AWC Furious Fiction
Opens: 5pm (Sydney/Melbourne time)
Closes: 55 hours later
Open to: 17 years and older
Theme: Story prompt provided
Accepts: Flash Fiction
Size: 500 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: Not mentioned

Judith Wright Poetry Prize
Open to: Emerging poets from Australia and New Zealand
Theme: None
Accepts: Poetry
Size: 80 lines
Entry Fee: $20 ($12 for subscribers)
Prizes: First: $6,000 and publication, Second: $2,000 and publication, Third: $1,000 and publication

Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize
Open to: All
Theme: Travel
Accepts: Short Fiction
Size: 3,000 words
Entry Fee: $20 ($12 for subscribers)
Prizes: First: $5,000 and publication, 2 x Runner-ups: $750 and publication

Somerset National Poetry Prize
Open to: All current secondary school students who are Australian citizens or permanent residents attending school or receiving home schooling in Australia under 19 years of age at close of entries
Theme: None
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Accepts: Junior Secondary - Years 7 to 9
Size: 50 lines
Entry Fee: $15
Prize: $300 plus opportunity to attend the Somerset Storyfest and be billeted with members of the Somerset College
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Accepts: Senior Secondary - Years 10 to 12
Size: 50 lines
Entry Fee: $15
Prize: $300 plus opportunity to attend the Somerset Storyfest and be billeted with members of the Somerset College

Storyfest National Novella Writing Competition
Open to: All current secondary school students attending school or receiving home schooling in Australia under 19 years of age at close of entries
Theme: None
Accepts: Novella
Size: 8,000 - 20,000 words
Entry Fee: $20
Prizes: National winner: $500, Finalists x 3: $100 plus opportunity to attend the Somerset Storyfest and be billeted with members of the Somerset College

Newcastle Poetry Prize
Open to: Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia, aged over 18 years
Theme: None
Accepts: Poem or Suite of poems
Size: 200 lines
Entry Fee: $35.20 (Members: $30.25)
Prizes: First: $15,000, Second: $3,000, Third: $1,500, Harri Jones Memorial Prize (Under 36 years): $1,500, Jan Dean Members Prize: $1,000, Kade Fenwick Prize (First Nations and trans voices): $500 

Patrick White Playwrights Award
Open to: Australian citizen or legally recognised permanent resident, currently residing in Australia and over the age of 18
Theme: None
Accepts: Full length play
Size: Not mentioned
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize:  $7,500

Onkaparinga Wordfest Competition
Open to: South Australian residents aged 12 and over
Theme: 'Community, place and belonging' and must connect to people or places within the City of Onkaparinga council area
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Accepts: Flash Fiction - 18 years and above
Size: 500 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: $100
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Accepts: Youth Prize - Flash fiction or poetry - aged 12 to 17
Size: 500 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: $100
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Accepts: Poetry - 18 years and above
Size: 500 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: $100

Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize
Open to: Aged 18 plus
Theme: None
Accepts: Adult fiction or non-fiction
Size: 80,000 words (submit 300 word synopsis and first 30 pages with a one page plan). Must submit full manuscript within 72 hours of being notified as a finalist.
Entry Fee: $45, ($99 to include 1-2 pages of constructive feedback)
Prize: Author Coaching, Structural Edit and Line Edit (Value $3,500)

Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival Microfiction Competition
Open to: Writer who lives, works, studies or plays in Brimbank or are listeners of Vision Australia Radio
Theme: Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow
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Accepts: Microfiction – Youth - 10 - 13 years old
Size: 200 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prizes: First: $250 worth of books, Second: $150 worth of books, Third: $100 worth of books
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Accepts: Microfiction – Young Adult - 14 - 18 years old
Size: 200 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prizes: First: $250 worth of books, Second: $150 worth of books, Third: $100 worth of books
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Accepts: Microfiction – Adult - 19 and over
Size: 200 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prizes: First: $250 worth of books, Second: $150 worth of books, Third: $100 worth of books

NOTE: Vision impaired entrants may submit entry as an audio recording

Penguin Literary Prize

Open to: Australian residents
Theme: None
Accepts: Fiction manuscript
Size: 100,000 words, synopsis: 300 words and a one-page pitch
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: $20,000

