July is a great month to begin writing competitions. Try writing for these contests as a class, as a teacher or as a great holidays experience for your students!
JULY 2015
Future Leaders Writing Prize
Closing Date: 01/07/2015
Open to: Year 11 & 12 students in Australian Secondary Schools
Theme: None
Accepts: Fiction or Non-fiction
Size: 800 - 1,000 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $1,000
Short Story, Poetry and Cover Competitions
Closing Date: 03/07/2015
Open to: All
Theme: None
Accepts: Short Story
Size: 3,000 words
Entry Fee: $8, $15 for two, $20 for three
Prize: First: $200, Runner-up: $100*
Accepts: Poetry
Size: 60 lines
Entry Fee: $8, $15 for two, $20 for three
Prize: First: $200, Runner-up: $100*
Accepts: Cover Image
Size: Not mentioned
Entry Fee: Not mentioned
Prize: First: $100 plus use of image as front cover of page seventeen, fee of $10 for up to five images
Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award fro Unpublished Poetry
Closing Date: 15/07/2015
Open to: Australian residents as of date of entry
Theme: None
Accepts: PoetrySize: 100 lines
Entry Fee: $10
Prize: First: $1,000, Second: $500, Highest QLD entry: 12 month QWC membership & $300 QWC workshops & feature set at Queensland Poetry Festival
Arts Queensland XYZ Award for Spoken Word
Closing Date: 15/07/2015
Open to: Australian residents as of date of entry
Theme: None
Accepts: Recorded PoetrySize: 3 minutes
Entry Fee: $10
Prize: First: $1,000,
Highest QLD entry: 12 month QWC membership & $180 QWC workshops & feature set at Queensland Poetry Festival
Closing Date: 15/07/2015
Open to: Australian resident
Theme: An ekphrastic response to one of the five painting (See website)
Accepts: PoetrySize: 12 lines
Entry Fee: $10
Prize: First: $500, Second: $250, Top 5: Online publication
Accepts: A. Years 11-12
1. Poem, 2, Short Story, 3. Non-fiction Prose
Size: Poem: not mentioned, Short Story: 600-1,500 words, Non-fiction prose: 600 - 1,500 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $300, Second: $200, Third: $100*
Accepts: B. Years 9-10
1. Poem, 2, Short Story
Size: Poem: not mentioned, Short Story: 500-1,500 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $150, Second: $100, Third: $75*
Accepts: C. Years 7-8
1. Poem, 2, Short Story
Size: Poem: not mentioned, Short Story: 500-1,200 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $150, Second: $100, Third: $75*
Accepts: D. Year 6
1. Poem, 2, Short Story
Size: Poem: not mentioned, Short Story: 400-800 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $150, Second: $100, Third: $75*
Accepts: E. Open (Teachers): Short Story
Size: 800-2,500 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $300, Second: $200, Third: $100
The Post Office Hotel Bronze Spur Award
Closing Date: 20/07/2015
Open to: All
Theme: Rural Australia, its people, animals, way of life and values
Accepts: Bush PoetrySize: 100lines
Entry Fee: $5
Prize: First: Bronze Spur Trophy & $300, Second: $150 & ribbon, Third: $75 & ribbon
Ipswich Poetry Feast International Poetry Writing Competition
Closing Date: 24/07/2015
Open to: All
Theme: None
Accepts: Poetry - 5 - 7 yearsSize: No limit
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $50, Certificate & Bronze Medallion, Second: $30 & Certificate, Third: $20 & Certificate, Highly Commended: $10 & Certificate*
Accepts: Poetry - 8 - 10 yearsSize: No limit
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $100, Certificate & Bronze Medallion, Second: $60 & Certificate, Third: $40 & Certificate, Highly Commended: $10 & Certificate*
Accepts: Poetry - 11 - 13 yearsSize: No limit
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $120, Certificate & Bronze Medallion, Second: $80 & Certificate, Third: $50 & Certificate, Highly Commended: $10 & Certificate*
Accepts: Poetry - 14 - 15 yearsSize: No limit
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $150, Certificate & Bronze Medallion, Second: $90 & Certificate, Third: $60 & Certificate, Highly Commended: $15 & Certificate*
Accepts: Poetry - 16 - 17 yearsSize: No limit
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $250, Certificate & Bronze Medallion, Second: $150 & Certificate, Third: $100 & Certificate, Highly Commended: $15 & Certificate*
Accepts: Poetry - Open Age - Bush PoetrySize: No limit
Entry Fee: $5
Prize: First: $600, Certificate & Bronze Medallion, Second: $250 & Certificate, Third: $150 & Certificate, Highly Commended: $20 & Certificate
Accepts: Poetry - Open Age - Other PoetrySize: No limit
Entry Fee: $5
Prize: First: $600, Certificate & Bronze Medallion, Second: $250 & Certificate, Third: $150 & Certificate, Highly Commended: $20 & Certificate
Write Around The Murray Nano Competition
Closing Date: 29/07/2015
Open to: All
Theme: Must include the word 'space' or a derivative thereof
Accepts: Nano - Students: Years 3 - 4Size: 50 words exactly
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $50 book voucher, Highly Commended: $25 book voucher
Accepts: Nano - Students: Years 5 - 6Size: 50 words exactly
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $50 book voucher, Highly Commended: $25 book voucher
Accepts: Nano - Students: Years 7 - 8Size: 50 words exactly
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $50 book voucher, Highly Commended: $25 book voucher
Accepts: Nano - Open
Size: 50 words exactly
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: First: $100 book voucher, Highly Commended: $50 book voucher
Elyne Mitchell Writing Awards
Closing Date: 31/07/2015
Theme: Specific reference to an Australian Rural experience
Accepts: Open Writers Award - Fiction or Non-fiction
Open to: All
Size: 2,500 words
Entry Fee: $15
Prizes: First: $1,000
Geoff Dean Short Story Competition
Closing Date: 31/07/2015
Open to: Australian writersTheme: None
Accepts: Short StorySize: 3,000 - 10,000 words
Entry Fee: $20, $15 for TWC members
Prizes: First: $2,000, Second: Literary Journal subscriptions to value of $500
Closing Date: 31/07/2015
Open to: Students enrolled in Years 5 - 12 in Victorian Schools
Theme: What you feel, think of, or have experienced about mental health issues
Accepts: Upper Primary (Years 5 - 6): Play, Poem or Story
Size: 1,000 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: $100
Accepts: Lower Secondary (Years 7, 8 & 9): Play, Poem or Story
Size: 1,000 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: $125
Accepts: Upper Secondary (Years 10, 11 & 12): Play, Poem or Story
Size: 1,000 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: $150
Positive Words Mini Competition - July
Closing Date: 31/07/2015
Open to: All
Theme: Contains the word: Cheesecake
Accepts: Short Story or Poetry
Size: 100 words or 10 lines
Entry Fee: $1.40 in stamps
Prize: Six months subscription to Positive Words
Trudy Graham-Julie Lewis Literary Award
Closing Date: 31/07/2015
Open to: All
Theme: None
Accepts: Open - Short StorySize: 2,000 words
Entry Fee: $15, $25 for 2, $35 for 3
Prize: First: $400, Second: $200, Third: $100, Judge's Encouragement Award for Yoth: $100, Highly Commended x 4: Certificate, Commended x 4: Certificate
