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Last updated 01/02/2012

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COMPETITIONS ON NOW

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Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2012

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Writers and Poets' Breakfast
Poetry in the Pub
Workshops
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Closing Date	This is generally the date by which entries must be at the address given for the competition - so make allowances for postage time!
Open To: All	Generally means residents of Australia but check the entry forms
Size: Words	If there is a range then generally the submission should fall between the upper and lower figures If there is only one figure then generally the submission should be no longer than that figure If there is nothing listed then the publisher hasn't specified a length on their website
	NEW ENTRY for this month

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 It is then up to them if it is then withdrawn from the competition.

Date Closes	Name	Open to	Theme	Accepts	Size	Entry fee per entry	Prize
14-02-2012	EAGLEHAWK Dahlia and Arts Festival Inc. 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
14-02-2012	Griffin Award	Citizens or permanent residents of Australia	None	Play	60 minutes	Free	$10,000
14-02-2012	Henry Kendall Poetry Award	Permanent residents of Australia	None	Poetry	32 lines (note rules re max. characters per line)	$20 for first entry (includes a copy of anthology) $10 for each subsequent poem	First: $500
							Second: $200
							Third: $100
15-02-2012	[untitled] Short Story Competition	Reside in Australia	None	Short Story	5,000 words	$10 $15 for 2	First: $300
							Second: $150
							Third: $75
17-02-2012	Laura Literary Awards 2012: 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
17-02-2012	Laura Literary Awards 2012: 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
17-02-2012	Newcastle Short Story Competition	Writers must have a connection to Newcastle, Hunter or Central Coast	None - but should be publishable in a newspaper (ie. general readership)	Short Story	2,000 words	$20	First: $1,000
							Highly commended: $550
							Commended: $250
							Top 10 works published in anthology
18-02-2012	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 & medallion
							Second: $70
							Third: $30
				Section Two - Written Original Humorous "Corryong Larrikin Award"	120 lines	$10	First: $150 & medallion
							Second: $70
							Third: $30
28-02-2012	FreeXpresSion Literary Competition	All	None	Short Story	2,500 words	$5 or $25 for 6	First: $250
							Second: $100
							Highly commended and Commended: Certificates
				Tradional Rhyming Poetry	120 lines		First: $250
							Second: $100
							Highly commended and Commended: Certificates
				Free Verse	120 lines		First: $250
							Second: $100
							Highly commended and Commended: Certificates
				Article/Essay	1,500 - 2,000 words		First: $100
							Highly commended and Commended: Certificates
				Haiku	One page of four = 1 entry		First: $100
							Highly commended and Commended: Certificates
28-02-2012	Graham Fredriksen Memorial Poetry Prize	All	Spirit of the Australian Bush	Bush Poetry	60 lines	$15 per entry (up to 3 poems per entry) $10 per entry thereafter	First: Cash Prize and trophy
							Runner up: Cash Prize and certificate
29-02-2011	Catchfire Press Competition	All	Animal Encounters	Poetry	100 lines	$10	First: $300
							Second: $200
							Commendations
				Prose	200 - 2,500 words	$10	First: $300
							Second: $200
							Commendations
29-02-2012	Northern Territory Literary Awards	Resident of Northern Territory or had been a resident for a minimum of three years		A: Dymocks Arafura Short Story Award	3,000 words	None	First: $1,000 and NT Writers' Centre membership and Master Class
				B: Dymocks Red Earth Poetry Award	300 lines	None	First: $1,000 and NT Writers' Centre membership and Master Class
				C: Charles Darwin University Travel Short Story Award	3,000 words	None	First: $500 and NT Writers' Centre membership and Master Class
				D: Charles Darwin University Essay Award	3,000 words	None	First: $1,000 and NT Writers' Centre membership and Master Class
				E: Dymocks Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander writers' Award: Poetry or Short Story	Poetry: 300 lines Short Story: 3,000 words	None	First: $1,000 and NT Writers' Centre membership and Master Class
				F: Kath Manzie Youth Award (12 - 18 yrs): Poetry or Short Story	Poetry: 300 lines Short Story: 3,000 words	None	First: $600 and NT Writers' Centre membership and Master Class
