So the 2012 EWF might be over for another year, but in 2012 they curated a massive online festival as well: No matter where you place your words online, EWFdigital is for you. Our dedicated digital festival portal presents a unique program including an interactive keynote address, panels, conversations, mentoring, curated content and networking opportunities. EWFdigital is […]
Penguin Plays Rough is a monthly night of short fiction. Each month they programme five writers to read short stories, novel extracts and scenes from plays or film scripts from a red velvet chair on top of a coffee table which used to be in the big front room of a flat on King St, Newtown, […]
Today is the deadline for submissions and pitches to Voiceworks #90 Copy/Paste. Check out the Voiceworks submissions section for details. New South Wales poets and writers, Australian Poetry is launching the second edition of their flagship publication the Australian Poetry Journal this afternoon at the Brett Whitely Studio. Check the website for further details. Today the NYWM […]
Melbourne comic makers and fans, tomorrow is a fantastic opportunity to head to the Carnegie Library and Community Centre for a one-day Comics Market. You can meet local comic artists and buy a variety of comics from 10am as part of the Glen Eira Storytelling Festival. If fairytales are more your style, Monash University Caulfield’s […]
Publishing bigwig Seizure is on the hunt for invigorating fiction and are launching a new novella competition for Australian and New Zealand writers: If you sometimes think that novels are just obese novellas, then you’re on our wavelength. And since we are theme-lovers this time we are challenging all writers to tackle the theme: ‘Origin’. You […]
A one-day mini-EWF festival happening in Sydney on Sunday 7 November. That’s right – the Emerging Writers’ Festival is coming to Sydney! Presented in conjunction with the NSW Writers’ Centre, the Emerging Writers’ Festival in Sydney will offer a whole day filled with the fantastic programming you’ve come to expect from the EWF – panels, discussions, Creative […]
We’re on the downward slope, with only 1o days remaining in National Young Writers’ Month. Considering this, perhaps it is time to bring up two of the most dreaded words for writers… writer’s block. Is it a problem you’ve had before? Have you tackled it during NYWM? Check out some of these links for some […]
Open theme. Short story 2000 words max. Poetry 60 lines max. Also novice categories for writers who have not previously won a monetary prize in any competition. Prizes both sections 1st $200, 2nd $50. Entry fee $5 per entry or $12 for three entries. Entries close 27th July. Email for an entry form.
If you are an emerging or established writer currently from Western Sydney, join the Westside Writers’ Group. The group has been operating for five years and provide a safe and critical environment to develop new works from Western Sydney artists. Facilitated by Michael Mohammed Ahmad and Felicity Castagna. Dates: Tuesday evenings. Fortnightly. Times: 6:30 – […]
Entries now open, close 2nd of July. 500 word limit. Open theme. Original picture book manuscripts only. Winners announced at the Sutherland Shire Writers’ Festival. Full details on the website.
