How to use this web page!There are many competitions and other opportunities for both emerging and established writers in all genres.The TWC will endeavour to keep you informed of these as they come up, providing below on this page the basic details and a link to further information. This page is divided into two sections, Opportunities (e.g. submission for publication, residency or course information etc - listed in no particular order) and Closing dates for Competitions and submissions, listed under genres and in date order. Click below, then scroll down for the complete listing and check back regularly, as this page is continually updated. Good luck! Opportunities Closing dates for competitions/submissions We welcome information about any opportunities for writers for inclusion on this page. Just email us the details to admin @ tasmanianwriters.org. Please also see the Disclaimer: _______________________________________ Opportunities!!!Publishing your articles on a new Australian web site - planbooktravel.com.au
planbooktravel.com.au is an Australian website dedicated to promoting Australian content. The site offers writers the opportunity to publish articles be they; fact, fiction, historic, stories, community, news, poems, yarns etc the only criteria is that the article must be positive and related to an Australian location.
The benefits to writers include and are not limited to: Gain exposure for your content and self, link your articles to your own site/blog and resources, publish under your own copyright or choose from Create Commons licenses and interact with other writers in the community. New literary and art journal Sketch: “I just wanted to introduce you to a new Australian literary and art journal called Sketch. We are currently accepting unsolicited stories, poetry and non-fiction. Our website is www.sketchmediahouse.wordpress.com” Harvest literary quarterly magazine launched in Melbourne: for more details including submissions, see: http://harvestmagazine.wordpress.com/ New bilingual journal seeks submissions: Red Leaves / I is a forthcoming annual English-language / Japanese bi-lingual literary journal based out of Melbourne, Australia. The international publication has secured prospective contributions from and generated the interest of many recognised writers. However, Red Leaves / I essentially constitutes a new channel through which contemporary, new and emerging writers are capable of being published alongside recognised and established authors. The editor is now calling for your best fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry to be submitted for their first issue in 2009, which will be available to purchase throughout both Australia and Japan. Please contact the editor for further guidelines or submit to kirk.marshall@wilderness.org.au. Closing date is December 1st, 2008. Calling all horror fiction writers: Australian Horror Writers Association, a non-profit organisation set up to improve the development and public awareness of the horror fiction genre within Australia, are looking for new members. For more details see their website: www.australianhorror.com Call for papers: Oral History Association National Conference, Launceston 17-20 Sept 2009: The Tasmanian Branch of the Oral History Association of Australia invites proposals for presentations on the theme: Islands of Memory: Navigating Personal and Public History Sub-themes include: navigating truth and memory navigating through generations navigating new technologies We encourage proposals from people who have worked with oral history in a wide range of environments such as family history and community projects, museums, heritage agencies, academic institutions, radio and television, law courts and performing arts. Proposals (maximum 200 words) are invited for individual papers, thematic panels, workshops and performances. Closing date for proposals: 31 October 2008. Proposals should be sent to: Jill Cassidy, President OHAA (Tas) Inc, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, PO Box 403, Launceston TAS Australia 7250, Jill.Cassidy@qvmag.tas.gov.au Vibewire call for scripts from young writers: Want to see your words in print? Keen to expose your work to likeminded people, and receive their comments and feedback? Then Vibewire.net wants your work. Vibewire.net is a project of non-profit youth media and arts organisation Vibewire Inc,and is designed to provide young Australians with a forum where they can comment on matters pertinent to their lives. The website is run for youth by youth and relies on your participation and active involvement to work. You can submit an article, write blogs, or provide us with images, video or podcast material. We are in the process of launching a brand spanking new part of our website dedicated to giving you a platform to showcase your scripts. We are looking for engaging work from emerging and established playwrights, screenwriters, scriptwriters and anyone else putting together a piece of work that is made to be performed.No experience is necessary but you must be from 18-30 and able to finely craft a stage or screen script to publishable standard. All genres are accepted. If you have been working on a script that just isn't coming together and you feel that you need a bit of feedback Vibewire.net is more than happy to workshop the piece with you. This call for submissions is an open one; we accept work throughout the year. For submissions and questions please email scripts@vibewire.com.au or visit www.vibewire.net to find out more about what we do. Submissions called for 2 online writing websites: “Getting Hitched website – short fiction: Original short stories required. Stories must be about relationships and fit the theme of the month but can be in any genre. Submissions close on the second Friday of each month. Length can be anything from 200 to 2000 words. Payment is a flat fee of AU$45 (+GST for registered authors). See http://www.gettinghitched.com.au/fiction/ for more information. Themes for 2008 - June – Expectations, July – Suspicion, August – Food, September – A New Start, October – Birthdays, November – Sunburn, December – Christmas.BCL website – local non-fiction: Tell the world about your neighbourhood. Provide a glimpse into everyday life, an insider's view of your local area, its attractions, history, climate, peculiarities. If we publish your 150 to 200 word description on our website we'll send you a BCL mug! Imagine you're describing your area to a friend who is considering moving there. The local attractions are important, but so are the aspects of everyday life. Articles can be serious or funny but should not sound like a real estate agent or tour guide. See http://www.bcl.com.au/local-area.htm for more information. Ongoing online writing opportunities: Online Encounters publish a number of websites, including BCL (http://www.bcl.com.au), BCL Books (http://www.bclbooks.com.au), Getting Hitched (http://www.gettinghitched.com.au), No School Today (http://www.noschooltoday.com.au) and others listed at http://www.oepl.com.au. To see all our current freelance writing opportunities please visit http://www.oepl.com.au/freelancers.htm.” Seeking