Competitions

WB YEATS POETRY PRIZE There is a fifty-line limit for the 2019 WB Yeats Poetry Prize, which invites entries in an open style. Winner takes $500, with second and third winning $75. Entries are via email or post, with a deadline of 31 March. There is a fee of $10 for the first entry and $4 for further entries. Full details are available at wbyeatspoetryprize.com 2020 POETICA CHRISTI PRESS POETRY COMPETITION This poetry competition invites poetry entries of up to 50 lines, according to the theme of ‘Joy in the Morning’. Open to Australian residents aged 16 and older, and there is an entry fee of $7, or three for $20. Prize money for first place is $300, and 25 poems will be published as part of an anthology. Deadline for entries is April 30. For more information visit poeticachristi.org.au BEST OF TIMES SHORT STORY COMPETITION TThe Best of Times Short Story Competition is held twice a year, with entries for the 2019 autumn competition due by 30 April. Humorous short stories are invited on any theme with a wordcount of up to 2,500. Prize money is $300 or $400 depending on number of entries, with second place taking $100. Entry is $10 per story. For further information including submission requirements visit bestoftimes.com.au THE MOTH INTERNATIONAL SHORT STORY PRIZE The Moth prize is open to anyone aged sixteen and over. There is an open theme, with first place taking out €3,000. Word limit is 5,000 and entry fee is €15 per story. This year’s judge is the author Mark Haddon. This Ireland-based competition closes for entries on 30 June. For full details visit themothmagazine.com

QUESTIONS WRITING PRIZE The 2020 Questions Writing Prize aims to recognise and reward talented young writers aged between eighteen and thirty. Submissions should be between 1,500 and 2,000 words and can be fiction or non-fiction on any topic. Prize money of $2,000 will be awarded to one winner or shared among several winners, while the winner(s) will also have their work published. Entry is free. Deadline for entries is 1 May, for further information visit questions.com.au/writing-prize/ index.php ADELAIDE PLAINS POETS INC. POETRY COMPETITION This competition invites entries of poems to the theme of ‘Vision’ and features an open class (ages eighteen and over) as well as classes for primary school and secondary school students. Poems should be no longer than sixty lines, while there is an entry fee of $10 for the first poem entered and $5 for those entered thereafter. Entries close on 26 June. Total prize money available comes to $700. For full details go to carolyn-poeticpause.blogspot.com.au KYD UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT AWARD Organised by the journal Kill Your Darlings, this award will assist an earlycareer author in the development of an unpublished manuscript. The award is open to writers of fiction and nonfiction. The winner will receive $4,000, while all shortlisted entrants will receive a one-week fellowship at Varuna, The Writers House in the Blue Mountains. Submissions open on April 27and close on 3 July. For further details visit killyourdarlings.com.au/awards/

UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA VICECHANCELLOR’S INTERNATIONAL POETRY PRIZE This prestigious international poetry competition offers a first prize of $15,000, with the runner-up receiving $5,000. Poems should be no longer than fifty lines and 1,000 words in total. There is an entry fee of $25 per poem, while entries close on 30 June. For full details regarding entry conditions go to canberra.edu.au/about-uc/ competitions-and-awards/ vcpoetryprize FUTURE LEADERS WRITING PRIZE The Future Leaders Writing Prize is designed to recognise and reward talented young writers and to encourage expressive and creative writing. Year 11 and 12 students in Australian secondary schools are invited to submit a piece of writing of between 800 and 1,000 words. The writing can be fiction or non-fiction and on any topic. The winner will receive $1,000, and when there is more than one winner the prize money will be shared. Winners will also have their work published. Entry is free, with the deadline for entries 31 May. For full details go to futureleaders.com.au/ awards/index.ph The VALERIE PARV AWARD The Valerie Parv Award is open to aspiring or emerging writers of romance. Entries should be the first 10,000 words of a manuscript alongside a 1,000-word synopsis. A maximum of two entries are allowed per person. First place wins a one-year mentorship with Valerie Parv herself, while entry is $44 for members of Romance Writers Australia and $110 for non-members. The competition opens on 6 April and closes on 26 April. For further details visit romanceaustralia.com/contestsoverview/valerie-parv-award/