COMPETITIONS 2020

 Robyn Mathison Poetry Prize 2020

Theme: Flora or Fauna

First Prize:   $200.00

Second Prize:   $50.00

Highly & Commended Certificates

CLOSING DATE: 31^st October 2020

 The competition is open to all poets.

This competition is for original, previously unpublished poetry.

Further information is available on our website: www.swwtas.org

or email the Competition Coordinator at: wendylaing02@gmail.com

 Line Count:  Up to 40 lines in length

Use a separate sheet for the title of the poem, line count, and your contact details, (name, address, email, and telephone number.)

Do not put your personal details on the story, only the title.

 Entry fee: $10.00 for up to two entries. Payment details for direct deposit – Society of Women Writers Tasmania

Commonwealth Bank

BSB: 067-601

Account No: 10168834

 In the subject line, please put RM Poetry Prize.

OR

Send a cheque or postal note to:

SWWT Treasurer

Ros Sydes

30 Myrtle Road

Youngtown 7249

Email your contact details and entry/s as an attachment) to:wendylaing02@gmail.com

OR

Post your entry to:

 Wendy Laing

SWWT Competition Coordinator

40/35 Moriarty Street

Deloraine 7304

THE ROSE FRANKCOMBE SHORT STORY AWARD 2020 IS NOW CLOSED

 ROSE FRANKCOMBE SHORT STORY AWARD 2020

Word count between 1200 - 1500 words

The theme is ‘Flora or Fauna'’

FIRST PRIZE: $200.00

SECOND PRIZE: $50.00

Plus Highly Commended and Commended Certificates.

CLOSING DATE: 31^st July 2020

This competition is open to all short story writers.

 RULES

This competition is for original, previously unpublished short stories written in English.

Entries close on the 31^st July 2020

Entry fee: $10.00 for up to two entries.

Theme: ‘Flora or Fauna’.

Word Count:  between 1200 - 1500 words.

Type on A4 paper with 1.5 spacing, using 12pt Arial or Times Fonts. Indent paragraphs, except for the first paragraph. Do not double space between paragraphs.

On a separate sheet including the title of the story, word count, and your contact details, (name, address, email, and telephone number.) Send as a Word document, not as a PDF.

Do not put your personal details on the story only the title.

Email your entry/s and personal details sheet as separate attachment/s) to:

wendylaing02@gmail.com

In the subject line of the email, please put SWWT short story competition. 

 Pay your $10 entry fee directly into the SWWT bank account

(see below for details).

Bank Account Name: Society of Women Writers, Tasmania, Inc.

Bank: Commonwealth Bank of Australia

BSB: 067 601

Account No.: 10168834

Very Important:

Please ensure that your name and the words SWWT or S/S appear 

in the deposit line.

 PLEASE NOTE: THIS COMPETITION IS OPEN TO ANYONE IN THE WORLD AND FOR BOTH MALE AND FEMALE WRITERS.

Rose Frankcombe Short Story Competition Rose Award

Judged by Sally Odgers

First:

Earth Hour, Janice Williams, Stawell, VIC

Second:

A Patch of Earth, Annabel Larkey, Sandy Bay, TAS

Highly Commended:

Seeking Paradise, Kerrin O’Sullivan, Middle Park, VIC

Commended:

Earth to Earth, Christine Johnson, Rozelle, NSW

Commended:

Matchboxes, Jackie Mohr, Bellingen, NSW

Congratulations from the Society of Women Writers, Tasmania

Results of the Robyn Mathison Poetry Prize 2019.

Equal 1st Prize - ‘Degustation’ by Nicole Rain Sellers, Belmont South NSW

and ‘A Barren Earth’ by Merlene Fawdry, Ararat Victoria

2nd Prize – ‘Foreclosure’ by Beth Clapton, Petersham NSW

Highly Commended – ‘Sacred Ground’ by David Terelinck, Biggera Waters QLD

Commended- ‘Lament for Winding Creek’ by Averil Drummond, Brunkerville, NSW

‘Old Growth’ by Gillian Telford, Booker Bay, NSW

‘The Wet’ by Merlene Fawdry, Ararat, Victoria

1st Place: Janeen Samuel, Morgiana, Victoria for The Phone Call

2nd Place: Susan Gourlay, Queenscliff, Victoria for My Bedroom Window

Highly Commended: Carmel Lillis, Yarraville, Victoria for Tough Girls Can Cry

Commended: Brenda North, Brittons Swamp, Tasmania for Careful Thinking

Commended: Bette Martin, Park Orchards, Victoria for Chiaroscuro

Rose Frankcombe, TAS - 'Miss Havisham Calls'

2nd place - Helen Thurloe, NSW - 'Yellow Monday'

3rd place - Marilyn Humbert, NSW - 'spinning earth'