Submissions are open for publication of a poetry anthology by, with and for Muslim poets.
Open to primary and high school students across Australia. The competition is free to enter. Students are asked to write a short story between 500-1500 word on any theme. We encourage all students to enter — the contest is judged on a combination of craft as well as the creativity of ideas in the story! […]
The Australian Crime Writers Association is proud to launch the 2024 Ned Kelly Awards for Australian crime writers. Australia’s oldest and most prestigious award, honouring published crime fiction and true crime writing.
Are you a writer, editor, artist or creative worker who wants to make change? Apply now to receive a $7000 grant for professional development, attend 2 in-person multi-day workshops on leadership and participate in a range of online activities over 18 months.
Calling writers and storytellers with disability: EOIs now open Writers and storytellers with disability from across Australia are invited to submit an expression of interest to join Writers Victoria’s free Writeability Goes Online writing group. The group will meet via Zoom on the first Saturday of the month, from 11am–1pm, between May and December 2024. […]
Welcoming EOIs from Australian creative writers working in all genres, including poetry, fiction, memoir, non-fiction, playwriting and creative non-fiction. The Fellowship fosters collaboration between Australian creative writers and researchers at the Charles Perkins Centre. The one-year Fellowship offers a stipend of $100,000 and more.
The History Council of South Australia and Wakefield Press welcome applicants for the annual Wakefield Press Prize for the best essay on a topic relating to the history of South Australia, 2,000- 10,000 words. The prize consists of a $500 book voucher from Wakefield Press, presented at the annual History Council of South Australia awards.
Matilda Bookshop, in partnership with Writers SA, and association with Ultimo Press, offer an annual residency fellowship to a South Australian writer. The fellowship provides support to work on a writing project of literary merit, including a travel subsidy, time and writing space at Deep Creek, as well as mentoring and a publishing consultation.
Do you have a Junior or Young Adult story that you’d like to tell? Open to all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander writers, the winner receives $15,000 and a publishing contract with Magabala Books! This is a great opportunity for an emerging or established writer to publish a new work of junior or YA fiction […]
Create Grants provide a living allowance for writers and visual artists at key stages of their career. Creative writers can apply to write their second book in the following literary genres: fiction, poetry, children’s literature, young adult literature, picture book illustration, graphic novels, playwriting, literary non-fiction and writing for performance (plays only). Amount of grant: […]
This program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences and communities. $10,000 to $50,000.
Awarded annually to the best manuscript written for young readers, the $10,000 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing aims to discover incredible new books by exciting authors. Published and unpublished writers of all ages are invited to submit works of fiction or non-fiction for young readers. The winner receives a publishing contract with […]
The #EWF24 Artist Call-out is now open! Got an event idea? Always wanted to share your work? EWF returns in 2024 with online and IRL events from September 5-15.
This round of the Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship offers $50,000 for artists (aged 21 to 35) to study and develop their artistic gifts across acting, instrumental music, painting and poetry. Applicants can look to travel interstate and/or overseas as part of their application.
Since 1996, the National Biography Award has celebrated excellence in biography, autobiography and memoir writing. With a prize pool of $42,000, it is the nation’s richest prize for Australian biographical writing and memoir, hosted by the State Library New South Wales.
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