Port Writers Inc is proud to announce its popular Open Writing Competition for 2023
Open date – 1st June 2023
Close date – Midnight 31st July 2023
Winners will be announced in September. Successful entries may be selected for inclusion in a future anthology.
CATEGORIES …
Short Fiction
Poetry
to 2500 words
to 32 lines
PRIZES … for each category
1st
2nd
Hastings Prize for local author
$200
$50
$50
This year, the Hastings Prize will be named the 2023 Frank Urban Award for Local Writers, in honour of one of our Patrons who was instrumental in the formation of Port Writers.
WINNERS will be notified by email. Winners will be announced and awarded on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at the Port Writers Inc meeting, held from 1 pm at the Rotary Community Centre, 198 Hastings River Drive, Port Macquarie, NSW.
All entries must be accompanied by a completed entry form, with the entry fee.
ENTRY FEE is $10 per entry. There is a limit of three entries per competition category (so a maximum of six entries overall per person).
Entry form and conditions of entry are available here…