Newcastle Herald Short Story Competition
Open to: Resident of Newcastle or the Hunter region and aged 18 or over
Theme: Respond to one of six photos
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 900 - 1,000 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prizes: First: $200 Hamilton's MacLean's Booksellers voucher, $100 Harvey Norman voucher & VIP double pass to opening night of the 2026 Newcastle Writers Festival, Highly Commended: $100 Hamilton's MacLean's Booksellers voucher, $100 Harvey Norman voucher & VIP double pass to opening night of the 2026 Newcastle Writers Festival, People's Choice: $50 Hamilton's MacLean's Booksellers voucher, $100 Harvey Norman voucher & VIP double pass to opening night of the 2026 Newcastle Writers Festival

FFF Competition Thirty-One
UK COMPETITION
Open to: All
Theme: None
Accepts: Flash Fiction
Size: 100 - 300 words
Entry Fee: £4.40
Prizes: First: £165 & publication, Highly Commended: £77, Shortlisted: £66

The Letter Review Prize
US COMPETITION
Open to: All
Theme: None
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Accepts: Short Fiction
Size: 5,000 words
Entry Fee: $US 20, additional entries: $US 10
Prize: $US 1,000 Prize pool
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Accepts: Poetry
Size: 70 lines
Entry Fee: $US 15, additional entries: $US 10
Prize: $US 1,000 Prize pool
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Accepts: Nonfiction
Size: 5,000 words
Entry Fee: $US 20, additional entries: $US 10
Prize: $US 1,000 Prize pool
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Accepts: Unpublished Book
Size: Prose: First 5,000 words
Entry Fee: $US 25, additional entries: $US 15
Prize: $US 1,000 Prize pool

Anthology Personal Memoir Competition
IRISH COMPETITION
Closing Date: 
EARLY BIRD: 31/12/2025
REGULAR: 31/08/2026
Open to: All
Theme: Personal unique life experience
Accepts: Memoir
Size: 1,500 words
Entry Fee: EARLY BIRD: €12, REGULAR: €15
Prizes: First: €500

Do Wha(TS) Write
CANADIAN COMPETITION
FUNDRAISING FOR TOURETTE CANADA
Open to: All
Theme: None
Accepts: Flash fiction or short story
Size: 1,000 words
Entry Fee: $5 CAD
Prize: First: $200 CAD

First Nations Romance Anthology
ANTHOLOGY CALL OUT
Open to: First Nations writers
Theme: Romance with a happy-ever-after or happy-for-now ending (not erotic)
Accepts: Short Fiction
Size: 1,000 - 5,000 words
Submission Fee: Nil
Payment: Publication

Flash 500 Flash Fiction Competition
UK COMPETITION
Open to: All
Theme: None
Accepts: Flash Fiction
Size: 500 words
Entry Fee: £5 for one story, £8 for 2, £11 for 3, £14 for 4
Prize:First: £300, Second: £200, Third: £100

Ninth Heaven Writing Prize
Closing Date:
   EARLY BIRD: 31/12/2025
   REGULAR: 14/02/2026
Open to: 18 years and over
Theme: None
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 1,000 - 2,000 words
Entry Fee: EARLY BIRD: Nil, REGULAR: $10
Prizes: First: $700 & publication, Second: $200 & publication, Third: $100 & publication

Positive Words Mini Competition
Open to: All
Theme: Contains the word: Suddenly
Accepts: Short Story or Poetry
Size: 100 words or 10 lines
Entry Fee: $3 in unused stamps
Prize: Six months subscription to Positive Words

Rhiza Edge Short Story Competition
Open to: Australian and New Zealand writers
Theme 2: Fantasy that are hopeful and encouraging for teen readers
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 1,000 - 5,000 words
Entry Fee: $16.50 ($11 concession). School entry is $44 and covers all student entries.
Prizes: 1 copy of the book plus either a. 5 further copies or b. $100 discount on manuscript appraisal

