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NYWM: Travelling Story – Sophie Overett

Today’s contribution to the NYWM Travelling Story will be written by Sophie Overett. Sophie Overett (21, Morningside QLD) is a writer. She plays mum to two cats and sometimes to her friends. She writes on napkins, in notebooks and on her housemate’s laptop about broken people doing broken things. She loves clothes, horror movies and […]

Propel Youth Arts WA: YCulture Metro

YCulture Metro is a project funding and skills development initiative providing arts grants of up to $3000 for young people aged between 12-26. Supported by Healthway, the project promotes drug awareness, targeting young metropolitan artists and groups at entry level with limited experience. This is a great opportunity for schools, youth groups and services wanting […]

Valuing Our Heritage: Photo & Story or Multimedia Competition

The National Trust of Australia (WA) invites students from years 1 to 10 to submit their photo, story and multimedia entries. The competition may be used as an assessment tool and meets guidelines of the: • Australian Curriculum: History, English, Geography (draft); General capabilities, Cross-curricula priorities and links to other learning areas; and • WA […]

Poetry in Film Festival

The Poetry in Film Festival (PIFF) selects poems to be interpreted into 4-7 minute short films. The films are to be screened nationwide in Palace Cinemas. The competition theme for 2012 is ‘The Future Imagined’ and the poem can be up to 15 lines. Submit your poem by June 30th 2012. For more information and […]

Copyright Seminars – Perth

Copyright seminars will be held in Perth from 25-28 June. Covering a range of topics, the seminars are aimed at a variety of audiences, from the general public to educational institutions, libraries and the government. Visit http://www.copyright.org.au/seminars for information on booking.

Page Seventeen Magazine Writing Competition

Entries for the 2012 prize close on Saturday, 30 June 2012. There are two categories: short story (up to 3000 words), to be judged by Les Zigomanis, editor of [untitled] magazine, and poetry (up to 60 lines), to be judged by Koraly Dimitriadis, spoken-word poet and blogger. More conditions of entry and information on prizes available […]

NYWM: Day Sixteen

Melbourne fairytale fans unite! Monash University Caulfield’s Fairy Tale Reading Group will be hosting an afternoon of fairytale magic today next Saturday from 2-6pm. Long before the brothers Grimm and Walk Disney, a circle of 17th century French authors gathered in Paris salons to read, perform and discuss fairytales. This is your chance to go […]

Young Writer-in-Residence Applications close July 31, 5.00pm

Three positions are available for the week of Sun 18 Nov – Tue 27 Nov 2012. Three Young Writers, up to the age of twenty-five years, will be selected for a 10-day residency at the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre, Greenmount. The residents will receive a salary of $650 and be given writing space and […]

The Fellowship of Australian Writers – Manly and Peninsula Branch (competition)

OPEN THEME COMPETITION CLOSING DATE 30TH OF JUNE, 2012. * Cyril Bentley Short Story to 2,500 words Betty Bennell Poetry; traditional or free verse to 30 lines Article to 800 words Short Story: Entry fee $10. 1st prize $150, 2nd prize $50. HC and Commended Certificates. Each short story will receive 3 lines of constructive […]

NYWM: Travelling Story – Michael Park

Today’s contribution to the NYWM Travelling Story will be written by Michael Park. Michael Park (19, Brisbane QLD) is an amateur writer and an avid reader. He found a passion for reading books at a young age and a passion for writing them soon after. He was born and raised in Caloundra, QLD, and is […]