New South Wales
The Hawkesbury Gazette is an award winning newspaper first published in 1888 and has been proudly servicing the community through delivering local news, events and sport for more than 120 years.
Publishes information for cattle breeders and the Australian beef production industry.
Habitus is for readers who are passionate about design. It is a quarterly, cross-cultural magazine that covers the South-East Asian and Australasian region.
The paid weekly paper circulates to the Guyra Shire and surrounding towns in northern NSW. It relies heavily on contributors to keep the town informed, particularly in the sporting arena.
Presented in honour of Henry Lawson, who grew up in the Gulgong area. Open Written Poetry, for a ballad with good rhyme, rhythm and metre, no word or line limit.
Awards for Short Story or Poetry (not necessarily in the style of Henry Lawson), 1,000 words maximum, open theme. Two sections: Primary School students, Years 3-6 (NSW) or other state equivalent; Secondary School students, Years 7-10 (NSW) or other state equivalent.
The resident theatre company of the historic SBW Stables Theatre in Kings Cross, Griffin Theatre Company dedicates itself to the nurture, presentation and promotion of outstanding Australian playwriting and contemporary theatre. An engine-room for theatrical discovery, ingenuity and diversity, Griffin exists to bring playwrights and new writing for the stage to national and international attention. Having produced numerous groundbreaking plays since its establishment in 1979, Griffin continues to invest in artistic and audience development – with profess…
The Grenfell Record is the only newspaper dedicated to the residents of Grenfell and the Weddin Shire. Topics of interest: local news, sport and weather.
First held in 1958, the Festival fosters the arts in Grenfell and Australia-wide. Winners in the Grenfell Henry Lawson Literary Competition are announced at the festival.
The Great Lakes Advocate is a weekly paid publication serving a regional population of around 35,000. The Advocate is a parochial newspaper, and specialises in news and views as they affect our area. It seeks to inform readers on a broad range of matters, from council to court, and community to sports. Topics of interest: local news, national and international news, local lifestyle, local sport.
Publication focusing on the best local and international wines and top new releases. Also includes wine-related features on lifestyle and travel.
The Goulburn Post serves the city of Goulburn and the Southern Tablelands providing Goulburn and the Southern Tablelands with all the local news.
The Gloucester Advocate is the Gloucester community newspaper, their information source and voice. The Gloucester Advocate is the primary source of local news for the community and has close contact with the people. It also keeps up-to-date with local events and occasions, providing an information source for visitors.
The Glen Innes Examiner is a biweekly newspaper published on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Examiner reports on all issues affecting the town and district – from Glen Innes Severn Council and has a high local news count informing readers on what is happening and how it affects them.
Teenage lifestyle magazine featuring fashion, celebrities, gossip, health and beauty etc.
Residents of Gilgandra and surrounding areas regard the Gilgandra Weekly as ‘the’ source of local information, news and entertainment. The Gilgandra Weekly publishes up to 16 pages every week, reporting on everything from the vital issues which affect the local community to the micro news which entertains and informs.
Fresh Ink is ATYP’s development program for emerging playwrights. Across the year, through a range of masterclasses, workshops, one-to-one mentoring opportunites and our annual National Studio, we work with young writers to develop their work and appreciation of the craft of writing for the stage.
Publishes the latest A-League football news, interviews with international teams and players, tactics, personalities, global perspectives and local issues.
The Forbes Advocate has been serving the Forbes and district community since 1911. It provides the latest general, community and sports news from around the Forbes district. Publishes Tuesday, Thursday and Friday editions.
The books are available as print books, and as downloadable e-books. See website to purchase.
FilmInk is Australia’s leading and most trusted source when it comes to all things movies and the screen industry, with a foundation and special focus on the Australian film industry.
Awarded on the even biennial year for an original, unpublished manuscript which shows some aspect of Australian History or has some Australian Historical significance. Theme is ‘Life Writing’, defined as a work of biography, autobiography, memoir, monograph, bibliography. Word count: 10,000 to 25,000.
The Marjorie Barnard Award is for a short story of no more than 3,000 words. Entrants are to be permanent residents of Australia and the work should be original, unpublished, not have won any previous competition at the time of entry, typed and double spaced on one side of A4 paper. Check with organisers to confirm details.
The Jean Stone Award is given on the even biennial year for a poem or group of poems up to 60 lines. All entries must be unpublished, in English and typed. Check with organisers to confirm competition details.
Category A – free verse,open style, open theme. Category B – traditional, rhymed or structured verse, open style, open theme. Maximum 60 lines. See website for further details.