				G: Darwin Festival Script Award: Play or other performance script	Not mentioned	None	First: $1,000, Final Draft 8 script writing software (value $530) and NT Writers' Centre membership
				H: The Birch Carroll & Coyle Screenwriting Award: Screenplay for a feature, short film or television program	Not mentioned	None	First: $1,000, Final Draft 8 script writing software (value $530) and NT Writers' Centre membership
29-02-2012	Positive Words Mini-Competition Send entries to The Editor, Sandra James, PO Box 798, Heathcote, Victoria, 3523	All	Contain the word: CUPID	Short Story	100 words	$1.20 in unused stamps	Six months subscription to Positive words
				Poem	10 lines
02-03-2012	The Ada Cambridge Prize	Adults (18 years and over) who live or work in the western suburbs of Melbourne	Biographical	Short Story	1,000 - 3,000 words	None	First: $1,000
							Highly Commended: Certificate
02-03-2012	The Ada Cambridge Poetry Prize	Live or work in the western suburbs of Melbourne	None	Poetry	30 words	Nil	First: $300
							Highly Commended: Certificate
02-03-2012	Maj Monologues	Resident of Western Australia	Modern Gods	Monologue	8 - 10 minutes	None	Judges' Choice: $3,000 and performance of your script
							Australia Post People's Choice: $1,000
							Astrid Jackson Encouragement Award: $500
04-03-2012	Twisted Stringbark Short Story Award	All	With a twist at the end	Short Story	1,500 words	$9.75 or $18 for 2 or $25 for 3	First: $300, a certificate & publication
							Second: $125, a certificate & publication
							Third: $50 a certificate & publication
17-03-2012	Bundaberg Writers' Club - Short Story Competition BIANNUAL	All	None (but not stories for children)	Short Story	2,500 words	$5 or 5 for $20	First: $300
							Second: $100
30-03-2012	Charlotte Duncan Award	All	Suitable for readers aged 9 to 12 with child as main character	Short Story	1,500 words	$9.90	First: $75
							Second: $50
							Third: $25
							Highly commended: Certificate
							Commended: Certificate
30-03-2012	Ethel Webb Bundell Literary Award	All	None	Short Story	4,000 words	$8 $15 for 2 $21 for 3	First: $500
							Second: $300
							Third: $150
				Poetry	100 lines	$8 $15 for 2 $21 for 3	First: $500
							Second: $300
							Third: $150
31-03-2012	Nairda Lyne Award	Resident of Australia	Suitable for children aged 8 to 12	Short Story	1,000 words	$5	First: $100
							Best Tasmanian entry: $50 voucher from Hobart Bookshop
31-03-2012	Positive Words Mini-Competition Send entries to The Editor, Sandra James, PO Box 798, Heathcote, Victoria, 3523	All	Contain the word: HARVEST	Short Story	100 words	$1.20 in unused stamps	Six months subscription to Positive words
				Poem	10 lines
20-04-2012	Country Style Short Story Competition	All residents of Australia and New Zealand aged 18 years or over	�Cooking from the heart�	Short Story	2,000 words	None	$5,000
23-04-2012	POSITIVE WORDS Short Story and Poetry Competition ENTRY FORM	All	None	Open Short Story	2,000 words	$3.60 or $12 for 4	First: $100
							Second: 12 month subscription to Positive Words
							Commended: Certificate
				Poetry	48 lines	$3.60 or $12 for 4	First: $100
							Second: 12 month subscription to Positive Words
							Commended: Certificate
26-04-2012	Griffith Review: Novella Competition	Citizens or residents of Australia and New Zealand	None	Novella	12,000 - 35,000 words preferable	$50 ($35 if have current subscription)	Pool of $30,000 to be shared between selected winners
27-04-2012	Cancer Council Arts Awards Note: Art & Film sections listed on entry form	All	Your cancer story	Open: Short Story	1,000 words	$10	$1000
				Open: Poetry	300 words	$10	$1000
				13 - 18: Short Story or Poetry	Story: 1,000 words Poetry: 300 words	Nil	$500
				Under 13: Short Story or Poetry	Story: 1,000 words Poetry: 300 words	Nil	$250
27-04-2012	Cancer Council Essay	Australian Medical Students	40 years after the war on cancer - How far have we come?	Essay	2,500 words	None	Registration to 15th International Summer School 'Oncology for Medical Students' in Groningen (9-20 July), economy airfare, 2 weeks accomodation & living allowance (to value of $8,000)
27-04-2012	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
27-04-2012	Raspberry & Vine - April	None		Short Story	4,000 words	$10 $8 for students	First: $300
27-04-2012	SLCA Writers Competition	Reside in the Sunshine Coast Regional Council area and/or Gympie area	None	Open Short Story	2,500 words	$7	First: $200
							Second: $50
							Highly Commended: Certificate
				Open Poetry	40 lines	$7	First: $200
							Second: $50
