The CLNZ / NZSA Writers’ Award is open until September 6, 2019. The 2019 Award is bought to you by the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ). Award: $25,000 The Writers’ Award was established to provide financial support for writers wishing to devote time to a specific project and […]
The 25th Annual MPU International Poetry Competition is open until August 14th 2019. Judge: Maria Takolander Entry Fee: $12 per poem up to 50 lines Leon Shann Award Prizes: $1,500, $500, $200 Martin Downey Urban Realist Award: $100. Plus book prizes and vouchers for commended poems More here.
The London Magazine Poetry Prize 2019 is open until July 31, 2019. Submit poems of up to 40 lines on any theme. Judges: Martha Sprackland, Zaffar Kunial, Chris Emery. Prizes: £500, £300, £200. The winners will be published in the magazine. Entry Fee: £10 for the first, £5 therefter. More here.
The Toolangi CJ Dennis Poetry Competition is open until September 7, 2019. Open to authors in Australia and New Zealand. Open Poetry – Marian Mayne Prize Prizes: $250, $150, $100 Entry Fee: $10 plus $3 in unused stamps Short Story: CJ Dennis Society Prize Prizes: $250, $150, $100 Entry Fee: $10 plus $3 in unused […]
The MiNDFOOD Short Story Competition is open until October 11, 2019. Free to enter. Each month, MiNDFOOD will publish one reader’s short story, with the best story published over the course of a year going on to win a prize. They are looking for unpublished stories from budding non-professional writers. Open to Australian and New […]
The NZ Heritage Book Awards 2019 open on July 1 2019 and close on 10 September 2019. The categories are: Nonfiction Book, Fiction Book, Poetry, Short Prose, and Young Writers. Prizes: Nonfiction Book: $1000. Fiction Book: $1000. Poetry: $200. Short Prose: $200. Young Writers: $200. Entry Fees: Nonfiction Book: $35. Fiction Book: $35. Poetry: $15. […]