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Writing Competitions and Writing
Writing competitions - Links for writers - Books for writersWriting Competitions
Alexander Henderson Award
An award for the best published Family History in Australia. The competition closes on 30th November each year with details available at http://www.aigs.org.au/ahaward.htmCancer Council of Victoria Arts Awards
Open to all people who have been touched by the experience of
cancer. Entrants must reflect the theme in their entries, which changes
every year. Categories include poetry, short story and childrens
writing, as well as art and film. See http://www.cancervic.org.au/artsawards
for more information about this annual competition.
City of Casey - Fresh Words
A FREE competition for young writers who live, work or study in the City of Casey! Competition closes late July. See http://www.casey.vic.gov.au/freewritingcompetitionforyoungpeopleincasey!/?nav=tree for more information and an entry form.Department of Veteran Affairs' Story Writing & Art Competition
Open for members of Victoria's ex-service community, this annual competition attracts hundreds of entries each year in the categories of painting, craft, photography, story writing and poetry. The Competition also provides entrants with an opportunity to have their works publicly acknowledged and where appropriate, recorded for posterity. Stories submitted under the “True War Story” category are retained in the private records collection of the Australian War Memorial.Details are available at the Department of Veteran Affairs' Website: http://www.dva.gov.au/vic/services/swac/about.htm .
Eastern Regional Libraries Storywriting Competition
Each year, Eastern Regional Libraries conducts a national storywriting competition. The competition is open to all Australian residents. Entries must be previously unpublished and not exceed 3,000 words. Information is available at http://www.erl.vic.gov.au/events/storywriting_2008.pdf.Elyne Mitchell Rural Women's Writing Award
The Elyne Mitchell Rural Women's Writing Award not only commemorates Elyne's life and work, but it has also been established to encourage rural women to write their stories. Entries close 1st August. http://www.elynemitchell.com/page1.phpFellowship of Australian Writers Competitions
From September to November each year the Fellowship of Australian Writers provides the National FAW Literary Awards which have multiple competitions, categories and prizes http://www.writers.asn.au In addition the FAW website list many other Australian writing competions http://www.writers.asn.au/index.php?page=awardsGreater Dandenong - Annual Greater Dandenong Writing Awards
Run annually, this award celebrates the written word between March and June and runs in cooperation with the WordsFest program. More information is available about upcoming competition dates and prizes at the Greater Dandenong events page, http://www.greaterdandenong.com/Documents.asp?ID=314&Title=Writing+Awards+%26+WordsfestHuman Writes
This competition is for a personal essay on the topic of Human Rights by young people aged 11-18. Presented by The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/competitions/International Poetry Competition
The annual Melbourne Poets Union competition is for an unpublished poem on any theme with a maximum of 50 lines. First prize is $1000, entry fee - $6. Closes in October. More details at: http://home.vicnet.net.au/%7Empuinc/MPU/Competitions.htmlLiving with the 'Black dog'
Share your inspirational story of 500 to 1500 words about how people live with the 'black dog' - depression - in this annual writing competition from the Black Dog Institute. Details from: http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/media/writingcompetition/index.cfmTaronga Foundation Poetry Prize
The Taronga Foundation Poetry Prize offers Australia’s youth the
opportunity to share in over $31,000 in prizes and get their poetry
published in an anthology by Random House Australia. The competition is
being run annually with details being available at http://www.btgstudios.com/poetryprize_2007.pdf
Valerie Parv
An award for romance writing. Entries must consist of the first 3 chapters of a romance novel and a synopsis of the entire work. Entry fee is $33 for non Romance Writers of Australia members. Details are available from Valerie Parv's website http://www.valerieparv.com/award.html
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards
Various awards and prizes available for different writings at http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/literary/pla/index.htmlLinks for Writers
Australian Society of Authors - www.asauthors.org
The Australian Society of Authors is the professional association
for Australia's literary creators. The ASA sets minimum rates for pay
and conditions for authors and illustrators, and publishes books,
papers and lists for emerging and established writers.
Australian Writer's Marketplace - www.awmonline.com
The Australian Writer’s Marketplace is Australia and New Zealand’s only guide to the writing industry. While providing submission and contact details for the print media and publishing industry, it also includes:- support organisations and information services
- a range of writing courses and workshops
- literary events and competitions; and
- services for each stage of the writing, editing and publication process.
Fellowship of Australian Writers - www.writers.asn.au
The Fellowship of Australian Writers (Vic) Inc is a non-profit making voluntary organisation which aims to bring together all those interested in writing for their mutual professional, cultural and social benefit, and to provide information and advice to them. The membership includes writers working in diverse fields. Current membership throughout Victoria is over 2000, with an increasing number of members hailing from states right across Australia. While FAW (Vic) Inc. is based in Victoria, the competitions and publishing opportunities advertised in its regular magazine The Australian Writer are open to all Australian writers.
Melbourne Poets Union Inc. - http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mpuinc/
A not for profit organization for poets staffed by a volunteer committee. Our membership is 220, most based in and around Melbourne but we have a number of members in regional Victoria, and others scattered throughout all states and territories
Victorian Writer's Centre - www.writers-centre.org
The VWC is a not-for-profit organisation which assists writers
through the various stages of their development.
Books for Writers - all
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The Australian Writer’s Marketplace is the essential directory for Australian writers. With over 2,000 listings of Publishers, Literary Agents, Literary Organisations, Magazines, Newspapers and many more, this guide can help you make the most of opportunities in the writing industry. First published in 1998, it has been collated and edited by the Queensland Writers Centre since 2003, and is extensively updated each year. |
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Irina Dunn provides this comprehensive guide for both would-be and developing writers, from students to retirees, writing for publication or for pleasure. Writing is a craft, an art, a gift, a revelation; it is also often challenging and lonely work. And that is just the start - whether your aim is to get through the obstacle course of publishing, or to develop a talent into a sustaining occupation. |
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The Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market provides the leading guide "on where and how to sell your fiction, non-fiction, illustration, photos and plays" for the preschool to young adult audience market. |
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The Writers Digest Writing Clinic: expert help for improving your work. This title shows readers how to take the lessons learned from the provided examples and apply them to their own work. There are also real-life query letters, novel synopses and non-fiction marketing analyses, with common problems and solutions offered by experts. |
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