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Writing Competition DECEMBER 2011 – YOUNG ADULT & TEEN FICTION
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DECEMBER 2011 – YOUNG ADULT & TEEN FICTION
LAST DAYS FOR SUBMISSIONS
December 2011 Competition ends on the 31st December 2011 23:59 BST
Would you please make this known to members of your writing circle?
UNPUBLISHED FICTION AUTHORS PRINT READY COMPETITION
This competition starts December 2011.
The closing date for this competition is the 31st December 2011 23:59 BST.
DECEMBER 2011 – YOUNG ADULT & TEEN FICTION
This is a genuine, no fee competition that stretches over 12 months.
Each month a different genre; each month a winner. Winners are offered a
contract, paid royalties, and receive full promotion and marketing strategies.
This is not a competition with prizes. There is no entry fee.
Only Print Ready novels of genuine merit will be chosen.
Your book could be a winner.
Full details of rules, genres and how to submit,
on our website, http://www.creativeprintpublishing.com/publishing/competitions.php
Christmas Writing Competition eBook
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GCWA Adult Writing Competition Winners List
Posted by: webmaster | CommentsCongratulations to the winners of the Deja vu competition.
Non-fiction – judged by Bev Ryan
First Place: Lighting Striking Twice by Elaine Harris, Parklands TAS
Second Place: Deja vu – This Cyclic Life by Julie Boyd, Hastings Point NSW
Third Place: Lend a Hand – Make a Difference by Thea Koroi, Woomera SA
Poetry – judged by Edwin Wilson
First Place: On Callan Reserve by Jane Laugharne, Perth WA
Second Place: Deja vu by Jan Price, Ballarat VIC
Third Place: Deja vu by Caroline Glen, Gold Coast QLD
Highly Commended: Stopped at the Light by Alan Turner, Gold Coast QLD
Short Story – judged by Lee McGowan
First Place: The Mermaid by Vanessa McKinley, Sydney NSW
Second Place: One of Them? by Catalina Herrera, Sydney NSW
Third Place: The Heart Remembers by Lynda Grant, Gold Coast QLD
Writing for Children – judged by Lyn Linning
First Place: Coming Home by Jemma van de Nes, Perth WA
Second Place: Ruby Orange and the Yowie by Zoya (ZS) Nojin, Sydney NSW
Third Place: Shopping at Mr Zen’s by Dianne Morris, Gold Coast QLD
Children’s Writing Competition Winners
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Junior Short Story Section (7-10 years)
First Place - It Wasn’t Friday 13 by Gemma Dalton
Second Place – Floods by Isabella Jewell
Third Place – Lilly’s Birthday by Ruby Stockham
Junior Poetry Section (7-10 years)
Highly Commended - Change Today by Olivia Higgins
Intermediate Short Story Section (11-13 years)
First Place – Miller Street by Jacinda Gray
Second Place – Real Community Spirit by Jaime D’Cruz
Third Place – Flooded by Liam Harris
Highly Commended – Surprise Guest on Anzac Day by Annabel Murray
Intermediate Poetry Section (11-13 years)
First Place – Lifesaver by Justin Hunt
Second Place – Alice by Justin Hunt
Third Place – Going by Bernice Chung
Highly Commended – Together We Stand by Jake Barto
Senior Short Story Section (14-17 years)
First Place – Cruel Community by Courtney Lor
Second Place – Taken Everything by Isabella Sillar
Third Place – Jet by Beth Rolls
Senior Poetry Section (14-17 years)
First Place – Who Am I? by Maxwell Carroll
Second Place – The Seagull by Anne Freeman
Third Place – Surf Boy by Joanna Giles
Adult Writing Competition
Posted by: Jeannie Barker | Comments2011 Adult Writing Competition
Theme: Déjà vu
Categories:
- Short Story – maximum 2,500 words
- Non-fiction – maximum 2,500 words
- Writing for Children – maximum 2,500 words
- Poetry – maximum 50 lines
Entries exceeding the word or line count will be disqualified.