Tasmanian poets to contribute: Robert Kennedy, a Sydney based poet wants to produce a book titled Poets on Poetry. It’s to be a selection of 500 word statements from about 150 published poets throughout Australia; covering areas like, what poetry means, how it works, how you came to poetry and what your hopes for poetry are. Connected to each poetry statement you can add one short poem only, and a reference to the poet’s books, but only if relevant. Payment is not envisaged at this point. If you’d like to be involved, write your 500 word poetry statement and attach your poem,then send it by December 1, 2008 - to Robert at rk2000@bigpond.net.au stock online arts forum and e-journal seeking articles: launched in Dec 2007 by Contemporary Art Services Tasmania, stock was created to provide a forum for local artists, designers, writers, curators and others wanting to voice their ideas, opinions and questions about their field. It also aims to encourage quality arts writing and to support critical dialogue amongst our community. We welcome new ideas for articles and stock may be the perfect site to launch a project or to try something experimental. Or you can contribute to one of the online discussion topics. www.stock-site.org.au Novel manuscript sought: Longstanding literary journal Overland is looking for an original full-length novel manuscript to publish as a special edition of the journal in 2009. Please send the first 10,000 words of your novel only, a CV outlining your publications and writing experience and a synopsis and stamped self-addressed envelope to Overland magazine, VU–Footscray Park, PO Box 14428, Melbourne, Vic, 8001, Australia. More information at http://www.overlandexpress.org/overnovel.html Literary reviews and essay articles sought: The Slow Review is an online journal of untimely reviews. It savours details and cultural treasures in an age of hyped promotion and urgent deadlines. It’s a bit like the Slow Food movement for the cultural conversations. If you have any old reviews lying around, or articles that are well past their embargo dates, or just want to revive a forgotten cultural beacon, or a classic album or vintage, then submit your article at Slow Review We are especially keen on literary reviews and essay-articles on a wide range of themes, with the guiding proviso that the topic be at least six months old. Slow is More. There is currently no payment for reviews, but there will be T-shirts. Seeking Restaurant & Bar Writers for cutting-edge Australia-wide restaurant and bar guides:“yourRestaurants and yourBars are the leading Australia-wide restaurant and bar guides for mobile phones and web. To aid our skyrocketing growth, we are seeking lifestyle writers in Western Australia, Tasmania, ACT and the Northern Territory. Requirements for each position include: A detailed knowledge of eating and drinking hotspots and local finds; Solid writing skills and attention to detail; Online access; Access to digital camera. Contributors will submit editorial venue profiles and images of restaurants, bars and cafes on a weekly basis, payable at a rate of $70 per submission. This opportunity would suit a communications student looking to build their portfolio or hospitality worker with exceptional writing skills. HWW Pty Limited, a subsidiary of ninemsn Pty Ltd, is a leader in collecting, aggregating and publishing lifestyle content onto the Web, mobile phones and in print. We are best known for our movie guides, TV guides, restaurant and bar guides, and gig and event guides. To apply, please write a brief profile (less than 200 words) of your favourite restaurant, bar or café, and email it with a cover letter and a brief CV outlining why you believe you are the best candidate for the job, to: Kashmir Brummel, editor, jobs@hww.com.au” Alors Et Toi – new online journal seeks submissions of work. For more info, see: http://alorsettoi.com/index.html
Call for proposals by new publisher: Brand new niche publisher Nuhouse Press is calling for proposals from would-be authors. “We are in this business to work with writers who have something worthwhile to say. We're not interested in their publishing backgrounds, just whether or not they can write on topics people want to read about. If we think there is a commercial audience for a book that a writer pitches us or if we can work with them to package a book they will sell themselves, then we're interested,” said Leah Bryan, founding partner of Nuhouse Press. The publisher opened for business this month with two brand new titles already rolling off the presses and will also distribute and sell books published elsewhere. Non-fiction book proposals can be sent to Nuhouse Press via email@nuhousepress.com or visit the website for further information www.nuhousepress.com. For further information: Leah Bryan, Nuhouse Press, 07 5522 6852, email@nuhousepress.com www.nuhousepress.com Electronic journal calling for submissions:an electronic journal of the textual' is an online journal looking for first issue submissions that explore how we interact with the social and cultural worlds around us. This is a broad scope that could include academic papers, fiction, poetry, soundscape, images, or other forms of text. Submissions can cross the boundaries that define academic, literary and popular texts or can sit firmly within them. As a general guide, fiction up to 3000 words; poetry of up to five pages in total; creative non fiction of up to 4000 words; reviews of up to 2000 words; and scholarly articles up to 4000 words. Submit or inquire to submissions@otherterrain.net Allen & Unwin "Friday Pitch": Louise Thurtell, publisher at Allen and Unwin, is seeking suitable fiction for her new imprint and is making every Friday her 'pitch day' where authors can send her their first chapter and a synopsis and she will go through them. Louise has worked with Peter Temple and Gabrielle Lord and is looking for crime, romance, thriller, history - just as long as it's fiction. Arena/Allen and Unwin has just contracted its first Friday Pitch-originated work, a fantasy trilogy by Victorian writer and academic, Karen Nikakis and thye're very excited about it. Conditions: preferred submission is by email attachment not mail; Adult fiction only - not children's fiction or adult non-fiction; no mailed material for Friday Pitch will be returned, even if a stamped self-addressed envelope is provided; all authors we're interested in following up will be notified by the Thursday after submission unless advised otherwise when acknowledgement email sent out.
Send your first chapter to: louiset@allenandunwin.com, or mail it to: Louise Thurtell, Friday Pitch, Allen and Unwin, PO Box 8500, St Leonard's, NSW 1590. _____________________________________________
Pocket Book Publishing
Melbourne publisher has created a new line of pocket books just for short stories. Writers registered with the site get paid for stories chosen for publication into the pocket books. Writers receive quarterly payments for online sales of the pocket books. Thousands of stories wanted for the online catalogue. Register as a member writer direct to the publisher. Cost $220 to register. Go to: www.pickapocketbook.com.
