Category: Competitions and Opportunities

Kill Your Darlings, one of Australia’s awesome cultural magazines founded by Rebecca Starford and Hannah Kent, has announced that the 2018 KYD Unpublished Manuscript Award is now open! From the Kill Your Darlings website: “The KYD Unpublished Manuscript Award was established to support the development of an early-career author, provide

This week, we’re giving away three copies of Tina Brown’s “tell all” memoir, The Vanity Fair Diaries 1983-1992 – covering her eight years as editor and chief of… you guessed it… Vanity Fair magazine. These “sizzling” diaries paint a riveting portrait of the flash, dash and follies of the 1980s

This week, we’ve checked in and ordered (via room service) three copies of Rooms with a View – a fascinating book written by distinguished hotel historian and travel journalist Adrian Mourby. Adrian is a lover of grand hotels – and the world’s grandest hotels have provided glamorous backgrounds for some

This week, we’re grabbing our Akubras and heading to the bush for a very Australian genre – rural fiction. We have two books to give away: Ridgeview Station by Michael Trant: An entertaining yarn set on a vast outback property peopled with colourful and authentic characters, Ridgeview Station is about

I know that most of our competitions are directly related to writing, authors or creatives. So I realise that this one is a long bow. But I love Liam Neeson action movies! So I had to share this with you. Ever since I saw him in Taken, I’ve been a

As we roll on through your writing summer (apologies to those reading this in freezing northern hemisphere conditions) we thought we’d give you a helping hand – to help flex your writing muscles and kick off 2018. It’s a short story challenge (because we know how much you love these!).

This week, thanks to Entertainment One, we have 10 double passes to The Post – in cinemas from 11 January 2018. This one already has some heavy awards buzz about it (it was nominated for six Golden Globes) – but that’s always likely to happen when you have Steven Spielberg

Do you love writing short stories? Not only can these bite-sized gems help you to develop finer storytelling skills, you can potentially earn big bucks from your work. Check out the range of short story competitions to enter in 2018. And if you’re looking to stand out from the pack

Start your new year off right by entering your manuscript into the Annual Text Prize for Young Adult & Children’s Writing. First prize is a handsome $10,000 advance on publishing royalties and a contract with Text Publishing. Wouldn’t that be a fab way to kick off 2018? This prize is

We’re kicking off 2018 with the chance to win not one, not two, not four, not five, but THREE of Australian author Tim Winton’s memoirs. Here are the details of the books: Land’s Edge: Tim Winton’s Land’s Edge is a celebration of the coastal life and those who surrender themselves

It’s that time of year again. “What time?” you ask? The time that Santa takes a look around his workshop and collects up 12 books to give away to ONE lucky holiday reader! And what a mix we have this year – with something for everyone, from picture books to

This week, we have two copies of the feel-good book Dogs with Jobs by Laura Greaves to give away. It contains extraordinary true stories of some of the hardest-working dogs in the world. You’ll meet Molly Polly, the diabetes alert dog whose round-the-clock job is to keep her two young

This week as a bonus competition, thanks to Sony Films we have five double passes to give away to the new film, Call Me By Your Name – based on the novel by Andre Aciman. Directed by the acclaimed Luca Guadagnino, this provocative, emotional and powerful romantic drama set in

Time to crack those knuckles and start working on your short story over the holidays! The Newcastle Short Story Award 2018 is now open for entries, with a word limit of 2000 words. Main prize is a handsome $2000, but with several highly commended cash prizes, a wine voucher and

As a bonus giveaway this week, thanks to Transmission Films we have 10 double passes to The Secret Scripture – in cinemas from 7 December 2017. The film is based on the acclaimed bestselling novel by Sebastian Barry, and features a stellar international cast including Rooney Mara, Vanessa Redgrave and

This week, we’re giving you the opportunity to win Uncommon Type – a collection of seventeen wonderful short stories by none other than two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks – and signed by the author himself! Here’s what the media release had to say: “A hectic, funny sexual affair between two

Do you write non-fiction essays? Then this competition is for you! The Calibre Essay Prize is open for its 12th year. This prize is hosted by the Australian Book Review (ABR) and according to the website: “is one of the world’s leading prizes for an original non-fiction essay. It is

This week, thanks to our platonic friends at Roadshow Films, we’ve secured 10 double passes to new film Tulip Fever, in cinemas from 23 November 2017 and based on the bestselling novel by Deborah Moggach. This one really has quite a stellar cast – including the incredibly versatile Alicia Vikander,

This week, a giveaway for the organised (or hoping to be organised!) writer. It’s Pilot 2018 – A Diary for Writers! Stuffed to the gills with writerly wisdom, Pilot 2018 is the essential writer’s resource. It not only features industry advice from Island, Griffith Review, Brief, Rabbit, Poetry New Zealand

We have a book with a difference this week – and one that will make a gorgeous gift for yourself or the dog lover in your life. Featuring snaps by international award-winning photographer Serena Hodson, it’s Upside-down Dogs, a delightfully cute photo book of – you guessed it – dogs posing