Prizes (per category):
First – $400
Second – $200
Third – $100
Highly Commended certificates may also be awarded
Total prize pool – $2,800
Entry Fee: $12 per entry; multiple entries are permitted.
Deadline: 14 August 2011
Originality: All entries must be original and the work of the stated author only. Any entries found to be plagiarised will be excluded from the competition, and, if prizes have been awarded, they must be returned.
Judging: The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Notifications: Award winners will be notified by email and/or phone.
Copyright: Copyright of entries remains with the author.
Publication: The Committee of the Gold Coast Writers’ Association Inc. reserves the right to publish the winning entries, without payment, on the Association’s website and in a commemorative eBook.
Presentation of Prizes: Prizes will be presented at the GCWA Annual Literary Luncheon in September 2011.
Prize monies will be paid electronically to the winner/s who are unable to attend the presentation in person.
Submissions and Payment: Entries are to be submitted online via goldcoastwritersassociation.submishmash.com/Submit
Payment must be made online via credit card or PayPal as part of the submission process.
Additional submissions may be added by loggin in to the site and submitting another entry.
Note: If you are unable to use the online submission form, please contact us direct info[at]goldcoastwriters.org.au or via our contact form.
2011 Children’s Writing Competition
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Theme: Community Spirit
Sections
- Short Story – 14-17 years – 1,000 words
- Poetry – 14-17 years – 40 lines
- Short Story – 11-13 years – 500 words
- Poetry – 11-13 years – 30 lines
- Short Story – 7-10 years – 300 words
- Poetry – 7-10 years – 20 lines
Entries
Submission of entries is by online submission at goldcoastwritersassociation.submishmash.com/Submit
By submitting an entry you agree to the following conditions:
- I declare the work submitted is my own original work and that no part has been copied from any other source.
- I give permission for my entry to be published on the Gold Coast Writers’ Association Inc. website and in a commemorative eBook.
If unable to submit entries online, please contact us for an entry form.
Conditions
All entries must be original and the work of the stated author only. Entries exceeding the word count by more than 10% will be eliminated from the competition. Any entries found to be plagiarised will be excluded from the competition, and, if prizes have been awarded they must be returned.
Note: Proof of age of the entrant must be provided upon request.
Entry Fee
Free
Prizes
For each category: 1st – $100; 2nd $50; 3rd $25
Total prize monies: $1,050
Certificates
Certificates will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Highly Commended.
Deadline
5pm Friday 22 April
School Email Updates
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CALEB Prize
Posted by: Jeannie Barker | CommentsThe CALEB Prize for faith-inspired writing by Australasian writers is now open!
Dates: 1 Jan – 30 Jun, 2011
Categories: fiction, non-fiction, poetry (also unpublished manuscript)
First Prize: $1000 + other monetary prizes, vouchers and trophies + reviews available on all books
Entry forms and full details at www.omegawriters.com
Lovers of Good Writing Competition
Posted by: Jeannie Barker | CommentsLovers of Good Writing Competition Short Story
Presented by: Fellowship of Australian Writers (Qld) Inc.
First Prize: $250
Second Prize: $100
Plus Highly Commended Certificates
Closing Date: March 30, 2011
Limit of three entries per author.
Word count: 1000 to 2500.
Entry form: www.fawq.net/competitions
Winner announced at May meeting of FAWQ.
Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay
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Australian Book Review (ABR) and the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) seek entries for the fifth Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay, the nation’s premier award for an original essay and one of the world’s most lucrative essay competitions.
The Calibre Prize is intended to generate brilliant new essays and to foster new insights into culture, society and the human condition. We welcome essays from leading authors and commentators, but also from emerging writers. All non-fiction subjects are eligible: from life writing to literary studies, history to politics, biography to philosophy, natural history to popular science, travel writing to environmental studies.
First Prize: $10,000
Deadline: 1 January 2011
