AWR Competitions

COMPETITIONS ON NOW
Most competitions are open to new and original entries only. Stories and poetry that has been placed first (or any placing) in another competition will often not qualify.
Does that mean you can send one entry simultaneously to more than one competition?
This will always depend on the competition organiser but a commonly accepted view that you can BUT if your entry is placed in one competition then the onus is on you to inform the other competition organisers if that entry no longer meets their entry requirements. It is then up to them if it is then withdrawn from the competition.

ANNUAL COMPETITONS
These are normally held each year but as yet no information for the current year has been released. Prize details are based on the prior year.

Month Due	Name	Open to	Theme	Accepts	Size	Entry fee per item per last running	Prize per last running
January	2010 Mardi Gras Short Story Competition	All	'Making History' Stories must celebrate the New Mardi Gras values	Short Story	750 words	$15 (or $10 with concession)	First: A Sydney Writers' Centre course voucher ($400), book voucher from Gleebooks ($250) & one year's membership to NSW Writers Centre
							Second: A Sydney Writers' Centre course voucher ($100) & book voucher from The Bookshop Darlinghurst ($150)
							Third: A Sydney Writers' Centre course voucher ($100) & book voucher from The Feminist Bookshop ($75)
							Youth Prize: $200 donated by Gay E-books & a Sydney Writers' Centre course voucher ($100)
January	Parenting Express OPENS NOVEMBER	Open to residents of Australia aged 18 years and over	Pregnancy, birth or the first five years of raising a child	Creative non-fiction	900 words	Free	First: Prize pack valued at $615.65 comprising of: Sydney Writers� Centre online feature writing for magazines and newspapers course, $150 voucher to spend online at Agoo, a two-year subscription to My Child and a copy the book Being Mummy
							3 x Runners Up: Prize pack valued at $196.15 comprising of: $150 voucher to spend online at Agoo, a one-year subscription to My Child and a copy of the book Being Mummy
January	MS Australia - Words of Wisdom	Open to people with MS	"Crossing Boundaries"	Poetry	1,000 words	Nil	Prize pack valued at $100
				Historical or Social Research			Prize pack valued at $100
				Short stories (fiction)			Prize pack valued at $100
				Short Stories (non-fiction)			Prize pack valued at $100
							Overall winner: Prize pack valued at $200
January	Northern Territory Literary Awards OPEN 1 SEP	Resident of Northern Territory or had been a resident for a minimum of three years		Dymocks Red Earth Poetry Award	300 lines	None	First: $1,000
				Dymocks Arafura Short Story Award	3,000 words	None	First: $1,000
				Dymocks Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander writers' Award: Poetry or Short Story	Poetry: 300 lines Short Story: 3,000 words	None	First: $1,000
			Northern Territory Focus	Charles Darwin University Essay Award	3,000 words	None	First: $1,000
				Charles Darwin University Bookshop Travel Short Story Award	3,000 words	None	First: $500
				Kath Manzie Youth Literary Award (12 - 18 yrs): Poetry or Short Story	Poetry: 300 lines Short Story: 3,000 words	None	First: $600
				Darwin Festival Script Award: Play or other performance script	Not mentioned	None	First: $1,000
				The Birch Carroll & Coyle Screenwriting Award: Screenplay for a feature, short film or television program	Not mentioned	None	First: $1,000
January E 28/12/09	Eat Your Words	Emerging Australian based writers aged 30 or under by July 2009	Arts related	Review	Article of 600 word, Bio of 150 words, Application of 100 words and CV	$10	Eight writers selected to participate in the Eat Your Words project. See website for further details.
