For a calendar of Festivals visit Jason Nahrung’s Literary Festivals
Will Gradually Develop This A Bit Busy !:)
2017
FEBRUARY
Entries to the Bruce Dawe poetry competition open
New Castle Short Story competition due 6th February
Henry Kendell Poetry Award due 28th February
Short Story http://fieldofwords.com.au/
MARCH
Caterpillar – Poetry for children competition
MAY
International Montreal Poetry Competition Final Entry Deadline: 11:59pm ET on May 15 2017
Flash Fiction http://fieldofwords.com.au/
JUNE
University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor’s International Poetry Prize will be open for entries from 2 December 2016 to 30 June 2017.
JULY
Friday 28th July Ipswich Poetry Competition (Youth and child entries)
(Will slowly add and update this list)
AUGUST
Aesthetica Creative Writing, poetry and fiction, due 31st of August
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/creative-writing-award/
Memoir Competition http://fieldofwords.com.au/
OCTOBER
Genre Writing Competition
Ripple Poetry 