Ladies, here is a short story competition just for you. The Carmel Bird Short Fiction Award is open to women over the age of 18 all over Australia. More details can be found on the Spineless Wonders website, with entries closing August 31. Are you based in North Queensland? Submissions are now open for Literature […]
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 […]
Victorian writers, you have two weeks to get your entry to the Grace Marion Wilson Emerging Writers Competition. With $1,000 for each category winner and some excellent judges this is a great opportunity. The competition closes on June 29. Brisbane poetry lovers, tonight Poetry and Burlesque presents Winter Wonderland − 5.30-6.30pm, Brisbane Square Library, Level two. MC Frankie V will […]
Presented by Burraga Ag Bureau, Friends of Oberon Library Inc, Oberon Council & Oberon Writers’ Workshop presents Narrative: 1st $100, 2nd $25 An original piece of narrative writing (limit 2500 words) that has not previously won a prize or been published. Theme: Tell Me A Story. Fee: $5 per entry, limit of two entries per section.| […]
The final event of the Riverbend Poetry Series 2012 will definitely be one to warm up a winter’s night. The evening will feature two launches: QPF will be launching the program for spoken in one strange word 2012, and Brisbane poet Julie Beveridge will be launching her latest collection, home{sic} (Another Lost Shark Publications). If you missed Julie at QPF last year (or […]
PIFF is on the hunt for the feature poem to be interpreted into 4-7 minute short films. PIFF is open to filmmakers from around Australia. The best submissions will be screened in November this year in Palace Cinemas around the country. This year’s theme is ‘The Future Imagined’ and the poem can be up to […]
Westside Jr. Vol 4: Coming to Voice – this is the final edition of the Westside Jr. series, a publication devoted to sourcing the younger writers of Western Sydney. In this special edition BYDS is teaming up with the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation to produce a publication that combines the works of new and […]
JUST DO IT. Look at what you’d be missing out on if you didn’t go. If you want, you can volunteer. 27—30 September 2012. The National Young Writers’ Festival (NYWF) occurs annually in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, over the New South Wales’ Labour Day Holiday Weekend in late September/early October. It […]
Are you doing an arts or communication degree? If so, you’ve probably been subjected to questions about what an arts degree qualifies you for. Read this brilliant article on Kill Your Darlings from last month which addresses why an arts degree is vital for your employment prospects. Only two weeks to submit your work of […]
Discover and practice different ways of creating effective characters and original stories. Develop a short play or screenplay under the guidance of tutors and build confidence and skills. Each term concludes with readings of work by guest actors. Entry to this course is by interview. Interview date: Sunday 1 July Visit http://www.nida.edu.au/NidaCustomisation/CourseList.aspx?TYP=336#4961 for full details