February E 28/12/09	ASIM/Swancon 2009 Short Story Competition	All	Speculative Fiction	Short Story	10,000 words	Members: Free Non-members: $10	First: $100, one year's subscription to ASIM and the story added to the ASIM slushpile
							Second: $75, six months subscription to ASIM and the story added to the ASIM slushpile
							Third: $50, two copies of ASIM and the story added to the ASIM slushpile
February	WILDCARE Tasmania Nature Writing Prize NEXT COMPETITION IN SPRING 2010	All - Conditions apply: Must undertake a two-week residency within specified time-frame and must present writing workshop	Nature writing	Fiction or Non-Fiction	2,000 - 4,000 words	$20 - non-member, $15 - subscribers to Island or members of WILDCARE	First: $5,000, economy return airfaire to Tasmania
							Two $250 prizes awarded at judges' discretion
February	Alan Marshall Short Story Award	Open: Australian Resident		Short Story	2,500 words	$15	First: $2,000
							Second: $1,000
		Local: Resides, works or studies in Nillumbik shire		Short Story	2,500 words	$15	$1,000
		Young: Australian resident aged between 15 and 19		Short Story	1,000 words	None	$400
February	EAGLEHAWK Dahlia and Arts Festival Inc. 2010 Literary Competition	All		"The Rolf Boldrewood": Short Story	3,000 words	$3	First: $200
							Second: $50
				"The Apollo": Poetry	30 lines	$3	First: $200
							Second: $50
			Australian	"The Alan Llewellyn": Bush Verse	52 Lines	$3	$100
February	The Man From Snowy River Bush Festival -Poetry & Bush Music Awards See Entry form for details on Performance Sections	All	Bush Poetry	Section One - Written Original Serious "Silver Brumby Poetry Award"	120 lines	$10	First: $150 & trophy
							Second: $75
				Section Two - Written Original Humours "Corryong Larrikin Award"	120 lines	$10	First: $150 & trophy
							Second: $75
February	Charlotte Duncan Award	All	Suitable for readers aged 9 to 12 with child as main character	Short Story	1,500 words	$9	First: $75
							Second: $50
							Third: $25
							Highly commended: Certificate
							Commended: Certificate
February	Henry Kendall Poetry Award	Permanent residents of Australia	None	Poetry	32 lines	$7	First: $500
							Second: $200
							Third: $100
March	Bundaberg Writers' Club - Short Story Competition	All	None	Short Story	2,500 words	$5 or 5 for $20	First: $300
							Second: $100
March	The Common Thread Short Story Competition	All	None	Short Story	3,000 - 5,000 words	$10 Additional $15 for detailed feedback	First: $500 plus possible publication in Common Threads anthology
							Second: $200 plus possible publication in Common Threads anthology
March	Romance Writers of Australia - Valerie Parv Award	All	Romance	Unpublished author	Overall novel 30,000+ But submit only first 50 pages + 2 page synopsis	Members: $22 plus return postage Non-members: $38.50 plus return postage	First: 1 year mentorship with Valerie Parv
							Second: 1 year membership
							Third: Book Prize
March	Commonwealth Broadcasting Association	Residents of the Commonwealth Countries	None	Short Story	600 words	None	First: �2000
							Regional prizes: �500
							Special prizes for best children's story and best story concerning Science, Technology and Society
March	The Joyce Parkes Women's Writers' Prize	Australian Women	Convict Women	Prose, Fact or Fiction	1,000 words	Nil	First: $200
March	The Joe O'Sullivan Writers' Prize	Residents of Western Australia	Ireland or Irish Australia	Prose, Fact or Fiction	1,000 - 4,000 words	$10 (donated by organisers to a charity)	First:$1,000
March E 28/12/09	Swancon 2009	Australian citizens and/or residents aged 16 and under	Speculative fiction for young adults	Short Story	3,000 words	Free	First: $25, Shiny 2009 series and back issues
							Runners up x 2: Shiny 2009 series and back issues
April	Sydney Writers' Festival Writenow! competition	Students in Years 7 to 9 in NSW & ACT	Use 'story starter' and complete story	Short Story	1000 words (including starter)	Nil	First: $300 book pack plus other prizes as well as a book pack of the same value for their school
							Runners up: $200 book pack
April	Cancer Council Arts Awards Note: Art & Film sections listed on entry form	All	Lost and found	Open: Short Story	1,000 words	$10	$1000
				Open: Poetry	300 words	$10	$1000
				12 - 18: Short Story or Poetry	Not mentioned - was 50-500 words last year	Nil	$250
				Under 11: Short Story or Poetry	Not mentioned - was 50-500 words last year	Nil	$100
April	Griffin Award	All	None	Play	60 minutes	Not mentioned	$10,000
