I love a good list. I would love a list about lists. I’m hooked. Here is why: It makes me feel as though I am doing something practical (even if I haven’t begun a single chore) Lists help me remember (mostly) It focuses my thoughts I can prioritise better It’s a pleasure – I love
Prime Minister's Literary Awards are a series of writing awards which celebrate and reward those who have made an exceptional contribution to Australian literature and intellectual life. The awards are held annually with hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes given out each year. Prime Minister's Literary Awards Categories The Prime Minister's Literary Awards have
The City of Subiaco hold an annual writing contest for young writers called the Tim Winton Award for Young Writers. This award is open to every Western Australian school student where they are able to enter in a work of creative writing. The Tim Winton Award for Young Writers is broken up into 5 categories
The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were setup in 1985 to honour the contributions of writers in Australia. Today it is one of the most well known set of awards. Overall there is a suite of awards which cover: fiction non fiction drama poetry young writers indigenous writing From this pool of winners, they then have
The university of New South Wales offers an annual writing competition to find the best non-fiction piece on science. All shortlisted entries are published in an annual collection of the best writings on science for the year under The best Science Writing anthology. The competition is named in honour of Australia's first Nobel Laureates William Henry Bragg
The Peter Porter Poetry Competition is a yearly competition where entrants compete for a chance to win the major or runner up shortlist prizes. This prize is open to all age groups and entrants are not required to be in Australia, which has meant that a significant number of entrants from overseas are included each
Redgum Book Club has launched the Young Writers Award to help children aged between 9 and 13 years of age, develop their writing skills and find their unique voice through storytelling. Children are great storytellers; they can create both entertaining written and ‘oral’ stories that, with a little assistance, can be turned into fabulous, character-filled
The Furious Fiction writing competition is a monthly competition which is presented by the Australian Writers’ Centre, this fun, fast – and best of all – FREE short story challenge blasts off on the first Friday of every month. Anyone in the world aged 17 years and older is able to take part. Not only
The purpose of the Young Writers’ Award is to inspire children to commit their thoughts and ideas to paper and promote reading and writing for children of primary school age. The Young Writers’ Award comprises two categories with up to five young authors shortlisted in each category. Each shortlisted entry will receive a $150 Book
