AWMonline

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Welcome to AWMonline, the online version of The Australian Writer's Marketplace - every contact you will ever need to succeed in the writing business.

The Australian Writer's Marketplace is a directory for writers. Our database has listings of:

  • writing markets
  • publishers
  • agents
  • publishing services
  • writers' services (editors, manuscript appraisers, etc)
  • industry organisations
  • awards, competitions and grants
  • courses and events

AWMonline has two types of membership - subscribers and listees.

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Subscribers

Subscribe to view contacts and submission information for over 2,300 publishers, magazines, writing competitions and more. SUBSCRIBE TO AWMonline...

A subscription to The Australian Writer's Marketplace will give you access to our database of contacts and information, as well as allowing you to add listing/s. Payment is required to become a subscriber. You can view our subscription fees here.

Listees

Editors, industry organisations, writing groups and services - list your business online (all listings are FREE except Writers' Services which cost $49.95/year). LIST YOUR BUSINESS IN AWMonline...  

As a Listee, you can promote your company, event, competition, market, service or organisation relevant to Australian and New Zealand writers. You can also view our Top 100 Listings, but only Subscribers can access our full database.


 Queensland Writers Centre

This website is a companion to our print edition, The Australian Writer's Marketplace 2013, which is published by Queensland Writers Centre (QWC), a not-for-profit writing organisation. It is the leading provider of specialised services to the writing community of Queensland and is the state's peak body in its field. Visit QWC's website to learn more.

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Register to list your business or title for free and subscribe to access resources and markets.

Upcoming Competitions/Events

  • FAW (TAS) Henry Savery National Short Story Award
    A competition for writers resident in Australia. Open theme short story no longer than 2500 words. Stories must be original, unpublished and must not have won a monetary prize in any other competition. Contact competition organiser to confirm closing date.
  • Arts Queensland Val Vallis Poetry Award, The
    The prize is offered to an unpublished poem of 100 lines or less written by an Australian poet. Entrants must be Australian citizens or residents and must not have previously published more than one book of poems. Contact organisers to confirm closing dates. Winners announced at the Queensland Poetry Festival and published on the website.
  • Arts Queensland Thomas Shapcott Award, The
    The prize is offered to an unpublished poetry manuscript by an emerging Queensland poet. Entrants must be Queensland residents and must not have previously published more than one book of poems. Confirm closing date with organisers. The winner is announced at the Queensland Poetry Festival and posted on the website.
  • State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award
    The Young Writers Award runs from May to July. Open to Queensland residents aged 18 to 25, it encourages and supports promising Queensland writers. Check www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/awards/ywa for more details.
  • Children's Peace Literature Award
    The Children's Peace Literature Award is a biennial award to one or more Australian authors and/or illustrators of books for children that encourage the peaceful resolution of conflict or promote peace at the global, local or inter-personal level. Nominations can be made by publishers and by authors or illustrators.
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