THE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS OF TASMANIA
presents the
2025 ROSE FRANCOMBE SHORT STORY AWARD
THEME:
‘CHALLENGE’
Open to all Australian writers.
The closing date for entries is the 31st of July 2025
See below for the entry fee and rules for the 2025 competition
• Closing Date for entries: 31st July 2025
• Entry fee: $15 per entry; $20 for two entries
• Prizes;
1st: $500
2nd: $250
3rd: $100
4th: Highly Commended Certificate
• Word count: Up to 1500 words
ENTRY FORMATTING
1. Do not put your name on any pages of your entry. Use a separate cover page that includes
the title and word count of your entry, your name, phone number and email address.
2. All contest entries must be printed as a Word document in either Times New Roman or
Calibri font, 12-point type, double-spaced.
3. Margins are to be one inch (2.54 cm) all around.
4. Indent each paragraph (except the first) 3 to 5 spaces.
5. The Title and page number should appear at the top of each page.
6. Entries must be easy to read and use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
7. Do not use fancy or script fonts for your text, except for presenting a character’s thoughts, in
which case Italic font may be used.
8. Do not include illustrations or pictures.
All entries must be original works and written in English.
All rights to the story remain the property of the author.
Entries must not have been previously published in a professional media.
Email your entry/s as an attachment to:
cmarshall51@hotmail.com
Receipt of all entries will be acknowledged by email.
Payment for the entry fee may be made by direct debit or transfer to:
Bank Account Name: Society of Women Writers Tasmania
Bank: Commonwealth
BSB: 067 601
Account Number: 10168834
VERY IMPORTANT: Please ensure that your name and the word COMPETITION appear in the deposit line

2024 Robyn Mathison Poetry Competition

First Prize: Pippa Kay for Woodsreef Legacy

Second Prize: Elizabeth Brennan for Funerals

Highly Commended: Suzie Metzei for Nucleus

Commended: Janice WIlliams for Encounter on Table Cape

Thank you to all who entered the poetry competition and congratulations to the winning entrants.

Thank you to all who entered The Rose Frankcombe Short Story competition for the Society of Women Writers of Tasmania Inc.

Congratulations to these outstanding entries:

1st Prize Sigourney Vallis for her story "The Gardener"

2nd Prize Beverley Sweeney for her story "Wild Things"

Highly Commended Claire Denness for her story "The Summer of 1996"

Commended Sarah Webster for her story "Serenity 11"