The Henshaw Short Story Competition
UK COMPETITION
ALL PROFITS EACH YEAR WILL GO TO BOOKS FOR A CHOSEN SCHOOL
Open to: All over 16
Theme: None
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 2,000 words
Entry Fee: £6, Optional Feedback: £14
Prizes: First: £200, Second: £100, Third: £50
16 Years and under may enter to receive a free critique

The Moth Poetry Prize
IRISH COMPETITION
Open to: All over 16
Theme: None
Accepts: Poetry
Size: No Limit
Entry Fee: €16
Prizes: First: €6,000, Runners-up x 3: €1,000, Commended x 8: €250

Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival Poetry Competition
UK COMPETITION
Open to: All
Theme: In The Garden
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Accepts: Poetry - 18 years and over
Size: 30 lines
Entry Fee: £4
Prize: £300
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Accepts: Poetry - 12 to 17 years
Size: 30 lines
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: £100
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Accepts: Poetry - Up to 11 years
Size: 30 lines
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: £50

King's Shorts Festival of Ten Minute Plays
CANADIAN COMPETITION
Open to: All
Theme: None
Accepts: Play
Size: 10 minutes, characters: 1 to 6
Entry Fee: $CAD 20
Prizes: First: $CAD 400, Second: $CAD 200, People's Choice Award

Just Write - For Kids
Open to: Children who are members of the South Australian Public Library network
Theme: None
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Accepts: Short Story - 9 to 10 years old
Size: 300 - 750 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prizes: First: Value up to $200, Second prize: Value up to $100
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Accepts: Short Story - 11 to 13 years old
Size: 500 - 1,000 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prizes: First: Value up to $200, Second prize: Value up to $100

The Wakefield Weekly Monthly Writing Competition
Open to: Authors based in Australia
Theme: ‘over the bridge’
Accepts: Writing
Size: 1,500 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: Vouchers and publication on blog

CRAFT Memoir Excerpt & Essay Contest
US COMPETITION
Open to: All
Theme: None
Accepts: Creative nonfiction and essays
Size: 1,001 - 6,000 words
Entry Fee: $US 20 (some free entries available for writers from historically marginalized groups)
Prizes: 3 x First: $US 1,000, publication, Memoir Nation course, six titles of Graywolf's The Art Of series, 2 x Editors' Choice: $US 200 and publication, 15 x shortlisted: $US 1,000 scholarship to PocketMFA

Not Quite Write Prize
NOTE: Prompts are emailed out at midday 23/01/2026 with competition closing at midnight 25/01/2026
Open to: All
Theme: 3 prompts will be emailed consisting of a word prompt, an action prompt and an anti-prompt
Accepts: Flash Fiction
Size: 500 words
Entry Fee: $35 (Annual Pass: $100, Coaching Package: $175, Daredevil Experience: $250)
Prizes: First: $1,500 & trophy, Second: $1,000, Third: $500, Fourth: $350, Fifth: $250, Sixth: $200, Wildcard x 2: $100

Melbourne Poets Union International Poetry Competition
Open to: All
Accepts: Poetry
Size: 50 lines
Entry Fee: $15 for first entry, $10 thereafter, Overseas entrants: $US 20 for up to 3 poems
Prizes: First: $1,500. Second : $500, Third: $300, Fourth: $100, 3 x Highly commended: $100, 6 x Commended: Book Prize

Odyssey House Victoria Short Story Competition
Open to: All
Theme: "Summer Holidays" & reference to alcohol and/or drugs
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 1.500 words
Entry Fee: $10
Prizes: First: $1,000 & one year membership to Writers Victoria, Second: $100, Third: $50

The ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Prize
Open to: Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident aged 18 years and over, co-written works are eligible
Theme: Commercial Fiction (see website for exclusions)
Accepts: Manuscript
Size: 70,000 - 140,000 words, synopsis: 500 words, biography: 300 words
Entry Fee: ASA Members: First entry Nil and $30 for each thereafter, Non-Members: $70
Prizes: First: Publishing contract and $10,000 advance against royalties, Runner-up: $500 and year's membership with ASA

Anthology Nature Writing Prize
IRISH COMPETITION
Closing Date: 
EARLY BIRD: 31/01/2026
REGULAR: 30/09/2026
Open to: All
Theme: Nature Writing
Accepts: Essay
Size: 1,500 words
Entry Fee:  EARLY BIRD: €12, REGULAR: €15
Prizes: First: €300

