Competitions

Storyfest National Novella Writing Competition

The Storyfest National Novella Writing Competition is open to all Australian high school students. It is a wonderful opportunity for serious student writers, encouraging them in their literary growth – and there are also some fantastic prizes on offer.

All state winners will be awarded:

• Cash prizes
• Flights and accommodation to the Gold Coast
• Tickets to attend Somerset Storyfest (28-30 March 2022)
• Exclusive access to meet with Australia’s elite authors and publishers

Entries open Monday 25 July and close Friday 2 December.

Find out more and enter here: https://www.storyfest.com.au/novella-writing-competition

2022 Hilarie Lindsay Poetry Competition

Entries to the 2022 Hilarie Lindsay Poetry Competition are now open.

Students in years K-12 from around Australia are invited to enter a poem they have written on any subject.

Entries are open until 31 August.

Find out more and enter here: https://fawnsw.org.au/entry-2022-hilarie-lindsay-young-writers-poetry-competition/

Little Stories Big Ideas Flash Fiction Competition for Secondary School Students

Little Stories Big Ideas is a writing competition for Australian Secondary School Students. As part of the comp, students write a story in 100 words or less to a specific themed prompt, in any literary style they like – prose, poetry, haiku or song. There are two entry categories, Year 7 to 9 (Junior) and Year 10 to 12 (Senior).

The comp runs every school term with great prizes on offer and is free to enter.

Cash prizes of $100 plus Gift Vouchers and Memberships are up for grabs.

Entries are now open for our Term 3 competition with the theme “Body”. Entries close Friday September 16 2022 at Midnight.

Find out more: https://littlestoriesbigideas.com.au/