The Writing Quarter

The Writing Quarter offers online writing courses in Australia.

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📖 The Fiction Factory Short Story Competition 2026 is open for entries ✍️

Submit a short story (up to 3,000 words) for a chance to win £500 🌟

⏰ Deadline: 30 June 2026

Full details on their website! 🔗

https://t.co/YwiN6wurOH

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The Apollo Bay Wordfest Short Story Competition is open for entries. 📖

Submit a short story on the theme ‘What it means to be human’. 🌟 Open to emerging writers living in Victoria, Australia

Deadline is 19 June 2026. Full details below. 🔗

https://t.co/hCwSpt1Vs6

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The Hunter Writers Centre’s ‘Grieve’ Writing Competition is open for entries. 📖

Submit prose, poetry, artwork, video or audio.

The deadline is Sunday 26 April, 8pm AEST. Full details on their website below. 🔗

https://t.co/OjM3NtCKHB

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The Purorrelato 2026 Micro-story Competition is open for entries. 📖

Submit a micro-story (max 1,500 characters) related to Africa for a chance to win up to €750. 🪶

The deadline for entry is 16th April 2026
Full details on their website below. 🔗

https://t.co/R0pN5tWuPo

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The E M Fletcher Writing Competition 2026 is open for entries. 📖

Submit a short story (1,500–2,000 words) on a family history or genealogy theme for a chance to win up to AU$1,000. 🌟

Deadline: 15 July 2026

Full details on their website below. 🔗

https://t.co/jDzb89dWve

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The Eastwood-Hills FAW Literary Competition 2026 is open for entries. 📖

Submit your writing (flash fiction, poetry, memoir, or short story) for a chance to win up to $150. 🌟

Deadline: 15th May 2026

Full details on their website below. 🔗

https://t.co/rmnmOkbjhm

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Happy Easter from The Writing Quarter 🐣🌸

We hope the Easter period brings you rest, relaxation, and maybe a little autumn writing inspiration too ✍️🌼

We’ll be back on Tuesday as usual. See you then!

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Bardsy's Spring 2026 First Chapter Anthology Contest is open for entries. 📖

Enter by 4th May for the chance to win up to $1,000 and publication.

Full details on their website. 🔗

https://t.co/T4O8cA1QuM

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The IndigoTeen Magazine is open for submissions. ✍️

Open to creatives between 13 and 19 years old.

Accepting short stories, essays, novellas, memes, anecdotes, comics, poetry, graphic design and artwork. 📖

Full details on their website. 🔗

https://t.co/X6dgfpSERX

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The 2026 Peter Cowan 600 Word Short Story Competition is open for entries on 11th March. ✍️

There are 4 categories: Open, Novice, Seniors and Youth.

Tell your story in 600 words or fewer for the chance to win up to $200.

Full details on their website.

https://t.co/ZfbbAgjkiE

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Put your storytelling skills to the test with AWC’s Furious Fiction Challenge. ✍️

The next challenge goes live on Friday, 6th March.

In 55 hours, write a story in 500 words or fewer.

Full details on their website. 🔗

https://t.co/aYCdFxQdVn

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The Furphy Story Open Short Story Competition 2026 is open. ✍️

Enter your story for the chance to win up to  $15,000 and a Shepparton Residency at LaTrobe University. 🌟

Deadline for entry is April 30, 2026. Full details on their website. 🔗

https://t.co/NTAJLMfnyO

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The Sorrento Creative Writing Prize 2026 is open for entries. 📚

Open to Australian citizens and residents aged 18 and over.

Enter today for the chance to win $5,000 and more. 🌟

Deadline is 1 March 2026. Full details on their website.

https://t.co/do2wlBYdbH

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The Young Writers’ Award 2026 is open for entries. ✍️

Open to writers aged 11-18. Enter a short story or poem to win from a $3,500 cash pool, a Publisher Experience with Penguin Random House Australia, and so much more! 🌟

Deadline: 28th February

https://t.co/DfHH3rhUyo

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The Sheila Malady short story competition is open for entries. ✍️

This year’s theme is Much Ado About Nothing. Enter a work of fiction for the chance to win up to $300 and so much more. ⭐️

Deadline: February 16. Full details on their website:

https://t.co/HvnU1jAPid

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The 2026 Sydney Writers’ Festival is on the lookout for volunteers! ✍️

Open to 300 volunteers to help out in different roles throughout May 18 – 28.

Applications close midnight on Thursday 29 January. Full details on their website. 🔗

https://t.co/JXGBDTBbO4

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The 2026 Book Links Short Story competition is open. 📖

The competition is open to AU writers. Enter for the chance to win $250 and feature on the Book Links website. 🏆

Deadline for entry is Saturday, 14 March 2026. 

Full details on their website. 🔗

https://t.co/YCpz4auEor

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Slush Journal is open for submissions. 📖

They are accepting short stories, micro and flash fiction & prose poems. Selected writers will be paid  $100 AUD. 🌟

Full details: https://t.co/B7Wn4stA0l

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Latest News 📚✨

The Write Here Festival is set to bring a three-day celebration of storytelling to Lake Macquarie, featuring author talks, workshops and creative events.

The 2026 program will be announced soon.

Full details on their website.
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https://t.co/F6z7wnd19i

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The Rhiza Edge Short Story Competition is open for entries. 📖

Accepting short stories for an audience of 12+, with a fantasy theme. 🧙‍♀️

Enter today for the chance to pitch a full manuscript to Wombat/Rhiza. Deadline: 31 December, 2025. ✍️

Full details: https://t.co/TeFd6K1To8