Anthology Short Story Award
IRISH COMPETITION
Closing Date: 
VERY EARLY BIRD: 31/10/2025
EARLY BIRD: 31/01/2026
REGULAR: 31/07/2026
Open to: All
Theme: None
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 1,500 words
Entry Fee: VERY EARLY BIRD: €12, EARLY BIRD: €15,  REGULAR: €18
Prizes: First: €1,000, Second: €250, Third: €150

Bristol Short Story Prize
UK COMPETITION
Open to: All over 16 years old
Theme: None
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 4,000 words
Entry Fee: £14 (limited numbers of free entries available on application if the fee is a barrier to entry)
Prize: First: £1,00, Second: £500, Third: £250, Short-listed x 12: £50

Fiction Factory First Chapter & Synopsis Competition
UK COMPETITION
Open to:  All aged 18 and over
Theme:  None
Accepts: First Chapter of a novel
Size: 5,000 words of First Chapter
Entry Fee: £18 (additional £20 for an appraisal)
Prizes: First : £500 and appraisal, Short-listed: Appraisal

GenreCon Short Story Competition
Open to: Citizens and residents of Australia and New Zealand
Theme: Alchemy
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 1,000 words
Entry Fee: $15 (Nil for GenreCon ticketholders and Queensland Writers Centre members)
Prizes: First: $1,000 & online publication

Rhiza Teen Author Prize
Open to: Aspiring writers who are Australian citizens or residents aged 13 to 19
Theme: None
Accepts: Manuscript
Size: 
Picture Books: 500 words
Junior Fiction: 20,000 words
Middle Fiction: 10,000 - 40,000 words
Young Adult Fiction: 40,000 to 75,000 words
Entry Fee: $25
Prizes: Up to 2 winners: Mentorship to develop manuscript for publication. If a publishing contract is offered, advances against manuscript, Short Listed: Appraisal Service

Stringybark Open Short Story Competition
Open to: All
Theme: Have a link to Australia, suitable for audience aged 16 and above
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 1,500 words
Entry Fee: $15, $28 for 2, $39 for 3
Prizes: First: $500, publication, ebook, paperback, choice of any two Stringybark anthologies (Value $565), Second: $300, publication, ebook, paperback, choice of any two Stringybark anthologies (Value $365), Third: $150, publication, ebook, paperback, choice of any two Stringybark anthologies (Value $220), Fourth: $50, publication, ebook, paperback, choice of any two Stringybark anthologies (Value $120), Highly Commended x 30: Publication, ebook (Value $5)

The Masters Review Winter Short Story Award for New Writers
US COMPETITION
Open to: Emerging writers
Theme: None
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 6,000 words
Entry Fee: $US 20
Prizes: First: $US 3,000, online publication and agency review, Second: $US 300, online publication and agency review, Third: $US 200, online publication and agency review

Calibre Essay Prize
Open to: All
Theme: None
Accepts: Non-fiction essay
Size: 2,000 - 5,000 words
Entry Fee: $30 (or $20 for ABR subscribers)
Prizes: First: $5,000, Runner-up: $3,000, Second Runner-Up: $2,000

Tasmanian Writers' Prize
Open to: Citizens of Australia and New Zealand or Australian permanent residents
Theme: Island or Island-resonant
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 3,000 words
Entry Fee: $20 
Prize: $500 plus publication, Finalists: Publication

Dolors Alberola Poetry Prize
SPANISH COMPETITION
Open to: All
Theme: None
Accepts: Poetry collection
Size: 500 - 800 verses or lines
Entry Fee: Nil
Prizes: First: Translation to another European language, Publication of the collection (bilingual), 50 copies, royalties, Finalists: Publication (Spanish edition), 10 copies, royalties

The Sheila Malady Short Story Competition
Open to: All
Theme: "Much Ado About Nothing"
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 2,000 words
Entry Fee: $10 for adults, $5 for young writers (under 18)
Prizes: First: $300, 2 tickets to the Community Play, a handcrafted timber quill, Local prize: Collins Bookstore voucher, 2 tickets to the Community Play, Young writer under 18: Collins Bookstore voucher

