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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 Digital Innovation.

Awards & Prizes

Opportunity Details

Closing Date

Aug 14, 2025

Location

National

Artform

Writing and Publishing

Writers, this one’s for you.
The Woollahra Digital Literary Award is now open for entries.

If you’ve published work online: fiction, non-fiction, poetry or something in between, this is your chance to be recognised on a national stage. With $8,500 in prizes across four categories, the award celebrates the depth and diversity of digital-first Australian writing.

Submit your work

Since 2017, it’s attracted more than 1,000 entries from emerging and established writers. Past winners, judges and shortlistees include Bri Lee, Vanessa Berry, Pip Smith, Sam Twyford-Moore, Eloise Grills, Julie Janson, Ali Whitelock, Jane Rawson, Fiona McGregor, Omar Sakr, Rae White and Michael Mohammed Ahmad.

Entries are reviewed by respected voices in the literary community, with winners announced at a special Awards Night held at Woollahra Library at Double Bay.

Submit your work and join a growing legacy of bold, original storytelling.
Entries close 14 August 2025.

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