Upcoming Competitions/Events

  • Country Energy Tamworth Bush Poetry Competition, The
    Performance competition. Held during Tamworth Country Music Festival in January. Two sections: Original Works, and Traditional or Established Works. Original Works must be performed by writer. Time limit is six minutes (including preamble). Recognised as one of the top performance competitions in Australia.
  • Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize
    Facilitated by Griffith University on behalf of the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Foundation for the Arts. Prize for 1,000-3,000 words of short prose. Please see website for more details.
  • Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize
    Facilitated by Griffith University on behalf of the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Foundation for the Arts. Prize for poem or suite of poems up to 200 lines. Please see website for more details.
  • FAW (QLD) Lovers of Good Writing Competition
    The competition caters for poets and short story writers in alternate years. Check with organiser for current year's details.
  • Book Abyss Writing Competition
    Open topic up to 1,000 words. Include cover letter with your name, address, word count, title, email address . For full details, please see website. www.thebookabyss.com.au
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