2026 Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing
Presented by Nillumbik Shire Council in partnership with Writers Victoria and Yarra Plenty Regional Library, the biennial Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing offers a total prize pool of $17,500 across short story and poetry categories. The 2026 theme is ‘Echoes’. Open to Australian writers with Local (for Nillumbik Shire residents) and Youth (14-18 years) categories. Submissions must be original and unpublished. Entry is free for Youth entrants and Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander writers.
Entries close 30 September; learn more and apply.
