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Nillumbik Shire Council
Entries for The Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing 2026 are now open
Short Story Writers & Poets – this is for you!

University of Melbourne
Peter Blazy Fellowship
The 2026 Peter Blazey Fellowship is now open. The $20,000 award is intended to further a work in progress for…

The University of Melbourne
Kate Challis RAKA Award
The Kate Challis RAKA Award supports Indigenous creative artists. In 2025, the $25,000 award celebrates the best book of poems…

Woollahra Libraries
Entries Now Open: 2025 Woollahra Digital Literary Award
Calling all digital writers! This national award celebrates Australian writing first published online, with prizes for Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry and…

University of Melbourne
Joyce Thorpe Nicholson Creative Fellowship
Archives and Special Collections is proud to announce the relaunch of the Joyce Thorpe Nicholson Creative Fellowship in 2025, named…

Albury City Council
Write Around the Murray Short Story Competition
The annual Write Around the Murray Short Story Competition (formerly known as the AlburyCity Short Story Award) welcomes entrants from…

The Wheeler Centre
The Next Chapter 2026
Take your story to The Next Chapter, The Wheeler Centre’s landmark writing program. Applications for The Next Chapter 2026 are…

Canberra Youth Theatre
Emerging Playwright Commission
This nationwide commission offers $17,400 to an emerging playwright aged 16–35 to create a new, full-length work for performers aged…

Lambing Flat Young Fellowship Of Australian Writers NSW Inc
Lambing Flat Young Fellowship Of Australian Writers NSW Inc National Writing Competition
Open Theme Adult/Open: Short Story max 1500 words Poetry 50 lines max $5 entry fee Secondary: Short story max 1000words Poetry 50…

Melbourne Fringe Festival
Melbourne Fringe Festival Judges Call Out
Melbourne Fringe is seeking EOIs for members of the "Best in Category" judging panels for the 2025 Festival (30th Sept-19th…