Allen & Unwin guidelines change: Allen & Unwin's Books for Children and Teenagers department will not be accepting any unsolicited manuscripts in 2008, for any age group or topic, as our list is at capacity for the next two years. We look forward to receiving submissions again in January 2009. Exceptions will be made for queries sent via established authors or literary agents. ______________________________________________ The 6th Kathleen Julia Bates Memorial Writing Competition for a picture book text is now open. Judges are three well-known children's editors. Feedback is offered on all entries. Prize money is $200. For competition entry conditions, contact dibates@enterprisingwords.com ______________________________________________ Writers Radio is a nationally-distributed half-hour radio show produced at Radio Adelaide by Cath Kenneally, featuring author interviews, book reviews and new, unpublished writing by Australian authors of fiction and poetry. The program is supported by the Australia Council Literature Board and writers whose work is broadcast are paid. Send submissions to catherine.kenneally@adelaide.edu.au as email attachments, or by post to Writers Radio, 228 North Terrace Adelaide 5000. Check out the program for yourself on the web at www.radio.adelaide.edu.au/writersradio and find out how to download it as a podcast each week for convenient listening. ________________________________________________ BUZZ WORDS (ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT CHILDREN'S BOOKS). An online professional fortnightly magazine, Buzz Words is targeted at children’s writers, illustrators, librarians, teachers and editors. On the 1st and 15th of every month the Australian e-zine features a free-entry writing contest – with prizes – as well as interviews with editors, authors, illustrators, agents, booksellers and publicists as well as writing markets, opportunities, competitions, courses, conferences, book reviews and valuable industry information all related to the children’s book industry. If you wish to download a sample issue, go to www.buzzwordsmagazine.com. Compiler/editor Dianne (Di) Bates, a children's author of 90+ books, pays for articles and interviews. As a bonus, subscribers receive 6 issues pa of Books Buzz, a review ezine of children's and YA books. Buzz Words has reviewed over 700 books in the past 12 months! ______________________________________________ Books On The Go is a newly formed not for profit Australian business initiative. www.BooksontheGo.com.au. Contact Information: Matthew Kick, Northcote, Victoria, Australia; books@booksonthego.com.au M: 0400368505; H: 03 94861590 ______________________________________________ THE READING STACK is a new free book review e-zine focussing on Australian authors. Visit www.thereadingstack.com to join the mailing list and/or view a sample. The e-zine will be issued monthly. ______________________________________________ Contributors sought for satirical digital edition online magazine: I'm looking for contributions from anyone interested in helping to piece together a satirical, digital edition magazine which will be published online from mid September. General segs include current local, national and international affairs - with scope for regular opinion pieces and other witty, incisive prose. The publication is called 'The Chronicler' and will comprise a well constructed 32 page full colour mag; design and layout will be crafted by a worthy cluster of imaginative reprobates. If interested, contact Glen Logan, General Manager, mt publishing, Po Box 48 New Town, Hobart, Tasmania 7008, 0409 027 070 ______________________________________________ THE TASMANIAN TIMES seeks poetry:
Tasmanian poets or those with a Tasmanian connection may send up to 5 poems not previously in print or electronic media and not under consideration elsewhere to peter.macrow@gmail.com. There is no closing date for TTT ______________________________________________ Wet Ink seeks submissions: Wet Ink is a quarterly magazine that focuses on publishing fiction, poetry and non-fiction by new and emerging writers. It is distributed throughout Australia and in more than 40 countries. As well as poetry, non-fiction and literary-style fiction, we are interested in high-quality work in all genres (eg, crime, sci-fi, romance, horror, thriller, speculative etc) and those with light-hearted themes. There are no word count restrictions - extremely short pieces are welcomed and long work will be considered. All published work receives payment. For more details, please view our submission guidelines at www.wetink.com.au ______________________________________________ Australian Artists and Writers for the World: The Thylazine Foundation seeks submissions of prose (non-fiction or fiction) with the purpose of initiating positive personal and social change, so that together we are working towards a world where unnecessary suffering for all beings will be a thing of the past. This section is open to all Australian artists and writers who care about a world in crisis and who seek to empower themselves and others. Previously published work is acceptable with appropriate acknowledgments. Please include a piece of writing (500 - 1000 words) on what we can do to make the world a better place, a photo and a 300-500 word biography via email. All enquiries/ submissions for The Thylazine Foundation Australian Artists and Writers for the World are to be made to The Co-ordinator: Liz Hall-Downs: world (at) thylazine (dot) org http://www.thylazine.org/world/ ______________________________________________ Tasplanet seeking contributions: We are pleased to offer all of your members an invitation to visit our site at; www.tasplanet.com and contribute. since this site in in early stages of development , we would apprieciate your input and suggestions,. Should we beable to assist the Tasmanian Writers Centre or your menbers, in anyway, please email; publish@tasplanet.com ______________________________________________ SCREEN HUB TO PUBLISH & SELL AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TELEVISION SCRIPTS. Online industry publication Screen Hub (www.screenhub.com.au) is about to begin publishing Australian film and television scripts as electronic books – downloadable from the web. Although producers hold the publication rights to most film and television scripts, Screen Hub has agreed with the AWG to pay an additional 5% ex-gratia royalty to the writers, in addition to the royalty received by the producers. So now is the time to let your producers know that those scripts now have publication value – and more importantly, that they have to do very little work to unlock it. Screen Hub has created a generous standard publication agreement and has run it by both SPAA and the AWG, and the only requirement is that the scripts are provided in electronic form. They will do the rest. Un-produced scripts will not be considered. And before you think ‘Nobody wants to buy old scripts!’ – Screen Hub says that they have done extensive research on how many people search for this material on Google each month – and there are a lot of searches. Television scripts will retail for $4.99, and film scripts for $5.99. More information and copies of the standard agreement can be had by contacting Screen Hub’s Managing Director, Alex Prior, on 03 9690 6893 or by email alex@screenhub.com.au ______________________________________________ Literary Agent Sydney Blog: Do you have questions about literary agents and publishing? There is a new blog, written by an anonymous Sydney-based literary agent, who would love to hear from you. Visit the blog at http://callmyagent.blogspot.com. To ask a question, email Agent Sydney at call.sydney@gmail.com. ______________________________________________ Fabulously queer radio play sought: the insight presents radio theatre company in Adelaide, South Australia is seeking a queer radio play to record as part of the 2008 Feast Festival. Feast is the State’s annual lesbian and gay cultural festival, usually held over several weeks in November. Further details of the festival can be found on the Feast website at: www.feast.org.au. As part of their commitment to providing entertainment of all genre, insight presents is seeking a half-hour radio play with gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (GLBT) themes that would be suitable for a general audience. The company is currently in the process of selecting plays for their 2008 season, where they intend to participate in the Feast Festival. The successful submission will be paired with a preselected gay romantic comedy, with both plays recorded before an audience for national radio broadcast, using live sound effects and music. Further details about insight presents radio theatre company can be found at www.insightpresents.com with all queries and submission to Artistic Director Rod Lewis on 0402 027 891 (+61 402 027 891) or rod@insightpresents.com ______________________________________________ Mudlark Writers Group – TAS (Launceston)