April	Bayside Literary Festival Writing Competition	Students that reside in Bayside or attend school in Bayside City	None	Write around Bayside - 10 to 12 years old	500 words	Nil	$250 worth of books
		Students that reside in Bayside or attend school in Bayside City		Microstories - 13 to 15 years old	250 words	Nil	$250 worth of books Sony Playstation 3
		Students that reside or live in Bayside or attend school in Bayside City		Flash Fiction - 16 to 18 years old	250 words	Nil	$250 worth of books
		All		Bayside Writers	1,500 words	Nil	First: $450
							Bayside resident: $300
		All		Bayside Poets	40 lines	Nil	First: $450
							Bayside resident: $300
April	The Little Swaggies' Award	Primary and Secondary Students	Bush Poetry	Primary School Student	4 - 20 lines	Nil	First: Trophy for the student and $250 for their school
							Runner-up: Trophy
				Secondary School Student	8 - 40 lines	Nil	First: Trophy for the student and $250 for their school
							Runner-up: Trophy
April	GCWA Children's Writing Competition	Aged 7 to 17	Wishful Thinking	(A1) 7 - 10 Years : Short Story	300 words	Free	First: $100
							Second: $50
							Third: $25
				(A2) 7 - 10 Years : Poetry	20 lines		First: $100
							Second: $50
							Third: $25
				(B1) 11 - 13 Years : Short Story	500 words		First: $100
							Second: $50
							Third: $25
				(B2) 11 - 13 Years : Poetry	30 lines		First: $100
							Second: $50
							Third: $25
				(C1) 14 - 17 Years : Short Story	1000 words		First: $100
							Second: $50
							Third: $25
				(C2) 14 - 17 Years : Poetry	40 lines		First: $100
							Second: $50
							Third: $25
April	Voices on the Coast	Australian residents		Prose story aimed at younger readers (8 - 13 years old)	30,000 words	None	First: $1,500 plus opportunity to travel to the festival
							Second: $500
April	Postive Words Poetry & Short Story Competition	All	None	Short Story	2,000 words	$3.30 each or $11 for 4	First: $100
							Second: 12 months subscription to Positive Words
				Poetry	48 lines		First: $100
							Second: 12 months subscription to Positive Words
April	Cancer Council Essay	Australian Medical Students	Cost and Value of Cancer Care	Essay	2,500 words	None	Registration to 13th International Summer School 'Oncology for Medical Students' in Groningen (5-16 July), economy airfare, 2 weeks accomodation & living allowance (to value of $5,000)
April	Bronze Swagman Award	None	Bush Verse	Poetry	700 words	$15 (One to three entries)	First: Bronze Statuette of the Swagman & $500
							Runner-Up: Trophy & $200
							Highly Commended: Certificate
April	Raspberry & Vine - April	None		Short Story	4,000 words	$10 $8 for students	First: $300
April	WARM Writers Competition	Reside in the Sunshine Coast Regional Council area and/or Gympie area	None	Open Short Story	2,500 words	$5	First: $200
							Second: $50
							Highly Commended: Certificate
							Readers' Choice
				Open Poetry	40 lines	$5	First: $200
							Second: $50
							Highly Commended: Certificate
							Readers' Choice
				Young Adult (High School, Years 8 to 12) - Short Story	1,500 words	$5	First: $200
							Second: $50
							Highly Commended: Certificate
							Readers' Choice
				Junior (Primary, Grades 5 to 7)	1,500 words	$5	First: $200
							Second: $50
							Highly Commended: Certificate
							Readers' Choice
April	The R. Carson Gold Short Story Competition	Australian-born		Short Story	5,000 words	$7.50	First: $1,000
April LAST 2009	Beef Australia Bush Poetry Competition 2009	Open	Any aspect of the beef industry	Poetry	Not mentioned	$5	First: $500
							Second: $300
							Third: $200
April	Alpha 2 Omega Competition	Residents of Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific	Contrasts	Short Story	2,000 words	$5 or 3 for $12	First: $150 plus book package
							Second: $25
				Poetry	40 lines	$3 or 4 for $10	First: $100 plus book package
							Second: $15
April	The Women's Weekly/Penguin Books Short Story Contest (Cannot find this on the website - buy a magazine as you will need the original entry form)	Residents of Australia except employees of the Promoter, their immediate families and agencies associated with this promotion	Woman as the central character	Short Story	3,000 - 5,000 words	Cost of puchasing a magazine (You need an original entry form)	Second: $100
							Bayside residents x 2: $50
April LAST 2009	ChinesePod Zhong Wen Competition - Beginners section	All	Written in Chinese characters	Verse or Essay	50 characters	Free	First: 6 months free subscription with ChinesePod, a premier site for learning Chinese
