The Betty Olle Poetry Award
The Betty Olle Poetry Award is open until August 31, 2020. Poem(s) must be in traditional Australian Bush Verse form (Rhyme, Rhythm and meter) with…
Category: Writing Competitions
Writing Competitions
Welcome to the Writing Sparks Competitions page; a great resource for upcoming and current competitions of all forms, mostly from Australia.
Got a questions? Ensure you direct your queries to the relevant organisers as we are not affiliated with these competitions.
If you’re a competition organiser and would like to list your writing competition on our site, please send the competition details to [email protected]
Please include the competition deadline date, entry fee (if any), prize, a link to your competition page and an image when sending information,
We’ll review your details and will post the listing on our website if suitable.
The Port Stephens Literature Award 2020
The Port Stephens Literature Award 2020 is open until 30th October 2020. Short stories up to 2000 words on any topic. Prizes: $300, $150, $50.…
The Van Diemen History Prize
The Van Diemen History Prize is open until September 21, 2020. Submit articles up to 3,000 words, on any aspect of Tasmanian history prior to…
Ros Spencer Poetry Prize
The Albury City Short Story Award is open to entrants throughout Australia. Submit up to 3000 words. Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 23 July, 2020 Judge:…
Ros Spencer Poetry Prize
The Ros Spencer Poetry Prize is open until June 26, 2020. The prize comes from WA Poets Inc. (WAPI). Submit unpublished poems of up to…
Olga Masters Short Story Award
The Olga Masters Short Story Award is open until July 10, 2020. Open to writers resident in Australia. Theme: Life in rural Australia Submit short…
The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers 2020
The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers 2020 is open until July 10, 2020. Free to enter. Open to unpublished Australian residents aged 18 years or…
Boroondara Literary Awards
The 2020 Heroines Women’s Writing Prize is open until May 31, 2020. The Heroines Anthology is a collection of stories of women written by women.…
22nd Annual Boroondara Literary Awards
The 22nd Annual Boroondara Literary Awards are open until August 28, 2020 (5pm) Open to any Australian resident. Free to enter. Submit 1,500-3,000 words. Prizes:…
Port Writers Open Competition 2020
The Port Writers Open Competition 2020 is open until June 30, 2020. Open to Australia citizens or permanent residents, over 18 years old Submit short…