In keeping with Mudlark Theatre inc’s commitment to developing artists in the region we are proud to be offering a writers group. Mudlark encourages new writers wishing to develop skills, emerging writers who want to expand their skills and also the experienced writers to take advantage of this new enterprise. There are great benefits to be gained by being a part of a writers group, especially one linked to a theatre company; the most obvious is the opportunity to share ideas, problems and success’s with other writers and theatre practitioners. The opportunity to hear your work read by actors. To be exposed to visiting artists and dramaturges…and ultimately to see your script performed. Mudlark Theatre inc. extends a warm invitation to anyone wishing to write for the stage. For more information contact Stephanie Briarwood on stephanie@mudlarktheatre.com.au or P.O. Box 2120 Launceston, TAS 7250. ______________________________________________ Submissions sought: Beer Swill Romanticism: a digest. Write quality poetry&/or prose with passion, honesy, subversion, perversion, insanity, heartache, love, nastiness on the brain? If you do, send your words to: Beer Swill Romanticism, PO Box 278, Edwardstown SA 5039. It's as easy as that! _____________________________________________ Seeking Micro-Fiction. Freelance writer, Jenny Springett is in the early planning stages of assembling a book on the topic of Micro-fiction. Micro-fiction in all its various forms has been increasing in popularity overseas and is beginning to find some ground in Australia. She is extremely interested to hear from other writers with ideas, information, techniques, comments and contributions relating to this new wave of creatively utilising the written word. Anyone interested in this project can contact Jenny by email: springettjenny@yahoo.com.au. ______________________________________________ Promote your work through the Australian Script Centre.
Have your work included on the Australian Script Centre’s online catalogue and accessed by hundreds of professional theatre companies, tertiary institutions, schools, independent theatre companies and individuals. If you’re interested in knowing more about registering your script with us, contact admin@ozscript.org or call the office on 03 6223 4675. Guidelines are also available on our website <http://www.ozscript.org/scriptreg.php> ________________________________________ E-zine seeks writers and artists: The Australian e-zine, Eclecticism (www.eclecticzine.com) aims to draw on a diverse range of creative minds, styles and genres seeks contributions from writers of prose and poetry, illustrators/artists, and beat-musicians. The first issue was released late July 2007. Each issue will have themed and open sections. Eclecticism is free - a non-profit e-zine that hopes to showcase current writers, expose emerging writers and artists and provide an avenue for those with one or two stories within them. It will be available to download (PDF format) from the website. Readers are encouraged to subscribe to the e-zine to build its fan base and be the first to receive notification of each issue's release. http://www.eclecticzine.com ______________________________________________ Popular fiction/comic strip magazine seeks writers and illustrators: Writers and illustrators are sought for the first edition of a magazine of popular fiction short stories up to 5000 words covering a wide range of genres: spy thriller, detective mystery, retro science fiction, western, Australian outback gothic, historical adventure etc - the list is endless, and the genre boundaries may be fluid. The general idea is that each story will be illustrated with line drawings, as per the old fiction mags of the long-ago past, and that the first edition would also contain one or two comic strip stories of between 8 and 12 pages. More details are at www.rmsed.com.au ______________________________________________ Raspberry & Vine has created a writers' forum, "and invites your members to take part. The goal of Raspberry & Vine in creating this forum is to bring together writers of all types, standards, experience and commitment to benefit Australia's presence in the international writing arena. We believe that by providing a central point for communication between writers, we can inspire writers to achieve publication and ultimately raise the profile of Australian literature to benefit us all. We envisage that your group could use our forum to keep in touch with members, invite members of other groups to speak at your meetings, showcase your work, or just chat with other writers. We plan to ask established writers for their participation and to share their experiences with us all, and will invite publishers, editors and others in the book trade to share their knowledge and experience. By using the Raspberry & Vine Forum, your group can save the time and expense of running your own. You’ll find the R&V Forum by going to our website www.raspberryandvine.com and clicking the Forum link. To post topics or replies, you will need to sign in and create a user profile. Click ‘Register’ to start the process. Raspberry & Vine was established in 2004 to provide artists' services (primarily authors), and is currently running two competitions per year. The winning stories are available to read on our website. ______________________________________________ Parenting Express - Submissions are currently invited from writers interested in sharing their well-crafted, wise and Considered words about birth, raising children and all the bits in between. Parenting Express, updated monthly, is a website founded in December 2006. The website contains creative material from people from all walks of life, book reviews and recommended weblinks (including some for writers). Parenting Express attracted about 100,000 hits in its first year (about 15,000 unique visits.) We are now looking for creative non-fiction, memoir, birth stories, poems and stories/articles. Submission guidelines and full details are included on the website www.parentingexpress.com __________________________________________ NEW ABC RADIO REGIONAL FUND (RPF)
The ABC Radio Regional Production Fund, commissions work from experienced radio producers and talented content providers who live outside the major capital cities. (Residents of Darwin and Hobart are eligible to apply.) We are looking for documentary features or series, music segments, drama, comedy, serials, short stories, history, poetry, discussion programs or creative broadcast events. You might have an idea for a complete and delivered program which fits within an existing ABC Radio format, an original script, a collection of oral histories or a series of songs. For further information email Deb Leavitt on leavitt.deborah@abc.net.au or go to www.abc.net.au/radio/rpf/ __________________________________________ Free 'Getting into Print' CD.