May LAST 2009	Friendly Street Poets Japanese Poetry Competition	Section B is open to South Australian residents only	None	Section A: Haibun - a haiku journey	600 words	$5 each or 3 for $10	First: $150
							Second: $50
				Section B: Haiku	Page of three = 1 entry		First: $100
							Second: $50
				Section C: Haiku Sequence - 8 - 11 haiku by one or more poets			First: $100
							Second: $50
May LAST 2009	ChinesePod Zhong Wen Competition - Intermediate section	All	Written in Chinese characters	Verse or Essay	100 characters	Free	First: 6 months free subscription with ChinesePod, a premier site for learning Chinese
May	FAW Tasmania Shakespearean Sonnet Award	Australian residents	None	Sonnet written in Shakespearean form	14 lines	$5	First: $200
							Second: $100
							Third: $50
May	ABR Short Story Competition	Reside in Australia or Australian citizen living overseas	None	Short Story	1,000 - 3,000 words	$12 ($8 for ABR subscribers)	First: $2,000
							Second: $500
							Third: 3 year subscirption to ABR
May	Bush Lantern Award	All	Australian	Bush Poetry	100 lines	$8 or 3 for $20	First: Bush Lantern Award Trophy & $200
							Second: Certificate & $100
							Third: Certificate & $75
May	Bush Lantern Award - Junior	Primary or Secondary School Student	Australian	Bush Poetry	Primary: 24 lines	Free	First: $30
							Second: $20
							Third: $10
					Secondary: 24 lines		First: $50
							Second: $30
							Third: $20
May	PNAN Youth Arts Festival - June Competition (Note: categories for Short Film and Digital Design available) Monthly competitions - last entry date 26/08/2010	Aged 16 to 25 in NSW	Signature Item: Drugs and alchohol	Microfiction	250 words	Nil	Monthly Official Selection: $100
							Monthly People's Choice: $100
							Overall First: $2,000 + Crumpler bag + NSW Writers� Centre Short Course and membership
							Overall Second: $750 + Crumpler bag + NSW Writers� Centre membership
							Overall Third: $250 + NSW Writers� Centre membership
							Overall People's Choice: $1,000 + NSW Writers� Centre membership
May	Katharine Susannah Prichard Speculative Fiction Award	All Australian Residents	Speculative fiction	Katharine Suannah Pichard Open Awards	1,500 - 3,500 words	$7	First: $600
							Second: $300
							Third: $175
							Commended: 5 x $10
				Shire of Mundaring National Young Writers Awards (20 years and under)	1,500 - 3,500 words	Nil	First: $$75
							Second: $25
							Commended: 5 x $10
							Under 13's: $25
May	Shoalhaven Literary Award	Australian residents over 18 years old	None	Poetry	60 lines	$10	First: $1,000 plus two week residential at Bundanon
							Second x 4: $200
							Commendations
May	Tim Winton Award for Young Writers	School students between 5 and 18 years old in the Perth metropolitan area	None	A: Lower Primary: Years One & Two	2,000 words	None	First, Second and Third will be awarded in each section. Each winner will receive a book voucher, trophy & certificate
				B: Middle Primary: Years Three, Four & Five
				C: Upper Primary: Years Six & Seven
				D: Lower Secondary: Years Eight, Nine & Ten
				E: Upper Secondary: Years Eleven & Twelve
May	Clouds of Magellan Novel Competition	Australian resident that identifies with the GLBT community	Engages with aspects of GLBT life and community	Fiction	No limit but shorter works preferred	None	Publication by Clouds of Magellan
May	Eastwood/Hills Fellowship of Australian Writers Literary Competition	All	None	Category 1: Short Story	3,000 words	$5 or $20 for 5	First: $200
							Second: $100
		All		Category 2: Free Verse Poetry	60 lines	$5 or $20 for 5	First: $150
							Second: $50
		All		Category 3: Memoir	1,500 words	$5 or $20 for 5	First: $150
							Second: $50
		All		Category 4: Pauline Walsh Award for Short Story	800 words	$5 or $20 for 5	First: $100
							Second: $50
May	FAW Tasmania Inc Nairda Lyne Award	Australian residents	Suitable for 8 - 12 year olds	Short Story	1,000 words	$5	First: $100, winner's name engraved on plaque held at State Library's Launceston Branch
							Best Tasmanian entry: $50 voucher from Hobart Bookshop
May	PressPress Chapbook Award	All	None	Poetry Collection	20 - 40 pages	$15	$600 plus publication as a PressPress Chapbook
May	South Australian English Teachers Associations - The Young Writers Award	All students from junior primary to high school in South Australia	None	Prose - Reception & Year 1	1,000 words	Nil	Not specified
				Prose - Years 2 & 3	1,000 words	Nil
				Prose - Years 4, 5 & 6	1,000 words	Nil
				Prose - Years 7 & 8	1,000 words	Nil
				Prose - Years 9 & 10	1,000 words	Nil
