Writers Competitions
Writers Competitions
Welcome to the Good Reading Writers Competitions!
| Voiceless Writing Prize | Closes: 16/3/2012 |
24/1/2012 to 16/3/2012
Email: michaelyoung@aol.com.au
Australian writers are invited to give voice to the most vulnerable amongst us in a new writing prize established by Voiceless, the animal protection institute. The Voiceless Writing Prize sponsored by Australian Ethical Investment is one of the most lucrative short story and non-fiction competitions in Australia, awarding a total prize pool of over $20,000. The Prize is designed to advance public understanding of animal sentience, human – animal relationships and the ethical treatment of animals. Open to Australian citizens and permanent residents 18 and over, the Prize invites fiction and non-fiction pieces of 5-10,000 words, published or unpublished. Entries must focus on animals produced for food or found in the Australian environment.A collection of the best pieces will be published by Australia's leading independent publisher, Allen & Unwin, as a book and an e-book in 2012. Voiceless is very grateful to have Allen & Unwin as Publishing Partner on this innovative Prize. J. M. Coetzee, 2003 Nobel Laureate and twice winner of the Man Booker Prize, will chair the judging panel and serve as Patron of the Prize. Joining him on the judging panel are: Voiceless co-founder and Managing Director, Ondine Sherman; Literary Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, Susan Wyndham; and immediate past Director of the Sydney Writers Festival, Dr Wendy Were.
Tel: 0410 408 4 View the website for more details |
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