Dan Kelley, the General Manager of Boolarong Press, is offering his CD 'Getting into Print' free to all Tasmanian Writers' Centre readers. The CD is RRP $29.95 and details the publishing and book market, the book process and how to save time and money. Marketing and selling your book is also included. For any further information contact Xanthe Comino, Boolarong Press. +61 7 3373 7855. e: mail@boolarongpress.com.au www.boolarongpress.com.au
__________________________________________ Wondering what to do with your manuscript? Click here for a few ideas! __________________________________________ Hermitage Artist Residency – New Zealand – Open to Artists, Writers and Environmentalists
New Pacific Studio, Mount Bruce, in the lower North Island, New Zealand, is now open year-round to accept applications for resident fellowships from artists, writers and environmentalists in New Zealand and elsewhere. New Pacific Studio, Mount Bruce is located in a lovely old renovated concrete villa with verandahs, three fireplaces, and five acres of grounds on State Highway 2, just 1 km north of the National Wildlife Centre, five minutes south of Eketahuna. Excellent hiking is available close by in the Tararuas. Two fellows and a resident director may be in occupancy between September and March. Associate director Karen Webster will make daily visits April-August. Each fellow has a large study bedroom and other workspace as needed, including spacious attic and outbuildings. Costs are $70 pw, including linen, heating, use of washing machine and tumble dryer and access to internet and printer. LPG heating throughout. Fellows provide their own catering in communal kitchen and dining room. Free use of station wagon for shopping, and free pick-up from Masterton or Palmerston North.
For further information visit: www.newpacificstudio.org Applications accepted year round ____________________________________________ Macmillan New Writing is calling for unpublished novels: see www.macmillannewwriting.com for details of their fiction list and submission process.
_________________________________________
Articles of interest to children's writers, illustrators, editors and librarians sought by Buzz Words. All the Buzz about Children's Books at www.enterprisingwords.com seeks articles of up to 1,000 words. Payment offered. Send proposals or articles to dibates@enterprisingwords.com. Sample back copies can be requested.
__________________________________________ Medley Mag – Online Magazine – Call for Submissions
Medley Mag is a new online magazine sharing the diverse cultural experiences of Australia's youth. It is a youth-driven celebration of cultural diversity, which bridges cultural, socio-economic and geographic boundaries to community involvement. Contributions for publication are required from young people, aged 12 to 25 years. Submit virtually anything related to the issues of culture, diversity, migration and human rights- artwork, poetry, short stories, reviews, essays, feature articles, etc... This is a unique opportunity for young people to produce a publication which showcases their talents, opinions, concerns, challenges and successes. For further information or contact the editor Georgina;Email: info@medleymag.com.au
Visit www.medleymag.com.au __________________________________________ Manuscript assessors needed! Tasmanian Writers’ Centre members who are qualified to provide professional manuscript assessments are invited to submit their credentials to the Tasmanian Writers' Centre for consideration. The Tasmanian Writers' Centre regularly receives requests from writers looking to engage authors to read and assess manuscripts of prose fiction, non-fiction, poetry, as well as scripts for stage and screen. If you can demonstrate that you are qualified to provide a professional level manuscript assessment you can submit your biodata and contact details to the Tasmanian Writers' Centre via email to admin @ tasmanianwriters.org. In your submission you should address matters of experience as an author (citing recent and other relevant publications), as a teacher, tutor, editor, mentor, and in relation to the types of manuscripts you have assessed. Submissions received will be considered and, at the discretion of the Tasmanian Writers' Centre, posted to the TWC’s website to enable interested persons to contact you directly should they choose. Back to top of page Patricia Flannery from Darwin, Northern Territory has a house which they rent mostly to tourists in the Northern Territory near Kakadu National Park. It is one hour out of Darwin on a 5ac property.
The home is very tropical & peaceful, large verandahs all around. This home would be ideal for a writer looking for a special place close to Kakadu National Park. Would you be able to assist is us reaching those who may be interested in knowing about our house on offer? We have more information and photos available for anyone interested.
Contact Jim & Patricia (Patti) Flannery
phone 08 8985 4530
Mobile 040 005 4530
Fax 08 8948 2641
email panro@bigpond.net.au
Postal: PO Box 36909, Winnellie, NT 0821 __________________________________________ Call for Submissions: ICORN Webzine (www.icorn.org) The International Cities of Refuge Network has launched its new quarterly webzine. ICORN's work focuses on the importance of freedom of expression. Our first webzine issue features the work of award-winning novelist Chenjerai Hove, and the renowned philosopher Etienné Balibar. We are inviting writers to submit essays on the subjects of
1) nationalism, identity, "the exile experience", patriotism and/or citizenship
2) cross-cultural literatures, translation, critical analysis of fiction and poetry with an eye on history or current events.
We also welcome submissions of poetry*, short stories or short creative non-fiction for our Babel Voice section; and interviews and dialogues for our In Dialogue section. We are especially interested in work we can publish in two languages and SOUND FILES of oral presentations.
Please note that we have an international focus and that *we receive a disproportionately large number of poetry submissions. We enthusiastically welcome well-crafted essays. See our Masthead for details and submission procedures. www.icorn.org
We are a not-for-profit organization and regret that we do not have funds to pay our contributors at this time. We hope that you will consider the electronic rights to your work as a donation for an important cause.
