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Competitions - Other Organisations
Let your stories soar with the State Library's Young Writers Award
The State Library of Queensland is calling on young writers to enter their short stories in the 2008 Young Writers Award.
The winner not only receives $2,000 cash and a place in professional development courses - they will also gain valuable industry exposure.
Stories should be no more than 2,500 words and entries close at 5pm Friday 1 August. |
For more details visit Young Writers Award 2008 or call (07) 3840 7768. |
2008 St Martins Playwriting Competition
For almost 30 years, St Martins has been dedicated to developing the unique voice of emerging Australian playwrights and this proud history continues in the 2008 St Martins Playwriting Competition.
Open to any Australian playwright aged 13-30 years (13-17 yrs section and 18-30yrs section), this competition boasts an impressive list of previous award winners including Angus Cerini, Lally Katz and Robert Reid. In 2008 alone, former competition winners have gone on to have their work featured at the Malthouse Theatre, La Mama and of course as part of the St Martins own Season of New Australian work. More Information
New national literary prizes announced
Two new annual literary prizes have been announced. The Prime Minister's Literary Prize for fiction and non-fiction books will be among the richest prizes for literature in the world . Each prize is worth $100,000, tax-free , with a further $100,000 to be spent each year on promoting and administering the awards. Getting Hitched Fiction
Short Fiction wanted. Original short stories required. We are introducing a new fiction section on one of our websites and are looking for 3 to 5 short stories per month. Stories must be about relationships and fit the theme of the month but can be in any genre. Submissions close on the second Friday of each month. This is an online publication so we are only asking for rights to publish on the internet.Mainstream audience - stories can be any genre. Flat payment AU$45 (+GST if the author is registered) More details at:
http://www.gettinghitched.com.au/fiction/default.htm
Australians Writers Marketplace Online
Contains competitions for writers
Sample Listings for competitions and agents
There is a fee to join AWM Online
Australian Women's Weekly Short Story Contest
Details of 2007 competition here
Keep an eye open for the 2008 competition
Annual Writing Contests from Tom Howard
Poetry Contests
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