				Prose - Years 11 &12	1,000 words	Nil
				Poetry - Reception & Year 1	1,000 words	Nil
				Poetry - Years 2 & 3	1,000 words	Nil
				Poetry - Years 4, 5 & 6	1,000 words	Nil
				Poetry - Years 7 & 8	1,000 words	Nil
				Poetry - Years 9 & 10	1,000 words	Nil
				Poetry - Years 11 &12	1,000 words	Nil
May	The Boree Log Award for Bush Verse	All	Australian Bush Poetry	Poetry	80 lines	$5	First: $200, certificate & hand-carved trophy
							Highly Commended: Certificate
							Commended: Certificate
June	FAWQ Short Story Competition	All	Strong Australian Theme	Short Story	1,000 - 3,000 words	$5	First: $350
							Highly commended & Commended: certificate
June	The Society of Women Writers NSW Inc - National Short Story Competition OPEN BIANNUALLY TO NON-MEMBERS	Resident of Australia	None	Short Story	2,500 words	$10	First: $1,000
							Second: $500
							Third: $300
June	The GCWA Adult's Writing Competition	Resident of Australia OR a financial member of GCWA	Magic	Short Story	2,000 - 3,000 words	$10	First: $400
							Second: $200
							Third: $100
				Writing for Children	1,500 - 2,000 words		First: $400
							Second: $200
							Third: $100
				Poetry	50 lines		First: $400
							Second: $200
							Third: $100
June E 27/04/2010	Churchill & District News Short Story & Poetry Competition 2009 OPENS 8/04/2010	All	None	Children's 7 and Under Short story/poem or picture story	Story: 500 Poetry: 20 lines	50 cents	Unspecified prizes
				Children's 8 - 10 yrs Short Story (illustrations welcome)	500	50 cents
				Children's 8 - 10yrs Poetry (illustrations welcome)	20 lines	50 cents
				Children�s 11 - 13yrs Short Story (illustrations welcome)	500	50 cents
				Children�s 11 - 13yrs Poetry (illustrations welcome)	20 lines	50 cents
				14 - 18yrs Short Story	500 - 2,000	50 cents
				14 - 18yrs Poetry	8 - 48 lines	50 cents
				Adult Short Story	1,000 - 2,500	$3 or $2 Concession or Student
				Adult Poetry	8 - 48 lines	$3 or $2 Concession or Student
				Local History - My Story	No lower limit, upper limit may be 2,500	Free
				A Children's Story	1,000 - 2,500	$3 or $2 Concession or Student
				Phantoms and Spirits : A Ghost Story	1,000 - 2,500	$3 or $2 Concession or Student
				Bushfire Stories	1,000 - 2,500	Free
June LAST 2009	ChinesePod Zhong Wen Competition - Advanced section	All	Written in Chinese characters	Verse or Essay	Short - length not specified	Free	First: 6 months free subscription with ChinesePod, a premier site for learning Chinese
June LAST 2009	Zhou Yi Jian Writing Competition	Members of the Kaixin website (Membership is free)	China	Article: fiction or non-fiction	1,000 - 2,000 words	$15	$250
June	Penguin Crime Writing Competition	Writer must be based in Australia	Crime fiction	Package required:		Nil	Publication by Penguin Group (Australia) and Penguin Group (New Zealand) under standard contract terms
				Opening chapters	Up to 5000 words
				Full synopsis:	1,000 words
				Back cover story

Date Closes	Name	Open to	Theme	Accepts	Size	Entry fee per entry	Prize
01-09-2010	Publisher's Cup Cricket Art Prize - Poetry Award	Aged 18 years and over	Cricket	Poetry	150 words	$20	Pulp Fiction Funniest Crime Award: $150 voucher
07-09-2010	Toolangi Festival C J Dennis Poetry Competition	Open	Australian Theme	Open	Not mentioned	$5 plus SSAE	Trophies and certificates awarded in each category. More details released closer to due date.
				Birds of the Singing Gardens	Not mentioned	$5 plus SSAE
				Poems written by adults for children	Not mentioned	$5 plus SSAE
				Primary School: Preps to Grade 6	Not mentioned	$2 plus SSAE
				Secondary School: Years 7-12	Not mentioned	$2 plus SSAE
15-09-2010	CAL Scribe Fiction Prize OPENS 1 AUGUST	Permanent residents of Australia at least 35 years old	None	Fiction	40,000 words	$40	Book contract and $15,000 ($8,000 of which constitutes an advance against royalties) Check terms and conditions on entry form
17-09-2010	Rolf Boldrewood Literary Awards	All	Australian theme	Prose	3,000 words	$10	First: a signed, limited edition bust of Rolf Boldrewood (value $100), $500 & Certificate.
							Second: $250 & Certificate
							Third: $150 & Certificate
							Certificates: Highly Commended & Commended Certificates will be awarded at the judge�s discretion.
				Poetry	80 lines	$10	First: a signed, limited edition bust of Rolf Boldrewood (value $100), $500 & Certificate.
							Second: $250 & Certificate
							Third: $150 & Certificate
							Certificates: Highly Commended & Commended Certificates will be awarded at the judge�s discretion.