If you would like more information about ICORN, our history, our Advisory Board etc. Please don't hesitate to contact *
Ren Powell
ICORN Information Coordinator
Contributing Editor ICORN Website
Sølvberget KF, Box 310, 4002 Stavanger
(+47) 45 27 57 62 or (+47) 51 50 79 51
ren@icorn.org / www.icorn.org ___________________________________________ Got a killer short story that you'd like to get out there? I am calling for submissions of crime short stories from Australian authors. It doesn't matter whether you write detective mysteries, thrillers, hardboiled, noir or cosy stories, I'm keen to publish your story on-line at the Australian Crime Fiction Database as part of a new on-line magazine. All details can be found at www.crimedownunder.com/submissions or email: pizerule@yahoo.com.au Back to top of page __________________________________________ Closing Dates for Competitions!!!! POETRY
18 Oct Toolangi Festival Poetry Competition Poems should be about the people or history of Toolangi, and written in the style of CJ Dennis. Winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held at The Singing Gardens in Toolangi as part of the festival on Saturday, 18th October. http://www.toolangi.net/fest_poetry.htm 31 Oct The Mornington Peninsula Prize: Offered by the Fellowship of Australian Writers (Vic) Peninsula Region. Two categories: 1. Short Story up to 3000 words: open theme and genre. Prizes: $300, $150 and $50. Entry fee: $7.50 per story; 2. Poem to 30 lines: open theme and style. Prize: $150. Entry fee: $5 per poem. Open to residents of Australia. For competition details and entry forms, send a SSAE to PO Box 574, Mornington VIC 3931, or email peninsulafaw@bigpond.com 31 October, Feast Writing Competition
Adelaide's Feast Festival writing competition is gearing up for its hottest year ever! For a crack at the first prize of books to the value of $500 donated by Wakefield Press, second prize - $250 donated by gay-ebooks.com.au & lesbian-ebooks.com.au, third prize - $30 book voucher from Imprints bookshop and one year's membership to SA Writers' Centre submit your very best work. The three winning writers will have a chance to have their work published on gay-ebooks and lesbian-ebooks. Think prose, poetry, essay, fiction, non-fiction, or anything in between, as long as it has significant queer content. The theme this year is DiverseCity. Entries close October 31st; entry forms available from the Feast office 8231 2155 or http://feast.org.au/
31 October Melbourne Poets Union National Poetry Competition
Organised by Melbourne Poets Union Inc. Maximum line limit of 50 lines. Prizes: $1,550 in prize monies. Entry Form Required. Include SSAE. Entry Fee: $6 per poem or 3 for $15. Guidelines Available. Email: mpuinc@yahoo.com website: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mpuinc/MPU/Competitions.html 31 October Positive Words short Story and Poetry Competition
Open short story, up to 500 words and Open poetry up to 32 lines. Entries must be original and previously unpublished. Entry fee: $3. First prize: $50. For more information or to submit entries contact Positive Words, 466 Old Melbourne Road, Traralgon Vic 3844. Phone 03 5174 3668.
31 October Positive Words Mini-Competition
Challenge for October 2008: Write a short story in 100 words or less, or a poem in ten lines or less using the word JAM at least once. Prize: Six months subscription to Positive Words. Entry Fee: $1.00 in unused postage stamps. No entry form required. Entries must be postmarked by the 31 October 2008 and the winning entry will appear in an upcoming issue. The winner will be notified. Send entries to: The Editor, Sandra Lynn James, 466 Old Melbourne Road, Traralgon 3844. 30 November The Blackened Billy Verse Competition
This is one of the most prestigious Bush Poetry competitions in Australia. The Blackened Billy Trophy is keenly sought after and there are cash prizes to the value of $700. Bush poetry is a traditional type of verse written with rhyme and rhythm that reflects the Australian way of life. The genre has widened in recent years to encompass modern living in both the city and the bush. Tamworth Poetry Reading Group welcomes entries from new and old writers. Entry forms will be available on September 1. Please write to Jan Morris PO Box 3001, West Tamworth or email janmorris@northnet.com.au Friday 7 November Overland Magazine Judith Wright poetry prize for new and emerging poets 2008. Overland, the most radical of Australia’s literary journals, invites entries to the annual Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize, open to all poets who have not yet had a collection of their work commercially published (that is, by a publishing house with commercial distribution). A maximum of three unpublished poems is allowed per entrant. Overland’s poetry editor, Keri Glastonbury, will award a major prize of $3000 with two minor prizes of $500. The winning poem will be published in Overland. Entries must include an entry form and should be sent to: ‘Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize’, VU–Footscray Park, PO Box 14428, MELBOURNE VIC 8001. Winners will be announced in Overland 194, March 2009. More details about the prize, entry fees and the 2007 winners at http://www.overlandexpress.org/ The award is made possible by the support of the Malcolm Robertson Foundation.
