With the 2020 Eyre Writers Competition coming up (ending on the 31st March 2020) we are celebrating a milestone for the group and also opening the competition to New Zealand submissions. We can't wait to see what comes out of the new format! You can read more about it here: https://www.eyrewriters.c

There is a huge and updated list of competitions available via https://writerssa.org.au/develop/competitions/

A First Prize of $200 is awarded in each category and Highly Commended and Commended certificates awarded at the Judges’ discretion. ☐ Typical Australia: 1500 word limit The Land and the Sea ☐ Tom Black Memorial Award 50 line limit (Rhyming Poetry) ☐ Eyre Travel Short Story Award

The competition has been updated again for 2019. This year it includes a Youth section which is fantastic. Check out the information on the link at the top of this website.

CLOSING DATE: 20TH OCTOBER 2017 Penguin Random House Genres: Fiction, Non fiction, Novel, We are thrilled to announce the establishment of the inaugural Penguin Random House Australia Literary Prize.  Officially launched at the Leading Edge Books Roadshow in Sydney on 17 July, this prize endeavours

CLOSING DATE: 31ST DECEMBER 2017 The Mozzie Genres: Poetry, The Mozzie  is an independent poetry magazine that publishes over 400 poems a year. 2017 will be its twenty-fifth year of publication. To celebrate, a supporter who wishes to remain anonymous has donated funds to allow us to award three pr