The Stringybark Open Award 2025

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FUTURE COMPETITIONS

The Stringybark Short Story Awards exist to promote and develop short story writing in Australia. Checkout our current competitions here. Future competitions are listed below.

THE STRINGYBARK OPEN AWARD 2025

Stringybark Publishing, Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist, is proud to sponsor the Stringybark Open Award 2025

Opens: 15 December 2024

Closes: 23 February 2025

Length: ≤1500 words

Prize: Over $1420 in cash and books.