The June Shenfield National Poetry Awards for emerging writers.

The Award that has launched the careers of over a hundred Australian authors. Offering prize money of $20,000 plus publication by Allen & Unwin with an advance against royalties.

The June Shenfield National Poetry Award is an annual Australia wide, poetry prize to commemorate poet June Shenfield and to encourage people to write, publish and read poetry.

In the spirit of Archibald and honouring the author of Such is Life, the Furphy Literary Award has been established to promote and extend the tradition of story telling, both factual and fictional, that is so much part of Australian life.

The ARA Historical Novel Prize is the richest genre-based literary award in Australasia, incorporating both an Adult category and a category for Children and Young Adult (CYA).

Entries to The Novel Prize are open until 1 June 2022.

The Award that has launched the careers of over a hundred Australian authors. Offering prize money of $20,000 plus publication by Allen & Unwin with an advance against royalties.

The West Australian and Minderoo Foundation present The Best Australian Yarn, a search for Australia’s best short story. It is a celebration of creative writing and the arts across Australia.

HarperCollins launched The Banjo Prize in 2018 in a quest to find Australia’s next great storyteller.

The Dorothy Hewett Award is open to all writers who have completed a manuscript and are seeking publication.

The Anne Edgeworth Writer’s Fellowship is provided to an emerging writer in the Canberra Region. Call for EOI.

The Marjorie Graber-McInnis Short Story Award for an emerging ACT region writer. Find out more here.

The June Shenfield Poetry Award is an annual Australia wide, poetry prize to commemorate poet June Shenfield and to encourage people to write, publish and read poetry. Find out more here.

LitLinks is a creative writing competition open to all ACT school students in years 7-12 and their teachers.

Australia’s richest poetry prize: $40,000 to celebrate Australian women’s poetry in 2021

The Award that has launched the careers of over a hundred Australian authors.

The Marjorie Graber-McInnis Short Story Award is now open. This award is for an emerging ACT region writer. Find out more here.

The June Shenfield Poetry Award is an annual Australia wide, poetry prize to commemorate poet June Shenfield and to encourage people to write, publish and read poetry.

The Anne Edgeworth Writer’s Fellowship is provided to an emerging writer in the Canberra Region. Call for EOI.

The Furphy Literary Award - Submissions Due