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Fish Publishing Story Prize
Closing date: 30 November
Short stories up to 5000 words. Best ten stories will be published in the
2010 Fish Anthology. First prize is 3000 euro, including 1000 euro travel
expenses to the anthology launch in West Cork. Entry fee is 20 euro
online, 25 euro by post. www.fishpublishing.com
Calibre Prize and Young Calibre Prize
Closing Date: 1 December
Australian Book Review and the Copyright Agency Limited are seeking
entries for the fourth Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay. First prize
is $10,000. The inaugural Young Calibre prize is open to those 21 and
under. First prize is $3000. Details at www.australianbookreview.com.au
ABR Poetry prize
Closing Date: 1 December
Australian Book Review is now taking entries for its sixth edition. First
prize $4000, short listed poems win $200.Winners will be published in ABR.
See website for previous winners and entry details. www.australianbookreview.com.au
Hill of Content Bookshop 2009 Hal Porter Short Story Competition
Closing date: 18 December
Short stories up to 2500 words in any style. First prize $1000. No entry
form necessary. Entry fee $5.50, payable to East Gippsland Art Gallery.
For further information, contact Peter Millard, after hours, 51526731 or pedrom53@bigpond.net.au
Hal Porter Short Story Competition
Closing date: 18 December
First prize is $1000, for a short story up to 2500 words. Guidelines are
available at www.sminkworks.com
Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Literary Competition
Closing date: 14 February 2010
For a short story up to 3000 words, poetry to 30 lines and bush verse to
52 lines. Entry forms at www.dahlia.bendigo.net.au
Positive Words mini-comp
Closing date: 30 November
For poems 10 lines or less, or a short story 100 words or less, including
the word ‘birthday’ at least once:
positivewordsmagazine@live.com.au
Barbara Jeffries Award
First prize is $35,000, for an unpublished manuscript by an Australian
writer depicting women/girls in a positive light. Guidelines are available
at
www,thenewwriter.com/prizes.htm
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[untitled]
[untitled] is always looking for quality short fiction of up to 5000 words.
Issue one was published in September 2009 and it is hopeful that it can be
released quarterly. For guidelines visit www.untitledonline.com.au
or email to email@untitledonline.com.au
Long
Story Shorts
Closing date: 1 February 2010
Affirm Press is planning six collections of short stories by single authors in
2010.
They
are calling for submissions of between 40,000 and 70,000 words (short stories,
flash fiction, novellas etc). At least half must be previously unpublished;
standard royalties apply. www.affirmpress.com.au/feature.aspx?id=13
Wet Ink
Wet Ink is seeking stories, poems, articles, photos and art work for its next
issue. Any genre, any subject, any length. Further details at www.wetink.com.au
Torpedo submissions open
Melbourne literary journal Torpedo is seeking fiction for issue 5 and
beyond. Check www.falconvsmonkey.com
Short
and Twisted
Closing date: 30 November
Short and Twisted, an anthology of short stories and poems with a twist at the
end, is seeking submissions of stories, super short stories and poetry for the
2010 issue. For submission guidelines, visit www.celapenepress.com.au
or
send a SSAE to 2
Bonview
Court, Knoxfield, VIC 3180.
Writer’s
World
Writer's
World is
looking for submissions, on a weekly basis, for new articles to include in its
newsletter. For more information contact articles@writersworld.com.au
or visit www.writersworld.com.au
Getting Hitched Fiction
A monthly competition for short stories to 2000 words. Pays $45 for
electronic rights. Closes 2nd Friday of each month.
Details www.gettinghitched.com.au
Verb-ate-him
New quarterly e-journal Verb-ate-him publishes poetry, short story and
micro-fiction along with art works, sound and video art. Visit www.verbatehim.wordpress.com
Harvest Magazine
Harvest publishes thoughtful and considered non-fiction, fiction and poetry.
They want well-drafted pieces that have gone through a little pruning before
they reach their hands. Visit www.harvestmagazine.wordpress.com/submissions
The
Melbourne
Writers’ Magazine
Look out for the launch of our first issue in August 2009. We are now looking
for submissions for the next issue. Please send short stories (up to 5000
words), poems and/or non-fiction to untitledinbox@gmail.com
Include your name, contact details, title, word count and the type of story you
are submitting. As yet, we cannot pay for submissions but each author will
receive a copy of the magazine that they appear in.
Pick a Pocket Book
Publishes
small books, each containing a single short story. You need to join to
submit but they pay well. Details from www.pickapocketbook.com
Global Short Story Competition
A monthly competition run out of the
UK
for short stories to 2000 words. Closes end of each month. Details from www.globalshortstories.net
Positive Words Monthly Challenge
Positive Words is a creative writing magazine. The challenge changes monthly. Prize
is publication plus a six-month subscription. Details from the editor, Sandra
James,
466 Old Melbourne Road, Traralgon Vic 3844, phone 03 5174 3668.
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