Stringybark Open Short Story Awards 2024
PREVIOUS COMPETITIONS
PRODUCED THESE ANTHOLOGIES AMONG MANY OTHERS
ENTRY FEES
One story - A$15.00
Two stories - A$28.00
Three stories - A$39.00
How to Enter
We have streamlined the Entry Process
Prizes
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THIRD PRIZE
A$150 cash + publication + e-book + paperback + choice of any two Stringybark anthologies
(Value $211)
SECOND PRIZE
A$300 cash + publication + e-book + paperback + choice of any two Stringybark anthologies
(Value $356)
FIRST PRIZE
A$500 cash + publication + e-book + paperback + choice of any two Stringybark anthologies
(Value $556)
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Publication + e-book
(Value
$5 x 30 stories = $150)
Opens: 12 December 2023
Closes: 11:59 pm AEST 25 February 2024
Length: ≤1500 words
Award value: Over $1350 in cash and books.
Entry fees: $15 for one story, $28 for two stories, $39 for three stories (max).
Stringybark Publishing, Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist are proud to sponsor the Stringybark Open Short Story Award 2024.
This is our flagship short story award and we are excited to read your entries.
The theme is completely open, however there must be a link, no matter how small, to Australia. It could be a reference to a vegemite sambo or democracy sausage.
The story must be:
• 1500 words or fewer in length;
• have a link to Australia;
• written for an audience aged 16 and above.
We have an award pool of over $1350 in cash and books to encourage you in this endeavour, provided by our sponsors Stringybark Publishing, Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist.
Reading other stories is a great way to gain inspiration for your own writing. Head over to the Bookshop to read some great short stories from other Stringybark anthologies.
FOURTH PRIZE
A$50 cash + publication + e-book + paperback + choice of any two Stringybark anthologies
(Value $111)
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