Category: Competitions and Opportunities

Calling poets to share their voice and creativity in the Tom Collins Poetry Prize 2026, an annual competition celebrating original poetry and the contribution of Australian writers. Established by the Fellowship of Australian Writers WA, the prize honours Joseph Furphy – who wrote under the pen name Tom Collins –

Have you been working on a short story for young adult readers? The Rhiza Edge Short Story Competition 2026 offers writers an exciting opportunity to have their work considered for publication in an anthology, while gaining recognition from an established publishing team. This year’s competition invites imaginative stories exploring the

If you have a short story ready to share, the Roly Sussex Short Story Competition 2026 offers an exciting opportunity to showcase your writing and be recognised for your storytelling skills. Run by the English-Speaking Union (Queensland Branch), the competition celebrates the power of language and short fiction, rewarding stories

If you have a short story about life in rural Australia waiting to be told, the Olga Masters Short Story Award is a wonderful opportunity to share your fiction with a wider audience and celebrate the craft of storytelling. Established in honour of acclaimed Australian writer Olga Masters, the award

This week, we’re giving away three copies of When the Party’s Over by Katie Hoskins. When the Party’s Over explores every parent’s nightmare – and the web of secrets that follows. Natalie’s 36th birthday party with her best friends turns catastrophic when her toddler Toby is found clutching a pill

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Whistler by Ann Patchett. When Daphne encounters her former stepfather Eddie at the Met after decades apart, their brief but profound childhood connection resurfaces. Together they reflect on the fateful event that changed both their lives, discovering how the enduring memory of

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Murder Most Delicious by Danielle Postel-Vinay. American sommelier Olivia Beech travels to Paris for a dream job interview with celebrity chef Jacques de Bizet, only to become the prime suspect when he’s poisoned before her eyes. Teaming up with agoraphobic detective Augusta

The 2027 Peter Porter Poetry Prize is now open, offering poets an exciting opportunity to share their work with one of Australia’s leading poetry awards. Run by Australian Book Review, the prize celebrates outstanding contemporary poetry and invites writers to submit a single poem for the chance to win a

Emerging writers now have an exciting opportunity to take their manuscript to the next level with the Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize, a competition designed to discover and develop new commercial fiction and non-fiction voices. Offering not just prize recognition to writers worldwide, but also professional editorial support and the

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Code Name Funnel Web by Camille Booker. When Frankie Davies’ brother goes missing in Singapore during WWII and her Italian lover is detained as a POW, she becomes a covert agent code-named Funnel Web for the British Resistance. Behind enemy lines from

This week, we’re giving away three copies of The Divorce by Freida McFadden. When Naomi’s picture-perfect marriage implodes and her husband kicks her out for a younger woman, she refuses to accept defeat. Her fixation on her husband’s new girlfriend spirals from curiosity into obsession and then into something far

This week, we’re giving away three copies of The Bookshop of Buried Pasts by Sarah Clutton. When beloved bookshop owner Phyllida Banks suddenly disappears, leaving only a cryptic letter asking her granddaughter Lottie to “Find Francis”, the mystery leads to a trail of secrets stretching from Australia to England. As

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Out of the Blue by Penelope Janu. Bird researcher Flick Atherton’s sub-Antarctic assignment brings an unexpected challenge: arrogant Norwegian pilot Sebastien Thorsen, whose presence forces her vulnerabilities to surface. As an unlikely attraction blooms in the closeknit Antarctic community, Flick must decide

If you love writing crime fiction with strong female characters, the Scarlet Stiletto Awards 2026 offer one of Australia’s most exciting opportunities to showcase your storytelling. Run by Sisters in Crime Australia, this long-running competition celebrates original short crime and mystery fiction written by women, with a wide range of

This week, we’re giving away three copies of The Clueless Guide to Solving a Mystery by Samera Kamaleddine & illustrated by Hykie Breeze. Stuck living temporarily at a retirement village, Claudia Smith teams up with the most popular kids at school and the most annoying kid to solve a mysterious

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Simply Beside Herself by Judith Katherine. When Elizabeth sees a vision of her own dead body on a park bench, she takes it as a sign to escape her suffocating retirement home and reclaim her independence. Her disappearance forces her overwhelmed daughter

This week, we’re giving away three copies of The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives by Elizabeth Arnott. Three women married to notorious serial killers in 1960s California forge an unlikely friendship while navigating public shame. When local murders begin, these underestimated wives launch their own investigation, because who better to

If you have a short story idea waiting to be told, the 2026 Sydney Hammond Memorial Short Story Competition is a wonderful opportunity to bring it to life. This annual competition run by Hawkeye Publishing invites writers to craft an original short story of up to 1,000 words, with cash

If you’re a writer with a strong, original non-fiction voice, the Island Nonfiction Prize 2026 offers an opportunity to share your work with one of Australia’s leading literary magazines. With a $3,000 prize and publication in Island, it’s a chance to showcase creative, bold and thought-provoking non-fiction writing that engages

The ACU Prize for Poetry 2026 is one of Australia’s leading opportunities inviting poets to submit a single unpublished poem responding to this year’s theme, ‘witness’. With prize money totalling over $20,000 and national recognition through publication and shortlist exposure, it offers an exciting platform for both emerging and established