10 December,ABR Poetry Prize
In its short life, this competition has become one of the most prestigious poetry competitions in the country. First prize: $4000. Shortlisted poems: $250. Poems up to 100 lines. Entry fee of $20. Post your entry to ABR Poetry Competition, PO Box 2320, Richmond South, Victoria 3121. See guidelines at www.australianbookreview.com.au/ 31 December - The Kokako Tanka Competition
First Prize - NZ$250, 2 Runners-up prizes of NZ$100 each. Send entries to: The Kokako Tanka Competition, 42 Flanshaw Road, Te Atatu South, Auckland 8, New Zealand. Tanka must be previously unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere. Entry fee is NZ$2 per tanka or 3 for NZ$5; for overseas entries (make cheques out to Kokako. Overseas entrants send cash at own risk). Send two copies of each tanka, or group of tanka, with your name and address on one copy only. Winners will be notified by mail. Any theme is acceptable. Queries, email: pprime@ihug.co.nz
31 December Tom Collins Poetry Prize
The FAWWA Tom Collins Poetry Prize is an annual competition. Maximum 60 lines per poem. Prizes: 1st $1000.00 2nd $400.00 4 x Highly Commended $150. Entry Fee: $5 per poem. Contact phone 08 9384 4771 or email admin@fawwa.org.au See guidelines at website http://www.fawwa.org.au/oppsandcomps/opps_comps.htm 31 December Positive Words Mini-Competition
Challenge for December 2008: Write a short story in 100 words or less, or a poem in ten lines or less using the word RHYTHM at least once. Prize: Six months subscription to Positive Words. Entry Fee: $1.00 in unused postage stamps. No entry form required. Entries must be postmarked by the 31 December 2008 and the winning entry will appear in an upcoming issue. The winner will be notified. Send entries to: The Editor, Sandra Lynn James, 466 Old Melbourne Road, Traralgon 3844. 30 January 2009 The Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize 2009 and The Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize
Griffith University’s School of Arts on the Gold Coast administers the prizes on behalf of
the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Foundation for the Arts. $40,000 in prize money in 2009! $10,000 First Prize, $5,000 Second Prize, 2 x $2,500 Commended for a 1000 - 3000 word short story and $10,000 First Prize, $5,000 Second Prize, 2 x $2,500 Commended for an up to 200 line poem or suite of poems. Entry forms available from: http://www.griffith.edu.au/arts-languages-criminology/school-arts/news-and-events/josephine-ulrick-prizes Enquiries: Clare Keys (07) 5552 8093 email: c.keys@griffith.edu.au
SHORT STORIES
10 October The Age Short Story Competition
Prize: $2,000, $1,000 and $500. Entry Fee: Not applicable. Winning stories will be published in The Age in January. Contact Prue Spencer phone 03 9601 2198. Email shortstory@theage.com.au Website www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books 30 October Science Fiction Writers of Earth Short Story Competition
Science Fiction Writers of Earth (SFWOE) - Both science fiction and fantasy are accepted - 2,000 to 7,500 words. This competition is open to previously unpublished writers only. First prize $250 plus publication, second $150, third $75. Entry Form Required. Entry Fee: $5. Guidelines Available. Contact: Australasian Coordinator, Rob Riel email: jandr@hunterlink.net.au website: www.flash.net/~sfwoe
31 October Aurealis Awards
The Aurealis Awards recognise the achievements of Australian writers of science fiction, horror and fantasy. The Awards have six divisions each with multiple awards; science fiction, horror, fantasy, young adult, children's and the golden Aurealis, drawn from the winners of the previous five divisions. Entrants are nominated and the relevant forms are available on the website www.aurealisawards.com Entry form required. No entry fee: Contact: Ron Serdiuk email: director@aurealisawards.com
31 October Feast Writing CompetitionAdelaide's Feast Festival writing competition is gearing up for its hottest year ever! For a crack at the first prize of books to the value of $500 donated by Wakefield Press, second prize - $250 donated by gay-ebooks.com.au & lesbian-ebooks.com.au, third prize - $30 book voucher from Imprints bookshop and one year's membership to SA Writers' Centre submit your very best work. The three winning writers will have a chance to have their work published on gay-ebooks and lesbian-ebooks. Think prose, poetry, essay, fiction, non-fiction, or anything in between, as long as it has significant queer content. The theme this year is DiverseCity. Entries close October 31st; entry forms available from the Feast office 8231 2155 or http://feast.org.au/ 31 October Mornington Peninsula Prize
Organised by Peninsula Regional FAW. Mornington Peninsula Prize Short Story Competition, open theme up to 3000 words and Poetry Competition, open theme, max 30 lines. Short Story Prize: $300, $150 $50, Highly Commended, Commended. Poetry Prize: $150, Highly Commended, Commended. Entry Form Required. Include SSAE. Entry Fee: Short Story $7.50 Poetry $5. Guidelines Available. Contact: Owen Quayle phone: (03) 59753351 email: peninsulafaw@bigpond.com 31 October Positive Words short Story and Poetry Competition
Open short story, up to 500 words and Open poetry up to 32 lines. Entries must be original and previously unpublished. Entry fee: $3. First prize: $50. For more information or to submit entries contact Positive Words, 466 Old Melbourne Road, Traralgon Vic 3844. Phone 03 5174 3668.
31 October Positive Words Mini-Competition
Challenge for October 2008: Write a short story in 100 words or less, or a poem in ten lines or less using the word JAM at least once. Prize: Six months subscription to Positive Words. Entry Fee: $1.00 in unused postage stamps. No entry form required. Entries must be postmarked by the 31 October 2008 and the winning entry will appear in an upcoming issue. The winner will be notified. Send entries to: The Editor, Sandra Lynn James, 466 Old Melbourne Road, Traralgon 3844.
