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Writing and Other Competitions

Writing contests are a wonderful way for students to hone their writing skills. Here are a few of the benefits:

• Practice makes perfect – the more you write, the better you’ll become.
• Authentic audience – your writing will (often) be read by people experienced in the publishing industry. If you win your piece could be published for a wider audience!
• Learning experience – whether you win or not, entering writing competitions is wonderful experience and will help to improve your confidence in writing.
• Deadlines and parameters – writing competitions have specific parameters e.g. intended audience, subject matter, word count as well as a deadline. These boundaries help to focus your writing.
• Develop perseverance – developing perseverance is key to success so keep trying.

Writing Tips from WestWords: https://westwords.com.au/clubhouse/blog/

Print out and colour in items from the State Library of Queensland’s collections: https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/get-involved/library-home/play-our-collections/colour-our-collections

Current Competitions

NOTE: Ensure you carefully read and understand the requirements of each competition you enter.

Write the World
Submission date: Monthly competitions
Entry fee: none

Furious Fiction Writing Competition
17 years+
Submission date: Starts 5pm on the first Friday of every month. Ends 55 hours later – midnight Sunday.
Entry fee: none