							Highly Commended: Certificate
				Young Adult (High School, Years 8 to 12) - Short Story	1,500 words	$7	First: $200
							Second: $50
							Highly Commended: Certificate
				Young Adult (High School, Years 8 to 12) - Poetry	40 lines	$7	First: $200
							Second: $50
							Highly Commended: Certificate
				Junior (Primary, Grades 5 to 7) - Short Story	1,000 words	$7	First: $200
							Second: $50
							Highly Commended: Certificate
				Junior (Primary, Grades 5 to 7) - Poetry	20 lines	$7	First: $200
							Second: $50
							Highly Commended: Certificate
30-04-2012	British Australian Community Literary Prize	Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia	The positive heritage of British culture in Australia	Essay	800 words	$10	$1,000
30-04-2012	Bronze Swagman Award	None	Bush Verse	Poetry	No limit	$15 (One to three entries)	First: Bronze Statuette of the Swagman & $500
							Runner-Up: Trophy & $200
							Highly Commended: Certificate
30-04-2012	The Joyce Parkes Women's Writers' Prize	Australian Women	Home is where the Heart is	Prose, Fact or Fiction	1,000 words	$10 (donated by organisers to a charity)	First: $200
30-04-2012	The Joe O'Sullivan Writers' Prize	Residents of Western Australia	Burying the Hatchet	Prose, Fact or Fiction	1,000 - 4,000 words	$10 (donated by organisers to a charity)	First:$1,000
30-04-2012	Positive Words Mini-Competition Send entries to The Editor, Sandra James, PO Box 798, Heathcote, Victoria, 3523	All	Contain the word: MAGIC	Short Story	100 words	$1.20 in unused stamps	Six months subscription to Positive words
				Poem	10 lines
30-04-2012 OVERSEAS COMPETITION	Words Just Words Science Fiction Short Story Prize	All	Science Fiction	Short Story	3,500 words	Online Entry �3.50 Critique (Optional) �30	First: �50
							Runner-up: �30
							Winner, runner-up and additional entrants will be published in the anthology
04-05-2012 OPENS 23-04-2012	Romance Writers of Australia - Valerie Parv Award	All	Romance	Unpublished author	First 10,000 words 1,000 synopsis	Members: $22 ($20 overseas entries) Non-members: $38.50 ($35 overseas entries)	First: $300 plus 1 year mentorship with Valerie Parv
							Second: $200
							Third: $100
07-05-2012	Alan Marshall Short Story Award	Open: Australian Resident		Short Story	2,500 words	$15 (per last year)	First: $2,000
							Second: $1,000
		Local: Resides, works or studies in Nillumbik shire		Short Story	2,500 words	$15 (per last year)	$1,000
		Young: Australian resident aged between 15 and 19		Short Story	1,000 words	None (per last year)	$400
20-05-2012	Bush Lantern Award	All	Australian	Bush Poetry	100 lines	$8 or 3 for $20	First: Bush Lantern Award Trophy & $200 (per last year)
							Second: Certificate & $100 (per last year)
							Third: Certificate & $75 (per last year)
20-05-2012	Bush Lantern Award - Junior	Primary or Secondary School Student	Australian	Bush Poetry	Primary: 24 lines	Free	First: $30
							Second: $20
							Third: $10
					Secondary: 40 lines		First: $50
							Second: $30
							Third: $20
25-05-2012	Katharine Susannah Prichard Speculative Fiction Award	All Australian Residents	Speculative fiction	Katharine Suannah Prichard Open Awards	1,500 - 3,500 words	$7	First: $600
							Second: $300
							Third: $175
				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
							Encouragement Award: $25
30-05-2012	Positive Words Mini-Competition Send entries to The Editor, Sandra James, PO Box 798, Heathcote, Victoria, 3523	All	Contain the word: GOLDFISH	Short Story	100 words	$1.20 in unused stamps	Six months subscription to Positive words
				Poem	10 lines
31-05-2012	AHWA Short Story and Flash Fiction Competition	All	Horror Stories	Flash Fiction	1,000 words	Free for AHWA Members $5 for non-members	Paid publication in Midnight Echo and an engraved plaque.
				Short Story	1,001 - 8,000 words	Free for AHWA Members $10 for non-members	Paid publication in Midnight Echo and an engraved plaque.
29-06-2012	Watermark Literary Society - The Eric Rolls Prize	Citizens and residents of Australia	Nature Writing	Fiction or non-fiction	6,000 words	$20	First prize: $1,000 plus participation in the 2013 Watermark Literary Muster including return economy air fare to Port Macquarie (or equivalent), accommodation in the Camden Haven for five nights and full Muster attendance including lunch each day and some other meals.
							Possible Highly commended x 2:full attendance at the June 2013 Watermark Literary Muster including lunch each day and some other meals. Accommodation will be provided, however the commended writers will be responsible for their own travel arrangements.
