Category: Competitions and Opportunities

A great prize this week for dog lovers (or simply lovers of a good story). Thanks to Entertainment One we have three book+DVD packs of A Dog’s Purpose to give away. The book was written by W. Bruce Cameron and is the heartwarming story of a devoted dog who finds

This week we have two books to give away to one lucky winner – The Crime Writer by Jill Dawson and On the Blue Train by Kristel Thornell. Both novels are based on the lives of female literary figures. The Crime Writer is a riveting novel that folds a brilliant

We’re well into the year now and your resolution to fulfil your writing dreams may have slowed under the weight of other priorities. But don’t let that goal to write slip away – instead start slow and stretch your creative muscles by entering short story competitions. Short stories are a

Do you have a completed, unpublished manuscript living in your bottom drawer (literally or figuratively)? Does it have a connection to Western Australia? The Dorothy Hewett Award is for unpublished manuscripts and the winner gets a cash prize of $10,000. Plus, the winner will be offered a publishing contract. Woohoo!

Okay, so you know how it’s great to GET INSIDE your favourite book and hang out there? Well this week we’re giving you the opportunity to literally (litorally?) do that with a very cool prize – thanks to the folks at Litographs! “What’s a litograph?” you ask? Well, it’s the

Back on the shortest day of the year, we put out a simple challenge to you – write us a 25-word story. The only rule was that it contain the words “violin” and “victory”. The rest was up to you. The one we judged our favourite would win free access

Thanks to Entertainment One, this week we have 10 prize packs of A Monster Calls book + double film passes to give away. The Carnegie Medal-winning novel by British-American author Patrick Ness was released in 2015 and the film adaptation will be released this month on 27 July 2017. According

Winter is here. And thanks to our generous friends over at the TV/movie streaming service Dendy Direct, we have a prize perfect for these blanket snuggling days. Ten prizes in fact – of $20 vouchers to access quality movies and TV via the Dendy Direct platform! Dendy is all about

This week, thanks to nos amis at Transmission Films, we have 10 double passes to new film Paris Can Wait to give away. It opens nationwide on 20 July 2017. It’s the feature film debut of Eleanor Coppola – the 81-year-old wife of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Of course, Eleanor

The 2017 Lane Cove Literary Awards are now open. There’s a possible prize pool of over $7,000. Entries are open to Australian writers aged 16 and up. There are several prize categories and opportunities for a range of aspiring writers. So, don’t be shy! From the media release: Short Story

Monday 26 June 2017 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the first Harry Potter book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. So, we feel it’s only right to share the Potter love this week. You’ve probably read (and re-read) the original seven books published between 1997 and 2007,

Wednesday 21 June 2017 marked the shortest day of the year here in the Southern Hemisphere – the winter solstice. We’re currently having four and half fewer hours of daylight than we’ll get on 22 December (the longest day). Four and a half hours! But it’s okay, because winter is

This week’s giveaway is Only: A Singular Memoir by Caroline Baum. Caroline is an incredibly experienced journalist and was the founding editor of Good Reading magazine. She has interviewed many of the world’s top authors and now it’s her turn. Only is a painfully honest and entertaining story revealing what

This week, thanks to our platonic friends at Palace Films, we have 10 double passes to new film A Quiet Passion (PG) to give away. It opens in selected cinemas 22 June. The film is directed by Terence Davies (named by The Guardian as ‘Britain’s greatest living director’) and stars

Love the idea of wandering through the National Library of Australia’s collections PLUS $10,000 to support a creative writing project? Yes? Then you’ll want to get cracking on an application for the National Library of Australia Creative Arts Fellowship (Writing) 2018. From the NLA website: The Fellowship offers a grant

We have something a little different this week for our giveaway which we just know you’re going to love. It’s from the clever UK-based design studio Dorothy and it’s a street map made up from the titles of over 600 books from the history of English literature (and a few

A colourful treat for you this week, on the back of British author Lauren Child’s visit to Australia (Valerie interviewed her for episode 176 of the podcast – you can hear that here). As an author and illustrator, Lauren is the creator of many famous characters including Charlie and Lola, Clarice

The Hunter Writers Centre are running two writing competitions closing in June 2017. 2017 Grieve Writing Competition First up is the 2017 Grieve Writing Competition. The Grieve Writing Competition is in honour of Grief Awareness Month (August) with a prize pool of $7,000. Applicants are encouraged to submit a story

This week, thanks to our buddies over at Palace Films, we have 10 double passes to new film Neruda to give away. It opens in selected cinemas 25 May 2017. The film is directed by Pablo Larrain and follows real life 20th century Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who is outlawed

Released earlier this year, this bestselling thriller is in a similar vein to 2015’s runaway smash The Girl on the Train. Penned by prolific UK author Sarah Pinborough, Behind Her Eyes has been shocking people around the world since its release because of THAT twist ending. No more spoilers! The