayan Writers Workshop
Beyond Words
Join a 10-Day Writers Workshop & Life-Changing Journey in the Himalayas
http://www.himalayanwritersworkshop.com/
Varuna’s Publisher
Introduction Program 2018
Varuna's unique Publisher Introduction Program (PIP) is one of Australia's most dynamic literary partnerships, opening important doors for exceptional new writers in a creative, collaborative process that aims to deliver finely honed manuscripts to leading publishers.
http://varuna.com.au/varuna/index.php/programs/residential-programs/pathways-publication/item/177-varuna-s-publisher-introduction-program-2017
Varuna's unique Publisher Introduction Program (PIP) is one of Australia's most dynamic literary partnerships, opening important doors for exceptional new writers in a creative, collaborative process that aims to deliver finely honed manuscripts to leading publishers.
http://varuna.com.au/varuna/index.php/programs/residential-programs/pathways-publication/item/177-varuna-s-publisher-introduction-program-2017