26/02/2026
 

Next Generation Short Story Awards
US/CANADIAN COMPETITION
Open to: All
Themes/Categories:
African American
Animals/Pets
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour)
Children's/Juvenile
Fairy Tales
Family/Parenting
Fantasy
General Fiction (2,000 to 3,500 words)
General Fiction (3,500 to 5,000 words)
General Fiction ( Under 2,000 words)
General Non-fiction
Health/Wellness/Lifestyle
Historical
Horror/Scary stories/Paranormal
Humour
Inspirational
LGBTQ+
Mystery
Poetry
Relationships
Romance
Science Fiction
Social Change
Spiritual/Religious
Survival/Overcoming Adversity
Suspense/Thriller
Travel
Wild card (for stories that don't fit any other category)
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 5,000 words
Entry Fee: $USD 25, $USD 20 for each additional category entered for the same story
Prizes: Category winners: $USD 75 & gold medal, Overall First: $USD 500 & trophy, Overall second: $USD 300, Overall Third: $USD 200

Victorian Bush Poetry Championships - Written
Open to: All
Theme: None
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Accepts: Silver Brumby Poetry Award - Serious
Size: 120 lines
Entry Fee: $10
Prizes: First: $150 & trophy, Second: $70, Third: $30
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Accepts: Corryong Larrikin Award - Humorous
Size: 120 lines
Entry Fee: $10
Prizes: First: $150 & trophy, Second: $70, Third: $30
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VBPMA Overall Written Champion: $1,000
VBPMA Novice Written Champion: $50

Anthology Flash Fiction Competition
IRISH COMPETITION
  EARLY BIRD: 28/02/2026
  STANDARD: 30/09/2026
Open to: All
Theme: None
Accepts: Flash Fiction
Size: 250 words
Entry Fee: EARLY BIRD: €10, REGULAR: €12
Prize: €300

Flash 500 Short Story Competition
UK COMPETITION
Open to: All
Theme: None
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 1,000 - 3,000 words
Entry Fee: £7, £12 for 2, £16 for 3, £20 for 4 (optional critique: £30)
Prizes: First: £500, Second: £200, Third: £100

Sutherland Shire Literary Competition
Open to: Australian citizens or permanent residents, over 18 years
Theme: None
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Accepts: Traditional Verse
Size: 80 lines
Entry Fee: $15
Prizes: First: $1,000, Second: $500, Shire Resident's Prize: $500
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Accepts: Free verse
Size: 80 lines
Entry Fee: $15
Prizes: First: $1,000, Second: $500, Shire Resident's Prize: $500
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Accepts: Short Story
Size: 2,000 words
Entry Fee: $15
Prizes: First: $1,000, Second: $500, Shire Resident's Prize: $500

Sorrento Writers Festival Creative Writing Prize
Open to: Australian citizens or residents aged 18 and over
Theme: None
Accepts: Creative Writing
Size: 2,500 - 3,000 words
Entry fee: Nil
Prize: $5,000

The Golden Pen
Open to: Western Australian Students, years 4 to 12
Theme: Metamorphosis
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Accepts: Senior Category - High school students year 9 - 12 : Any format eg Poetry, prose, comics
Size: 2,000 words or six A4 pages
Entry Fee: Nil
Prizes: Overall winner: e-reader ($249) and book pack, Shortlisted x 3: 6-month book subscription to Paper Bird Book Shop ($147)
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Accepts: Middle Category - High school students year 7 - 8 : Any format eg Poetry, prose, comics
Size: 2,000 words or six A4 pages
Entry Fee: Nil
Prizes: Overall winner: e-reader ($249) and book pack, Shortlisted x 3: 6-month book subscription to Paper Bird Book Shop ($147)
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Accepts: Junior Category - Primary school students year 4 - 6 : Any format eg Poetry, prose, comics
Size: 2,000 words or six A4 pages
Entry Fee: Nil
Prizes: Overall winner: e-reader ($249) and book pack, Shortlisted x 3: 6-month book subscription to Paper Bird Book Shop ($147)
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Classroom entries of 5 or more submissions: First: workshop with a Scribblers creative 