28 November Paramount Publishing International Short Story Competition
Cash prizes vary. Winners announced on website.Entry Form Required. Entry Fee: $10. Guidelines Available. Website: www.paramountpublishing.com.au 19 December Hal Porter Short Story Competition
Organised by ArtsNet East Gippsland . Entries must not exceed 2,500 words. Do not submit entries by email please. Results are available by including a SSAE with entry. Check website for prizes and whether the competition will be running in 2008. Include SSAE. - Entry Fee: $5.50. Guidelines Available. Check website to confirm competition dates and details or email competition organiser. Contact: Peter Millard phone: (03) 51526731 email: theoffice@artsnet.net.au website: www.artsnet.net.au/
30 January 2009 The Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize 2009 and The Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize
Griffith University’s School of Arts on the Gold Coast administers the prizes on behalf of
the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Foundation for the Arts. $40,000 in prize money in 2009! $10,000 First Prize, $5,000 Second Prize, 2 x $2,500 Commended for a 1000 - 3000 word short story and $10,000 First Prize, $5,000 Second Prize, 2 x $2,500 Commended for an up to 200 line poem or suite of poems. Entry forms available from: www.griffith.edu.au/josephine-ulrick Enquiries: Clare Keys (07) 5552 8093 email: c.keys@griffith.edu.au
ESSAYS / ARTICLES / REVIEWS
31 October Feast Writing Competition
Adelaide's Feast Festival writing competition is gearing up for its hottest year ever! For a crack at the first prize of books to the value of $500 donated by Wakefield Press, second prize - $250 donated by gay-ebooks.com.au & lesbian-ebooks.com.au, third prize - $30 book voucher from Imprints bookshop and one year's membership to SA Writers' Centre submit your very best work. The three winning writers will have a chance to have their work published on gay-ebooks and lesbian-ebooks. Think prose, poetry, essay, fiction, non-fiction, or anything in between, as long as it has significant queer content. The theme this year is DiverseCity. Entries close October 31st; entry forms available from the Feast office 8231 2155 or http://feast.org.au/ SCRIPTWRITING
31 October Inscription Scriptwriting Award: $200,000 award for new scripts by Australian residents. There is no restriction on style or genre, but the piece must run a minimum of 40 minutes. The work should not have been professionally produced. Download an application form at www.inscription.com.au Entry fee: $50 for each script entered. 31 October Ten for 10, ten minute plays
As part of the SheppARTon Festival 2009, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group Inc. (STAG Inc.) invites entries for the short play festival, Ten in 10 for $10. Successful selected plays will be performed at The Vault, Shepparton on Thursday March 12 directed by fresh, new directors and featuring actors from the talent pool at STAG Inc. To enter, complete the form at http://www.stagtheatre.com/etc/tenintenentryform.pdf
1 November Sydney Theatre Company Patrick White Playwright Award
Sydney Theatre Company - Full length play that has not been professionally performed. Please contact organisers to confirm closing date. First prize $20,000 plus a professional reading of the play. Entry form required. Entry fee: Not applicable. Guidelines Available. Contact: Ben White phone: (02) 92501700 email: reception@sydneytheatre.com.au website: www.sydneytheatre.com.au/content.asp?cID=36 30 November Noosa Arts Theatre's One-Act Playwriting Competition
The 3 finalist plays will be performed at Noosa Arts Theatre as part of the annual One-Act Play Festival, presented as part of the Noosa Long Weekend cultural festival, which gets national media coverage.
Playwrights wishing to enter a short script for the 2009 National One Act Play Competition, should contact Synda Turnbull on 07 544 999 72, or download an entry form from the COMPETITIONS page at www.noosaartstheatre.org.au
12 December Eltham Little Theatre Inc.’s Ten Minute Quickie
Eltham Little Theatre Inc. invites entries for their first ever short play competition, “The Ten Minute Quickie”. Successful selected plays will be performed at The Eltham Performing Arts Centre, Research in 2009. Selected plays will feature actors from the ELT talent pool and will be directed by fresh, new directors as well as some of our established favourites.
Plays should be no longer than 10 minutes in length, no more than 8 in the cast, with minimal props/set. Playwrights should be 16 or over and complete and sign this application form.
Click here to download details and entry form www.writers.asn.au/uploads/file/Comps/The%20Quickie%20Pack.pdf
MANUSCRIPTS/BOOKS 31 October Openbook Prize
The NSW Writers' Centre proudly supports Australian authors by offering an annual award for the best work of fiction, non-fiction and children's/young adult self-puyblished by an individual author or by an Australian publishing company which does not have a distribution arrangement for its authors. There is also a prize for the best marketing plan. The prizes are sponsored by Gary Allen P/L, Breakout DesignPrintWeb and Messenger Marketing. Best Non-Fiction Book: $500 cash prize. Best Fiction Book: $500 cash prize. The Messenger Marketing Award for the most Innovative Marketing Plan for a Non-Fiction Book: $500 cash prize and a place at the Messenger Publishing for Passion and Profit Full Day Marketing, Funding and Distribution Workshop (valued at $1,200). Entry fee: $25. Guidelines at www.nswwriterscentre.org.au
28 November Barbara Jefferis Award
Valued at $35,000, the Award is offered annually for the best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way or otherwise empowers the status of women and girls in society. Entries close on Friday, 28 November 2008 except for novels published in December 2008 which have a closing date of Friday, 9 January 2009. For more information go to: http://www.asauthors.org/
30 November Alexander Henderson Award
Organised by Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies. This Award is presented annually to the person producing the best family history published in Australia, in the opinion of the Institute. First prize: Trophy. Certificates for minor prizes. Winners published in the Genealogist. Postal Address. Entry Form Required. Entry Fee: Not applicable. Guidelines Available. Postal address: c/- AIGS, PO Box 339 , BLACKBURN VIC 3130. Contact: phone: (03) 98773789 email: info@aigs.org.au website: www.aigs.org.au
1 December - IP Picks National Awards for Unpublished Manuscripts
Prizes awarded for unpublished poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, or best first book manuscript. Upper limit for prose is 80,000 words. Prize: Publishing contract. Winners Published in one of IP's award-winning imprints. Highly Commended and Commended entries may also be offered royalty contracts. Entry Form Required. Entry Fee: $60 reading fee. Guidelines Available. Check website for further competition details. Contact: Dr David Reiter phone: (07) 3324 9319 email: info@ipoz.biz website: http://www.ipoz.biz/IP/ip_picks.htm
5 December Miles Franklin Literary Award
Organised by Cauz Group Pty Ltd. The Award is for a published novel that presents Australian life in any of its phases. Biographies, collections of short stories and books for children are not eligible. The novel must be published in the year preceding the Award. Visit website or contact organisers to confirm closing date. Prize: In 2007 $42,000 was awarded to winner. Entry Form Required. Include SSAE. Entry Fee: $75 Guidelines Available. Contact: Petrea Salter phone: (02) 91442415 email: psalter@cauzgroup.com.au See website for more information: www.trust.com.au
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the TWC cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy of any information provided herein. All individuals are advised to independently substantiate details before committing to attend any event or opportunity referred to in this website. If you have an arts eventcompetition or opportunity which you would like to promote on this website please email the details -in the above format; that is Day, Date, Time, Venue, then Who, What, Where & How much - to admin <at> tasmanianwriters.org
|