17-09-2010	Super Short Story Competition	All	None	A: Super Short Story	700 words	$5	First: $100
							Second: $5
							Highly commended certificate
				B: Memoir			Commended certificate
24-09-2010	Karen W Treanor Poetry Awards	All	None	Open	30 - 50 lines	$5	First: $600
							Second: $300
							Third: $175
							Commended: 5 x $10
				Youth (12 - 18 years)	30 - 50 lines	Nil	First: $$75
							Second: $25
							Commended: 5 x $10
							Under 13's: $25
24-09-2010	Katharine Susannah Prichard Short Fiction Award	All Australian Residents	None	Katharine Suannah Pichard Open Awards	1,000 - 3,000 words	$7	First: $600
							Second: $300
							Third: $175
							Commended: 5 x $10
				Shire of Mundaring National Young Writers Awards (20 years and under)	1,000 - 3,000 words	Nil	First: $$75
							Second: $25
							Commended: 5 x $10
							Under 13's: $25
24-09-2010	Cancer Council's Sunsmart Competition NOTE: Short films and photos also eligible	Resident of Australia aged between 12 - 17 years	Dispel one of the 10 myths of sun cancer found in the Cancer Council's brochure	Short Story	500 words	Free	First: Flip Mino HD pocket-sized video camera and Adobe CS5 Production Premium (education) video and photo editing software, with a total value at $684.
							Second: iLuv Dual Alarm Clock for iPod or iPhone valued at $295.
							Third: Slazenger cricket pack.
				Poetry			School prize: The school or community group with the greatest number of entries will receive an Xbox 360 console, including an Xbox LIVE camera and a selection of games from Microsoft, as well as two Slazenger cricket packs, including a cricket bat signed by Michael Clarke.
27-09-2010	Billy Mateer Bush Competition	Open	The Pioneer Spirit	Bush Poetry	A4 page	$10	First: $300
							Second: $75
							Third: $25
							Presentation Prize: $100
							Highly Commended Certificates
30-09-2010	The Book Abyss Writing Competition	All	None	Fiction or non-fiction	1,000 words	$10	First: $100 and $100 Book Abyss book voucher
							Second: $50 and $50 Book Abyss book voucher
							Third: $50 Book Abyss book voucher
							Commendation x 2: $20 Book Abyss book voucher
30-09-2010	Hunter Bush Poets Annual Poets Awards NOTE: PERFORMANCE SECTION ON WEBSITE	All	None	Bush Poetry - Serious	Not mentioned	$10	Cash prizes of First, Second and Third in each section - amount not specified
				Bush Poetry - Humorous
30-09-2010	Nature Writing Prize BIENNUAL	All	"Set within an Australia landscape and exploring the author's sense of 'place'"	Essay	3,000 - 5,000 words	Not mentioned	$5,000
30-09-2010	Patrick White Young Indigenous Writers Competiton Note that works may be created by individuals or groups of three or more.	School aged (K-12) Indigenous Australian students� in New South Wales Australia	It was a cold & windy day when ...	Years K - 6: Poetry	1 - 3 pages	None	2 x First: An Award Certificate and a prize up to the value of $500.00. Runners-up x 5: Encouragement Award Certificate and a prize up to the value of $50.00
			It was a cold & windy day when ...	Years K - 6: Short Story	1-5 pages (K-2) 5-20 pages (3-6)
			Wind	Years 7 - 12: Poetry	1 - 3 pages		Years 7 - 12: First: An Award Certificate and a prize up to the value of $1000.00. Runners-up x 5: Encouragement Award Certificate and a prize up to the value of $100.00
			Wind	Years 7 - 12: Short Story	5 - 30 pages
30-09-2010	The FAW Jean Stone Poetry Award	Residents of Australia over 18 years of age	All	Poetry	60 lines	$10	$500
30-09-2010	The FAW Walter Stone Award for Life Writing	Residents of Australia over 18 years of age	Show some aspect of Australian History or have some Australian Historical significance	Biography Monograph or Bibliography	10,000 - 25,000 words	$20	$1500
01-10-2010	The Age Short Story Competition	All	No stories for children	Short Story	3,000 words	Free	First: $3,000
							Second: $2,000
							Third: $1,000
01-10-2010	Waterline Writing Competition	All	None	Open short story	2,500 words	$10	$1,000
				Junior section (15 - 18 years) short story	1,250 words	$5	$250
				Seniors over 75 short story	1,250 words	$5	$250
				Bass Coast Residents - Short Story	1,250 words	$5	$250
				Poetry	1 - 3 poems not more than 1,250 words in total	$5	$250
08-10-2010	Gilgamesh Connections Fable Competition III ENTRY FORM MEDIA RELEASE	All	Fable	Short Story	500 words	None	First: $500
							Second: $500
							Third: $500
11-10-2010	The Inverawe Outdoors Poetry Competition	All	Nature	Poetry	28 lines	$6	First: $1,000
							Minor: $300
							Best Tasmanian Resident: $300
							Best Emerging Poet: $200
11-10-2010	The Inverawe Outdoors Poetry Competition - Student	All	Nature	Poetry - Lower Primary (K - 3)	28 lines	Nil	First: $50
							2 x Encouragement Award : $25