Peter Carey Short Story Award
Open to: Australian residents 18 years and over
Theme: None
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 2,000 - 3,000 words
Entry Fee: $15
Prizes: First: $2,000, Runner-up: $1,000, Best Local Entry: $500

RAS AB Paterson Bush Poetry Award
Open to: School aged Australian poets
Theme: Exploring the beauty, mystique, enchantment and unique characteristics of the Australian Bush
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Accepts: Bush poetry - Primary (K - 6)
Size: 50 lines
Entry Fee: Nil
*
Accepts: Bush poetry - Secondary (7 - 12)
Size: 50 lines
Entry Fee: Nil
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Prize: "Banjo Paterson: A Life in Pictures and Words from the Banjo Paterson Family Archive" by Alistair Campbell, a copyrighted reproduction of Banjo Paterson's original notes for 'Waltzing Matilda' and a family pass to the 2026 Sydney Royal Easter Show

Woollahra Anzac Day Writing Competition
Open to: Primary and Secondary students attending school or living in the Woollahra Municipality
Theme: About a family member who served or Anzac Day means to you
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Accepts: Creative writing - High School students
Size: 500 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: $200 voucher
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Accepts: Creative writing - Primary School students
Size: 250 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: $100 voucher

Calanthe Collective Prize for Unpublished Poetry
Open to: All
Theme: None
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UNDER 18, RESTRICTED TO HIGH SCHOOL AGED PEOPLE
Accepts: Poetry
Size: 50 lines
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $400, Highly Commended x 2: $100
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OPEN, POETS WHO ARE YET TO HAVE A BOOK OR CHAPBOOK PUBLISHED
Accepts: Poetry
Size: 50 lines
Entry Fee: $10
Prize: First: $1,000, Highly Commended x 2: $250

FAW Tasmania Nairda Lyne Award
Open to: All
Theme: Suitable for children aged 8-12 years
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 1,000 words
Entry Fee: $5
Prizes: $100 & winner's name inscribed on a plaque in the State Library Launceston Branch, Best Tasmanian Entry: Hobart Bookshop voucher

SNAFU: Level Up
ANTHOLOGY CALL OUT
Open to: All
Theme: Horror based in litRPG-style story
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 2,500 - 9,500 words
Submission Fee: Nil
Payment: 5c / word

Allen & Unwin Crime Fiction Prize
Open to: Australian citizens or permanent residents
Theme: Crime or Thriller
Accepts: Manuscript
Size: 70,000 - 100,000 words
Entry Fee: Nil 
Prize:First: Publishing contract with advance against royalties of $25,000

Little Black Dress Spooky and Horror Story Competition
Open to: Australian residents
Theme: The Glitch
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Accepts: Youth (12 and under) – Spooky Short Story
Size: 500 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prizes: WA First: $25 & certificate & copy of anthology, WA Second: Certificate & copy of anthology, Interstate award: $25 & certificate & copy of anthology, Shire of Mundaring resident encouragement award: $25 & certificate & copy of anthology
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Accepts: Teens (13 to 17 years old) – Spooky Short Story
Size: 1,000 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prizes: WA First: $50 & certificate & copy of anthology, WA Second: Certificate & copy of anthology, Interstate award: $50 & certificate & copy of anthology, Shire of Mundaring resident encouragement award: $25 & certificate & copy of anthology
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Accepts: Adult – Horror Short Story
Size: 2,500 words
Entry Fee: $15
Prizes: First: $100 & certificate & copy of anthology, Second: $50 & certificate & copy of anthology

The Chief of Army Essay Competition
Open to: Serving ADF personnel (SERCAT 3-7) and Australian public servants employed by the Department of Defence
Theme: "How can we rewire the Army to continually adapt to the changing character of war?"
Accepts: Essay
Size: 5,000 words 
Entry Fee: Nil 
Prizes: The Chavel Prize: $3,000, domestic travel to Canberra to brief the Chief of Army's Senior Advisory Committee on the topic of the essay and publication, Runner up: $500, domestic travel to Canberra to brief the Chief of Army's Senior Advisory Committee on the topic of the essay and publication, Commended: considered for publication