There are still a few great competitions to enter before the year’s end. These ones closing in November and December are for short story writers, essay writers, and very, very short story writers.
Fish Publishing is currently accepting entries for its annual writing competition. This Ireland based publisher has been running writing competitions since 1994 and they’ve had the support of some heavyweight writers, including Roddy Doyle and Frank McCourt. Fish Publishing run three writing competitions throughout the year – the Fish Short Story Prize, the Fish One-Page Prize, and the Fish Poetry Prize. Entries are now open for the Short Story Prize.
Stories should be no longer than 5,000 words and should not have been published previously. The winner and nine runners up will be published in the 2010 Fish Anthology. The overall winner will also receive 3,000 Euro, which include 1,000 Euro for travel expenses to attend the anthology launch in Cork, Ireland.
You can find full details on their website.
Closer to home, the Australian Book Review and CAL (Copyright Agency Limited) are once again coming together to hold the Calibre Essay Writing Prize. This is the prize’s fourth year, and essays on any non-fiction subject are welcome. You can write about art, literature, politics, media – anything! Essays must be between 3,000 and 10,000 and previously unpublished.
The writer of the winning essay will receive $10,000. The winning and other shortlisted entries will also be published in the Australian Book Review. Entries close 1 December 2009 and you can download more details and an entry form here.
And finally, for our younger writers, the Nambucca Valley Youth Services Centre wants to read your story – of 12 words or less! Writers aged between 15 and 25 can enter their stories at 12words.com.au. You have until 1 December 2009 to register and enter your story. Then, judges will select the seven highest rated stories in two age categories – 15-19 and 20-25. The winners for both categories will receive a $1,000 writing mentorship with Random House, an ipod touch, and a Crumpler bag. Twelve finalists will receive book packs from Random House and a Sony MP3 Walkman. Cool prizes!
You can check out the entries so far at 12words.com.au and rate them. And even if you aren’t eligible to enter the competition, you can still register and share your 12 word story.
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