Opportunities for writers January 2021
Photo by MESSALA CIULLA from Pexels American Australian Association Arts Fund Indigenous Scholarships “The American-Australian Arts Fund (AAAF) provides support of up to US $20,000 to
Opportunities for writers December 2020
Cover image from Canva free images Pitches open for Women With Disabilities Australia ‘WWDA will soon be launching a blog on their website
Opportunities for writers November 2020
Image from Pixabay free images Pitches open for Women With Disabilities Australia “WWDA will soon be launching a blog on their website and
Opportunities for writers October 2020
Image by Ag Ku from Pixabay Right Now Magazine: Human Rights in Australia – seeking submissions “We’re looking for pitches on human rights issues in Australia.
Opportunities for Writers September 2020
Image from Pexels free images Kill Your Darlings First Nations Editor-in-Residence ‘We are now accepting non-fiction pitches and submissions from Aboriginal and/or Torres
Opportunities for Writers August 2020
Photo by Anastasia Zhenina from Pexels Pulch Magazine open for submissions Seeking submissions of ‘anything and everything, from politics, to culture, to identity, fictional short stories,
Opportunities for Writers July 2020
Image from Pexel free images Red Room Poetry Object for Australian students, U18s and accredited teachers Red Room Poetry Object is Australasia’s
Opportunities for Writers June 2020
Cover image from Pixabay free images Bloodaxe Books Sri Lankan Poetry Anthology Callout “Editors Vidyan Ravinthiran, Shash Trevett and Seni Seneviratne are seeking submissions to
Opportunities for Writers May 2020
Cover image from Pixabay free images The Bird Makers Project ‘Through the remnants of shared experience, each stitch becomes bigger than the self.
Opportunities for Writers April 2020
Cover image from Pixabay free images A Journal of the Plague Year: An Archive of COVID-19 “The Melbourne History Workshop in the School of Historical
Opportunities for Writers March 2020
Image from Canva free stock images Parliamentary Book Club taking book nominations The Parliamentary Book Club is a new, bi-partisan initiative led by Senator Hollie
Opportunities for Writers February 2020
For lists of opportunities for writers, check out Aerogramme Studio’s Residencies for Writers in 2020 and A Guide to Short Story Contests in
Opportunities for Writers January 2020
Image from Canva free stock images You can also find listings of international publications open for submission, residency opportunities, and writing competitions at Aerogramme Studio
Opportunities for Writers December 2019
Image from Canva free stock images Aerogramme Writer’s Studio also has a list of 31 Writing competitions to enter before the end of the year,
Writing Opportunities for November 2019
Image from Canva free stock images Words on Water, Mandurah, 6-7th November ‘For the very first time, Confluence Festival of Indian Arts in Australia
Writing Opportunities for October 2019
Image from Canva free stock images The Correspondent is currently accepting pitches ‘As conversation leaders, our expectation is that a freelancer who works with us
Writing Opportunities for September 2019
Image from Canva free stock images 2019 Deborah Cass Prize “Early career writers of migrant background are invited to apply for the 2019 Deborah Cass
Writing Opportunities July 2019
Overland speculative alternatives issue ‘Overland is seeking fiction submissions for a special online edition themed around the future(s) you would manifest, to be
Writing Opportunities for June 2019
Image from Canva free stock images BREW: Bush Retreats for Eco-Writers residencies The Bush Retreats for Eco-Writers (BREW) network offers free 10-day residencies for writers,
Writing Opportunities April 2019
Image from Canva free stock images Red Room Poetry: School Poetry Object 2019 “Victorian primary schools are invited to register – FOR FREE – in
Writing Opportunities March 2019
Image from Canva free stock images Yirra Yaakin Writers’ Group “Yirra Yaakin invites established and aspiring Aboriginal playwrights to participate in an intensive playwriting program
Writing Opportunities January 2019
Image from Canva free stock images Nakata Brophy Short Fiction and Poetry Prize for Young Indigenous Writers The prize will be awarded to
Writing Opportunities for December 2018
Earth Island Journal – currently open for article submissions We cover the entire spectrum of environmental issues, including, wildlife and lands conservation; innovations
Writing Opportunities for October 2018
Wollongong Writers Festival Short Story Prize 2018 Seeking short stories up to 2,500 words on the theme ‘Feeding Time’. Entry is $15, closing
Call for Submissions – Bedtime Stories project
Underground Writers is seeking flash fiction submissions for an exciting new project in partnership with the 2018 Kaleidoscope Festival. The Bedtime Stories project
Writing Opportunities for September 2018
Writing Opportunities for September 2018 Big Sky Publishing Big Sky Publishing is currently accepting unsolicited non-fiction manuscripts in the genres of history, military
Writing Opportunities July 2018
Writing Opportunities for July 2018 Windfall: Australian Haiku A small annual print publication which seeks to publish fine examples of contemporary Australian
Writing Opportunities for June 2018
Writing Opportunities June 2018 Girls Will Be Girls submissions GWBG is currently open for submissions for their winter-spring issue. ‘Accepting words, art, comics,
Writing Opportunities for April 2018
Writing Opportunities for April Australian Storytellers Festival Sunday 8th April at the Literature Centre in Fremantle Monash Undergraduate Prize in Creative Writing This
Writing opportunities for March 2018
Writing Opportunities for March 2018 Western Australia Museum – WA in Words What novels, poems, plays or song lyrics paint a literary picture
Writing opportunities for January 2018
ABR 2018 Calibre Essay Prize Seeking non-fiction essays from 3,000 to 6,000 words, written in English. Entry fees are $15 for current ABR
Writing Opportunities for December 2017
Emerging Writers Festival 2018 Artist call-out Artists and writers are invited to submit expressions of interest to participate in the 2018 Emerging Writers
Writing Opportunities for October 2017
You can also read editor Dylan’s blog post for more upcoming literary events local to Perth and Western Australia 2017 WestWords Western Sydney
Writing Opportunities for September 2017
Wollongong Writers Festival Short Story Prize 2017 This prize is awarded to a story up to 2,500 words on the theme ‘World-Changing Words’.
Writing Opportunities for July 2017
Opportunities for July City of Rockingham Short Fiction Awards “Authors can submit up to three stories. Entered stories must be inspired by, drawn
Writing Opportunities for June 2017
Writing Opportunities for June 2017 Grieve Writing Competition In honour of Grief Awareness month (August), the Hunter Writers Centre is seeking submissions of
Writing Opportunities for April 2017 + submissions are still open!
We have just released our monthly round up opportunities for writers – they can be found on our Writing Opportunities page. We are
Perth Writers Festival 2017 – Big Bold Ideas
A review of this year’s Perth Writers Festival by Jess G Big Bold Ideas was the theme of this year’s Perth Writers Festival,
Local Literary Spotlight: Perth Writers Festival
Hi all, As you all probably know, the Perth Writers Festival is next week, running from the 24th of February through to the
Adelaide Format Festival: Academy of Words 2011
Hey guys, Chris here. So you might have noticed with the last blog post that Underground was invited over to Adelaide for the