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    • Wimmera Regional Library Short Story Competition
      Competition is open to all residents of the Corporation's six member shire councils ie Buloke, Hindmarsh, Horsham, Northern Grampians, West Wimmera, Yarriambiack. Must be a member of the Library.
    • EJ Brady Short Story Writing Competition
      Annual short story competition with an open theme. Entry forms available from March. Two categories: Major Short story maximum 2,500 words or less, Very Short story 700 words or less. Entry form and guidelines on website.
    • Michael Thwaites Poetry Award, The
      Formerly the ACT Writers Centre Poetry Award, this award is for an emerging writer (ie without a collection of poetry published at the closing date for submissions to the award). Prize awarded to an original, unpublished poem not exceeding 50 lines. There are no generic or thematic constraints. The author must reside permanently in the ACT or region. Cheques should be made out to and sent to the ACT Writers Centre. Entry fee is now payable online via the ACT Writers Centre website.
    • Trudy Graham Literary Award
      Sections: Short Story (to 2,000 words) and Poetry (to 50 lines). Open theme. Awarded in even years. Age open.
    • Marjorie Graber-McInnis Short Story Award
      The award is for an emerging writer (ie without a novel or collection of short stories published or accepted for publication at the closing date for submissions to the award) who resides permanently within the ACT region. The award will be given to the story which, in the opinion of the judge(s), has the greatest literary merit of all eligible entires. Entries must not have been previously published. Limit of one entry per person. Cheques should be made out and posted to the ACT Writers Centre. Entry fee may be paid online via ACT Writers Centre website.
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    Award-winning author, Dr Kim Wilkins

    At AWMonline, we are passionate about providing writers with the support and resources you need to excel. Our Online Learning Centre features highly successful courses designed and tutored by leading writing and publishing professionals to help you achieve your professional and personal goals as a writer.

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    Courses available include:

    • Mini Course – learn the ropes with this two week creative writing course.

    • Introduction to Creative Writing – have fun and connect with other writers online while you develop a strong range of skills for your craft.

    • Year of the Novel Online (YONline) –develop your book-length project to be the best it can be with your award-winning tutor and author, Dr Kim Wilkins.  

    The Online Learning Centre is powered by Moodle, an innovative Virtual Learning Environment  that allows you to interact directly with your tutor and fellow students, creating an exciting learning experience in your own home.

    What writers are saying about the Online Learning Centre:

    ‘This course was pretty much perfect for someone like me - someone who's not completed a creative writing piece since high school (20 years ago), but has recently rediscovered the fun of mucking around with words... The online course format gave me time to arrive fresh at each exercise, which meant I could really get the most out of each of them.’

    ‘I love that it made me finish a piece to the best of my current ability, and that it allowed me to explore and articulate what it is that I get from writing... When I enrolled in the course my hope was that I'd learn some techniques to better enjoy writing, and that's exactly what I've got.’

    The Online Learning Centre is managed by Queensland Writers Centre, publisher of The Australian Writer’s Marketplace and AWMonline. QWC is a premier non-profit organisation providing affordable professional services for writers. For more information, email admin@awmonline.com.au or call QWC on 07 3842 9922.