Sunday 19 January 2020

2020 Competitions & Opportunities

Submissions to fourW  Anthology of New Writing  
Closes 30 June each year
All submissions to fourW are considered for the Booranga Literary Prizes
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Booranga Literary Prizes
The Booranga Prizes, of $500 each, are chosen from all submissions to fourW and are awarded to the best poem and the best short story submitted each year and are published in our annual anthology, fourW.
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Writing NSW
Regional Writers support
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Australian Writers’ Centre Furious Fiction
First weekend of every month
Writers have 55 hours to write a 500 words-or-fewer story to be in the running for $500. On the first Friday of every month, a new set of short story prompts will be revealed to guide writers.
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Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW Inc
Various competitions open throughout the year
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Writing NSW Grants - Various
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Live Canon Submissions
Closes various dates
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Griffin Poetry Prize
Closes 31 December 2020


Stringybark Open Short Story Award 2021
Closes 31 January 2021

South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Award
Theme 'Every Body'
Closes 1 February 2021


2021 black&write Fellowships 
Closes 1 February 2021


Elyne Mitchell Photo Story Competition
Closes 1 March 2021


Nature and Place Poetry Competition
Closes 1 March 2021


KSP 2021 Residency Program 
Various dates
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Eureka St Submissions
Ongoing


Science Write Now Submissions
Ongoing


Spread the Stories not the Virus
Ongoing
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Baby Teeth Journal Submissions
Ongoing
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Big Issue
Contributor guidelines

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Fairlight Moderns - novella submissions
Currently seeking submissions of novella-length works in English from authors based anywhere in the world. We are particularly keen to publish work by new and emerging writers,
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Light Horse Australia: Harry Chauvel Foundation
Help us build on online Light Horse Anthology
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