							10 x Commended (across all sections): $10
				Poetry - Upper Primary (4 - 6)			First: $50
							2 x Encouragement Award : $25
							10 x Commended (across all sections): $10
				Poetry - Junior Secondary (7 - 9)			First: $50
							2 x Encouragement Award : $25
							10 x Commended (across all sections): $10
				Poetry - Senior Secondary (10 - 12)			First: $100
							2 x Encouragement Award : $25
							10 x Commended (across all sections): $10
12-10-2010	Feast Festival Writing Competition Note that there is two styles of writing qualifying for the one set of prizes	All	Entries must demonstrate significant queer content and follow the theme of 'SQUARE'	Short stories	1,500 words	$5	First: $300 donated by Wakefield Press
							Second: $200 donated by gay-ebooks.com.au & lesbian-ebooks.com.au
				Poetry	20 lines		Third: Case of wine donated by Coriole Winery
14-10-2010	Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize	All	None	Poetry	80 lines (one poem or suite of linked poems)	$15 ($10 for subscribers to Island or members of the Tasmanian Writers' Centre)	First: $2,000
							3 x minor prize: $300
15-10-2010 Opens 01/09/2010	Finch Memoir Prize	Permanent residents of Australia	None	Memoir - unpublished	Per last year: 40,000 - 80,000 words	Per last year: $25	$10,000
15-10-2010	Martha Richardson Memorial Poetry Prize	Over 18 years of age	Open	Poetry	40 lines	$10	$1,000
29-10-2010	Melbourne Poets Union International Poetry Competition	All	None	Poetry	50 lines	$7, or $13 for 2, or $18 for 3	First: $1,000
							Second: $300
							Third: $200
							$100 Martin Downey Uban Realist Award
							Highly Commended: Book vouchers
							Commended: Books
29-10-2010 Opens July	Raspberry & Vine - October	None		Short Story	4,000 words	$10 $8 for students	First: $300
29-10-2010	Girl Guides Victoria: Reaching for the Stars MUSICAL COMPOSITION CATEGORY AVAILABLE	Under 18 years	Under the Southern Cross	Under 10 years: Short Story	5,000 words	$5	First: $250
							Second: $100 Smiggle Voucher
							Third: $50 Book voucher
				Under 10 years: Poetry	500 words		First: $250
							Second: $100 Smiggle Voucher
							Third: $50 Book voucher
				Under 14 years: Short Story	5,000 words		First: $500
							Second: iPod Nano + $50 iTune Giftcard
							Third: $150 Book voucher
				Under 14 years: Poetry	500 words		First: $500
							Second: iPod Nano + $50 iTune Giftcard
							Third: $150 Book voucher
				Under 18 years: Short Story	5,000 words		First: $750
							Second: iPod Touch
							Third: iPod Nano + $50 iTune Giftcard
				Under 18 years: Poetry	500 words		First: $750
							Second: iPod Touch
							Third: iPod Nano + $50 iTune Giftcard
31-10-2010	Ethel Webb Bundell Awards	All	Open theme	Poetry	100 lines	$7 (3 for $20)	First: $250
							Second: $150
							Third: $100
							Highly commended & commended: certificates
				Short Story	4,000 words	$7 (3 for $20)	First: $250
							Second: $150
							Third: $100
							Highly commended & commended: certificates
31-10-2010	Inscription	Australian residents	TO BE ADVISED	TO BE ADVISED	Minimum 40 minutes	TO BE ADVISED	TO BE ADVISED
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31-10-2010	The Best of Times Short Story Competition	All	Humorous	Short Story	2,500 words	$5	First, Second and Third award from pool, amount dependent on number of entries
31-10-2010	The Kokako Tanka Competition	Open to all	None	Tanka		NZ$2 per tanka or 4 for NZ$5	First: NZ$200
							2 x Runner-up: $NZ50
01-11-2010	Whale City Short Story Competition	All	Must contain 'whale' and/or 'water'	Short Story	1,000 words	$5, or $4 each if two or more entries	First: $100
							Second: $50
15-11-2010	2011 National One-Act Play Competition	All	None	One-Act Play	30 - 45 minutes	$20	Pool of $5,000 divided among best three entries
15-11-2010	Peter Porter Poetry Prize (previously ABR Poetry Prize)	Reside in Australia or an Australian citizen living overseas	None	Poetry	100 lines	$20 ($15 for ABR subscribers)	First: $4,000
							Shortlisted entries: $250
27-02-2010	The Central Highlands Annual Poetry Competition	Not specified	Home	Open Poetry	70 lines	$2	Monetary prizes awarded : no amount specified
				Primary School Poetry	20 lines	50 cents
				Middle School Poetry	24 lines	50 cents
				Secondary School Poetry	24 lines	50 cents
				Limerick	5 lines	50 cents
27-02-2010	The Central Highlands Inaugural Short Story Competition	Not specified	Home	Open	1,000 - 1,500	$2	Monetary prizes awarded : no amount specified
				Junior (18 and under)	1,000 - 1,500	$2
01-12-2010	12 words	Resident of Australia aged between 15 and 25	None	Micro story	12 words	None	2 x winners: Random House writing mentorship valued at $1000 and a Crumpler Bag.