30-06-2012	Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards	School Students - Schools encouraged submit only high quality entries	Optional Theme: Unknown	Lower Primary (K - Grade 3)	80 lines	$25 for each school (30 students work) $50 for each school (over 30 students work) $15 per student for individual entries	First: $300 and trophy
							Runner-up: $150 and trophy
				Upper Primary (Years 4 � 6, Inc. Year 7 in QLD, WA, SA)			First: $400 and trophy
							Runner-up: $200 and trophy
				Learning Assistance and Special Education Primary			First: $400 and trophy
							Runner-up: $200 and trophy
				Junior Secondary (Years 7 � 9)			First: $500 and trophy
							Runner-up: $300 and trophy
				Senior Secondary (Years 10 � 12)			First: $500 and trophy
							Runner-up: $300 and trophy
				Learning Assistance and Special Education Secondary			First: $500 and trophy
							Runner-up: $300 and trophy
				Schools' Award			Primary: $1,000 and trophy
							Secondary: $1,000 and trophy
				Community Relations Commission Award: Cultural Diversity			$500 and trophy
01-06-2012	The Australian/Vogel Literary Award	Australian resident aged under 35 years	None	Fiction, Australian history or biography	30,000 - 100,000 words	$25	$20,000 in addition to normal royalties from sales
30-06-2012	Iris Milutinovic Award	Resident of Tasmania	Depicts an event with realism and good characterisation	Short Story	1,500 - 3,000 words	$5	First: $200
							Second: $100
							Third: $50
30-06-2012	King Island Literary Award	Australian residents	None	Poetry	60 lines	$5	First: $300
							Second: $100
							Special Award to King Island Resident: $100
30-06-2012	Positive Words Mini-Competition Send entries to The Editor, Sandra James, PO Box 798, Heathcote, Victoria, 3523	All	Contain the word: CONTENTMENT	Short Story	100 words	$1.20 in unused stamps	Six months subscription to Positive words
				Poem	10 lines
30-06-2012	Vibrant Verse	All	None	Category A: Free verse	60 lines	$5	First: $200
							Second: $100
							Certificates awarded at Judges' discretion
				Category B: Traditional, rhymed or structured verse			First: $200
							Second: $100
							Certificates awarded at Judges' discretion
31-07-2012	Positive Words Mini-Competition Send entries to The Editor, Sandra James, PO Box 798, Heathcote, Victoria, 3523	All	Contain the word: BLIND	Short Story	100 words	$1.20 in unused stamps	Six months subscription to Positive words
				Poem	10 lines
31-08-2012	Positive Words Mini-Competition Send entries to The Editor, Sandra James, PO Box 798, Heathcote, Victoria, 3523	All	Contain the word: UNDERDOG	Short Story	100 words	$1.20 in unused stamps	Six months subscription to Positive words
				Poem	10 lines
21-09-2012	Karen W Treanor Poetry Awards	Western Australian Residents	None	Open	14 - 50 lines	$7	First: $600
							Second: $300
							Third: $175
				Youth (12 - 18 years)	14 - 50 lines	Nil	First: $75
							Second: $25
							Commended: 5 x $10
							Under 13s: $25
21-09-2012	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
				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
30-09-2012	Positive Words Mini-Competition Send entries to The Editor, Sandra James, PO Box 798, Heathcote, Victoria, 3523	All	Contain the word: RICH	Short Story	100 words	$1.20 in unused stamps	Six months subscription to Positive words
				Poem	10 lines
31-10-2012	Positive Words Mini-Competition Send entries to The Editor, Sandra James, PO Box 798, Heathcote, Victoria, 3523	All	Contain the word: ARROW	Short Story	100 words	$1.20 in unused stamps	Six months subscription to Positive words
				Poem	10 lines
30-11-2012	Positive Words Mini-Competition Send entries to The Editor, Sandra James, PO Box 798, Heathcote, Victoria, 3523	All	Contain the word: TOPAZ	Short Story	100 words	$1.20 in unused stamps	Six months subscription to Positive words
				Poem	10 lines
31-12-2012	Positive Words Mini-Competition Send entries to The Editor, Sandra James, PO Box 798, Heathcote, Victoria, 3523	All	Contain the word: STOCKING	Short Story	100 words	$1.20 in unused stamps	Six months subscription to Positive words
				Poem	10 lines
31-12-2012	W Y Yeats Poetry Prize	Residents of Australia and New Zealand	Open	Poetry	50 lines	$7.50 for first entry $5.00 each entry thereafter	First: $500
							Second: $75
							Commendation Certificates
30-06-2013	Henry Savery National Short Story Award	All	None	Short Story	2,500 words	$5	First: $400
							Second: $100