COMPETITIONS 2019

The Society of Women Writers Tasmania present

THE ROBYN MATHISON

POETRY PRIZE 2019

Theme: Earth

FIRST PRIZE:   $200.00

SECOND PRIZE:   $50.00

HIGHLY COMMENDED AND COMMENDED CERTIFICATES

CLOSING DATE: 30^th November 2019

The competition is open to all poets.

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

Or email the Competition Secretary at: wendylaing02@gmail.com

RULES

This competition is for original, previously unpublished poetry.

Entries close on the 30^th November 2019

Entry fee: $10.00 for up to two entries

Theme: Earth

Line Count:  Up to 40 lines in length

Type on A4 paper with 1.5 spacing, using 12 pt. Arial or

Times Fonts.

Use a separate sheet with 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.

Email your entry/s as an attachment) to:

wendylaing02@gmail.com

In the subject line, please put RM Poetry Prize.

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 RM appear in the deposit line. 

NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! 

ROSE FRANKCOMBE SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2019

ROSE AWARD

Word count between 1200 - 1500 words

The theme is ‘Earth.’

FIRST PRIZE: $200.00

SECOND PRIZE: $50.00

Plus Highly Commended and Commended Certificates.

CLOSING DATE: 31^st July 2019

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This competition is for original, previously unpublished short stories written in English.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 2019

Entry fee: $10.00 for up to two entries.

Theme: ‘Earth’.

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 short story or SWWT S/S appear in the deposit line.

NB: OPEN TO MALE & FEMALE WRITERS

1st place - Rose Frankcombe, TAS - 'Miss Havisham Calls'

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

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

Highly Commended certificates were awarded to the following poets"

Helen Swain, TAS

Roger Vickery, NSW

Fran Graham, WA

Sylvia Hardy, NSW

Susan Lee Mason, VIC

Stephen House, SA

BJ North, TAS

David Terelinck, QLD

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