Writers should be paid for their work. Here are some Australian writing competitions that authors from Australia and New Zealand can enter.
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Short Story Competitions
Eastwood/Hills FAW Literary Competition
Open to NZ and Australian writers, open theme
Word limit: 3000
Fee: $7
Prize $250, 2nd $100
Deadline: 15th May 2018
New writers prize open to residents of Aus and NZ
Word limit: 3000
Fee: $20
Prize: $6000 1st, $1000 2nd, $1000 3rd
Deadline: 11 June 2018
Australian Writers Centre competition open to writers all over the world for 55 hours, happens monthly on the first Friday.
Word limit: 500
Due by: Next competition live at 5pm on Friday 7th September.
Fee: free
Prize: $500
Odyssey House Victoria Short Story Competition
Word limit: 1500
Fee: $10 AUD
Prize: $1,000
Due by: 2 November 2018
Horror or dark fiction
Submissions open: December – Feb 2019
Deadlines throughout the year
Stringy Bark Stories
Different genres including historical
Paying Markets
These are magazines that will pay you for your short stories and flash fiction.
Pays $500 for a story, $150 for a poem
Pay $25 per story.
Up to 3500 words. Pay $180 per story.
Sci fi and horror magazine.
500 – 2000 words. Pay 1 cent per word.
Sci fi / fantasy / horror magazine.
I hope to update the list of Australian creative writing competitions and magazines that pay for submissions as more are advertised.
Comment below if you know of any.
See also:
Competitions with international submissions has a list of flash fiction and short story markets open to writers anywhere in the world.
I may consider entering the competition open to international audiences. Small writing competitions such as these are always a great motivator to get creative! I do have concerns about intellectual protection/copyrights with competitions, but it’s important to put yourself out there.
Yes I thought the 55 hour one looked pretty fun. Completely understand what you mean about rights. It’s not easy negotiating the writing world.
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