							Five best stories from Sydney: voucher for a double pass to any show from CarriageWorks, valid for 12months.
							12 finalists: a book pack from Random House and a Sony USB Mp3 Walkman.
							Winners of twelve-word story slams at the Bryon Bay Writers Festival and online on August 30th: $50 voucher from Chaos.
							Best story from Sydney on August 30th: double pass voucher from Griffin Theatre.
01-12-2010	SheppARTon Festival: Voices Connect: Short Story Competition	Over 18 years of age	Open	Short Story	5,000 words	$10	$500
01-12-2010	The 2011 Somerset National Novella Writing Competition	All current secondary school students attending school in Australia under 19 years of age at 01/12/2010	None	Novella	10,000 - 20,000	$20	National winner: Unspecified cash prize and a full editorial report from Penguin Group (Australia)
							State Winners: Unspecified cash prize and personalised advice from Penguin Group (Australia)
10-12-2010	The Calibre Prize	Must reside in Australia or be Australian citizens living overseas	None	Non-fiction essay	3,000 - 10,000 words	$30 for ABR subscribers, $40 for others	$10,000
10-12-2010	The Young Calibre Prize	Must reside in Australia or be Australian citizens living overseas and aged 21 years or younger on 10/12/2010	None	Non-fiction essay	1,000 - 3,000 words	Nil for ABR subscribers, $10 for others	First: $2,000
							Second: $750
							Third: $250 plus two-year subscription to Australian Book Review
17-12-2010	Hal Porter Short Story Competition	All	None	Short Story	2,500 words	$6	$1,000
01-12-2011	SheppARTon Festival: Voices Connect: Poetry Competition	Over 18 years of age	Open	Poetry	50 lines	$10	$500
31-01-2011	The Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize	Australian Residents	None	Short Story	1,000 - 3,000 words	$35	First: $10,000
							Second: $5,000
							2 x Commended: $2,500
31-01-2011	The Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize	Australian Residents	None	Poem or suite of related poems	200 lines	$22	First: $10,000
							Second: $5,000
							2 x Commended: $2,500
18-02-2011	Laura Literary Awards 2011: The CJ Dennis Poetry Awards	All	None	OPEN - Poetry	60 lines	$10	$200
				YOUNG ADULT - 13-18 years - Poetry	60 lines	None	$50
				JUNIOR - Under 13 years - Poetry	60 lines	None	$25
18-02-2011	Laura Literary Awards 2011: The Flinders New Prose Awards	All	None	OPEN - Short Story	1,500 words	$10	$200
				YOUNG ADULT - 13-18 years - Short Story	1,000 words	None	$50
				JUNIOR - Under 13 years - Short Story	500 words	None	$25
24-02-2011	Bush Poetry Festival (NSW) Written Section Check website for performance poetry	All	None	Adult Bush Poetry	Not mentioned	$5	First: $200
							Second: $60
							Third: $30
							Encouragement: $10
							Best Humorous: $100
				Junior Bush Poetry	Not mentioned	$2	TBA
25-02-2011	Seagulls Poetry Prize	People who live or work in the western suburbs of Melbourne	None	Poetry	30 lines	None	First: $300
							Runner-up: $200
							Highly Commended: Certificate
25-02-2011	The Ada Cambridge Prize	Adult writers (18 years and over) who live or work in the western suburbs of Melbourne	Biographical	Short Story	1,000 - 3,000 words	Nil	First: $500
							Highly Commended: Certificate
30-06-2011	Henry Savery National Short Story Award	All	None	Short Story	2,500 words	$5	First: $400
							Second: $100

	Checking this competition out. My link isn't valid so I am digging a bit further.
	Looks like this competition is no longer being run but I am leaving it on for a year just in case I am wrong.
	It's not being run this year but the website indicates that it will be in a following year.