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Announcing the return of the Martha Richardson Memorial Poetry Prize, run by Ballarat Writers to honour the memory of poet, Martha Richardson.
Poetry to 40 lines, open theme
First prize: $1000 AUD
Judge: Judith Rodriguez
Entry $10 per poem
Closing date: 15 October 2010
Results announced online December 2010
COMPETITION GUIDELINES

Competition is open to anyone over the age of 18 years, including overseas applicants
Entries must be the original work of the applicant
Entries must not have been published, broadcast, or won a prize in any competition; presentation on the internet via …

The Asialink Writing Residency Program, which began in 1997, is a unique opportunity for Australian writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, history, essays, playwriting, young adult fiction, blogs, new media and interactive content to live and work for an extended period in Asia. As well as giving talks, workshops and media interviews residents have worked on themes as diverse as Merle Oberon’s mysterious origins, Jewish communities in Calcutta, foreign journalists in Beijing, historical fantasy in Japan, the politics of unification in Korea, multiculturalism in Malaysia, mythology in Vietnam, and connections between …

The Walter Stone Award is given on the even biennial year for an original, unpublished manuscript to show some aspect of Australian History or have some Australian Historical significance. The prize is paid from a trust fund established by Margaret Stone to honour her late father. “Life Writing” is defined as biography, autobiography, memoir, monograph, bibliography. Biography and autobiography may be an extract to meet the word count requirements. Word count: minimum 10,000, maximum 25,000 words.
Prize is $1500
Closing Date: 30th September 2010
Go to the website …

Waterline Writing Competition 2010
A community partnership project of the Corinella and District Communnity Centre Inc. (CDCC) and the Phillip Island Community and Learning Centre Inc. (PICAL)
Categories
Short Story: 2,500 words Prize: The Glen Miles Scholarship $1,000
Short Story Seniors over 75 years: 1250 Prize: $250
Short Story Junior 15-18 years: 1250 Prize: $250
Short Story Residents of Bass Coast Shire: 1250 words Prize: $250
Poetry: Open Prize: $250
All entries to be returned to Corinella and District Community Centre 48 Smythe St, Corinella VIC 3984 by October 1 …

Tickets are now on sale for the Thursday Night Swing Club: Going Down Swinging No.30 Melbourne Launch at Melbourne’s Toff In Town on Thursday 2 September 2010, from 8pm, part of the Melbourne Writers’ Festival!
For your entertainment: queen of spoken soul Maxine Beneba Clarke and jive talkin’ Ezra Bix will be premiering GDS-commissioned spoken word performances. On storytelling, the master of smooth, Paul Mitchell, and the most beautiful thing in the bar, Eleanor Jackson. And! Very special guest virtuosos of the spoken groove, Emily XYZ and Myers Bartlett (USA).
Your host, …

After the overwhelming success of the inaugural CAL Scribe Fiction Prize, we are pleased to announce that the prize money in 2011 has been increased to $15,000. The winning novel will also be published by Scribe.
Once again, we are searching for the best unpublished manuscript by a writer aged 35 or over. Entries are now open.
This year, as a means of reducing paper wastage, we are encouraging writers to submit electronically. Email info@scribepub.com.au with the following attached as Word documents or RTFs:
* your full manuscript
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The Awards recognise and promote literary talent. The awards consist of two categories:
* Open Short Story
* Young Writers
Entries close at 5pm on Friday 27 August 2010.
The awards are a joint activity of the Rotary Club of Balwyn, Leader Newspapers and the City of Boroondara.
Open Short Story
Prizes
* First $1,500
* Second $500
* Third $250
* Four highly commended $50 each
* Best entry by a Boroondara …

When a song is created do the words or music come first? Well the Australian Poetry Centre now gives the writer no choice! As an Australian poet/wordsmith, you are being set the challenge to write lyrics for a new hit single!
You will have until 30 September to submit lyrics for this new song, composed by established ARIA award-winning music composer/producer, James Roche, who will select the winning entry in consultation with a judging panel.
The winner will:
* Get to work with James Roche in developing the work for recording & release
* …