Competitions

Writing competitions and awards in WA and around Australia, listed by closing date.

31st December 2008

Kaixin Poetry Competition: http://kaixin.com.au/kaixin-poetry-competition

Kaixin Photographic Competition: http://kaixin.com.au/kaixin-photography-competition/

Both have a first prize of $A100 and the winner will be permanently published on Kaixin with a link to the author/photographer.

The entry free for both is nil.

30th January 2009

The Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize 2009 and The Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize 2009

$40,000 in prize money in 2009

Griffith University's School of Arts on the Gold Coast administers The Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize and The Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize on behalf of the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Foundation for the Arts.

1000 - 3000 word short story

• $10,000 First Prize
• $5,000 Second Prize
• 2 x $2,500 Commended

up to 200 line poem or suite of poems

• $10,000 First Prize
• $5,000 Second Prize
• 2 x $2,500 Commended

Entry forms available from: www.griffith.edu.au/josephine-ulrick

Enquiries: Clare Keys (07) 5552 8093. email: c.keys@griffith.edu.au

2nd February 2009

Salem College Center for Women Writers 2009 International Literary Awards

Prizes in Short Fiction, Poetry and Creative Nonfiction!

The Salem College Center for Women Writers announces its 2009 International Literary Awards in short fiction (5,000 words maximum), creative nonfiction (5,000 words maximum) and poetry (100 lines maximum; up to 2 poems per submission, any style.) Final judges are John McNally in fiction, Jennifer Niven in creative nonfiction and Molly Peacock in poetry.

The winner in each genre receives $1,200. The two honorable mentions in each genre receive $150. Applicants must write in English.

Please include the following per entry:

• Three typed copies of unpublished manuscript (prose double-spaced, author's name must not appear on manuscript)
• One cover sheet with name, address, telephone, email, genre, word count/line count and title of work(s)
• $15 reading fee in cash, check or money order in US dollars, per submission, made payable to Salem College CWW International Literary Awards.
• SASE for notification of winners (optional)

Please mail your submission to Center for Women Writers, 601 South Church Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101.

For complete guidelines, visit: http://www.salem.edu/go/cww/ or email cww@salem.edu.

20th February 2009

Community Press Short Story Competition

Phoenix Park Neighbourhood House, in conjunction with Glen Park Community Centre, Sydenham Neighbourhood House and Clayton-Clarinda Arts Inc, is running a short story competition. Stories can be any theme and of 1500 to 3500 words.

• Cost per entry:                         $5.00
• First Prize:                                $250.00
• Runners Up Prizes (2):           $75.00 each

All prize winners will be published in a one-off magazine (500 copies produced) which will be distributed throughout Victoria. Other benefits to winners are set out in the competition guidelines and entry form. For a copy of the guidelines and entry form, please visit "What's New" at www.phoenixparknh.org.au

The writing competition is proudly sponsored   by Holmesglen Institute of TAFE and Swinburne Institute of Technology.