Enter The Griffith Review Emerging Voices Competition 2026

Have a bold story or fresh idea you’re ready to share? The Griffith Review Emerging Voices Competition is your opportunity to bring bold, original fiction or creative non-fiction work to one of Australia’s most respected literary platforms.

Here’s the competition information from the Griffith Review website:

Griffith Review is looking for submissions of fiction and creative non-fiction from 3,500 to 5,000 words. You can write to any theme you like – but we’re looking for new ideas, fresh voices and bold perspectives – work that commands our attention. 

Griffith Review has a long history of discovering and supporting early-career writers. We have a distinguished track record of nurturing new voices, publishing creative thinkers and supporting our writers to establish enduring industry connections. 

Up to four winning entries will be selected by our judges: Melanie Ostell (Melanie Ostell Literary), Margot Lloyd (Pink Shorts Press) and Sharlene Allsopp (author) with Griffith Review’s editorial staff. The winners will share a prize pool of $20,000, and their work will be published in Griffith Review. 

Who Can Enter

Calling all emerging writers. We are seeking submissions of fiction and creative non-fiction from Australian and New Zealand citizens and permanent residents.

For the purposes of this competition, ‘emerging’ writers range from those previously unpublished through to writers with a maximum of one published book in any of the following genres:

  • Novel
  • Short story collection
  • Essay collection
  • Memoir
  • Other work of non-fiction

You are still eligible if you have published more than one children’s book, poetry collection, or multiple essays, reviews or short fiction pieces in magazines, literary journals or anthologies.

Entry Fees and Benefits

Entry fees are $25 for non-subscribers and $15 for current subscribers. The entry fee entitles you to a complimentary digital subscription, valid for six months. (If you are a subscriber, we will extend your existing subscription by six months.)

Key Dates

  • Entries close: 11.59pm AEST, Monday 13 April 2026
  • Winners announced: July 2026
  • Publication period: November 2026 to August 2027

If you need more information or are ready to share work that is ambitious, surprising and unmistakably your own, then submit your entry through the Griffith Review website.

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