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Categories for poetry and short stories. Closing dates: 23 April, 31 October. Also mini-challenge every month, entry fee $1.20 in unused postage stamps. Contact the Editor for details.
Post Pressed is a small-scale publisher. Specialisation: Academic books and verse.
Founded in 2005, Puncher & Wattmann is an independent Australian publisher of novels, poetry, biography, criticism, short story collections. Their list continues to grow and achieve significant critical recognition.
Administered by the Australian Society of Authors, this program offers a one-week residency at Varuna, The Writers’ House, to an unpublished writer or illustrator under 30. Applicants must be Associate members of the ASA. The recipient is provided with a private working space to further develop a work-in-progress, as well as accommodation and meals. Travel expenses are not covered.
Produces material for primary and secondary schools, particularly photocopiable subject related books for primary schools and materials for secondary students at risk. Covers all subject areas. Supplies major Australian distribution agencies as well as having own distribution network operating Australia-wide. Exports to NZ and UK. Specialisation: Educational photocopy masters for primary schools and secondary schools.
Entries must be fiction but can be on any subject and written in any style or form. International competition based in the UK. Entries must be between 180-360 words.
Ricochet is an online magazine for emerging writers and artists.
RMIT Publishing is an electronic publisher of Australasian content for the education, research and business sectors. Under the Informit imprint, RMIT Publishing has established itself as an authoritative source of reference and research content both online and in print.
The Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award encourages the development of new Australian plays or performing arts projects emphasizing positive values. The Award is offered each year for the development of a play or other approved performing arts project. The Award provides financial assistance for playwrights during the writing or development of a play or a project. It is not intended as a prize for a finished work.
General interest writing group offering support and information to writers of all styles and degrees of experience. We hold the Annual Literary Competition.
Scribe specialises in fiction and serious non-fiction, with emphasis on politics and current affairs, biography and history, environmental and social issues, psychology and philosophy. Interested in books that will be successful in general trade and commercial markets.
Serenity Press is a growing independent publishing company with heartfelt passion and a burning desire to create beautiful books. Established in 2012, Serenity Press Pty Ltd is a small independent press based in Perth, Western Australia. Serenity Press aims to keep traditional stories and storytelling alive by fostering curiosity about, and understanding and enjoyment of, folklore, fairy tales and myth with its Fairy Tale collections.
The Slattery Media Group is a Melbourne-based publisher of magazines and books on sport, lifestyle and popular culture, with a distinct Australian focus. The Slattery Media Group is also the official publisher and photographer of the Australian Football League.
Slouch Hat Publications is a small publishing house specialising in Australian military history and has a regular client list, as well as selling to libraries and the retail book trade. Books all written by Australian authors and printed in Australia. Slouch Hat publications also distribute other military books of interest to our readers. Specialisation: Australian military history, army and navy, ranging from the Boer War to Vietnam.
The Somerset National Novella Writing Competition is offered by Somerset College and is part of its Celebration of Literature Festival. Competition open to all Australian secondary students. Entrants must be under 19 years of age at close of entries. Required word length is 8,000 to 20,000 words.
Over the years, Sourcebooks has grown and flourished by following its independent vision, and by publishing extraordinary authors and unique books with readers in mind. Noted for its strong publicity and marketing efforts on behalf of its authors and retailer partners, Sourcebooks stands today as one of the leading and largest independent publishers in North America.
The Young Australian Christian Writer Award is given annually for the best unpublished manuscript by an Australian citizen under 30 years of age. With the Young Australian Christian Writer Award Sparklit discovers and nurtures writers of the future.
Publishes trade books. Specialisation: Inspirational and Self Help.
Annual short story competition, up to 1,000 words. See website for this year’s theme. Winner receives financial prize and anthology cover based on their story. Top 40 stories are published and all those published receive a free copy of the anthology.
Beaconsfield, Tasmania became the epicentre of a unique community and cultural experience when the inaugural Beaconsfield Festival of Golden Words became Tasmania’s biggest writers festival. The Tamar Valley Writers Festival is a biennial writers festival in Tasmania.
The Text Publishing Company has interests across the spectrum of quality fiction and non-fiction. The company publishes approximately 100 titles a year into a growing list. Specialisation: Trade publisher of general fiction and non-fiction. Fiction includes both literary and quality commercial fiction.
Short stories, essays and prose of any type. Maximum length: 6,000 words. Must be neatly written, typed, or lodged online. Winning stories will be published on the Winning Writers website. All other rights remain with the author.
The Tom Howard and Margaret Reid poetry contests are open to all poems written in English. There are no restrictions on age or country. TOM HOWARD PRIZE: $1,500 for a poem in any style or genre MARGARET REID PRIZE: $1,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style Length limit: 250 lines per poem.