Fiction

Australian Writing Competitions 2018

Writers should be paid for their work. Here are some Australian writing competitions that authors from Australia and New Zealand can enter. This page is updated often. Please subscribe to stay up to date with these opportunities. Short Story Competitions Eastwood/Hills FAW Literary Competition Open to NZ and Australian writers, open theme Word limit: 3000 …

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Flash fiction

The whinny of a horse slashed the dusk. Victory songs twisted into prayers as a blur of white invaded the clearing. One young guard, not long out of naps, left to protect the king. I resisted the urge to fling the board. “Think you’re gifted at chess, don’t you?” This is a piece of flash …

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