young writers
January 29, 2019
If you’re a young writer in Australia, and have been wondering about opportunities to submit your work, then look no further. This post contains a list of writing competitions for the first half of 2019, together with useful information such as word limits, closing dates and links to entry forms. Be sure to check back […]
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June 26, 2018
NB: The competitions in this post have now closed. For a list of new competitions for February to July 2019, check out this more recent post. Are you a young writer? Perhaps you’ve been scribbling down – or typing up – stories or poems or plays or songs for some time now. If you’re wondering […]
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February 6, 2018
NB: Please note that these competitions were for the first half of 2018. For a list of competitions for the second half of 2018 go to Writing Competitions for Young Writers in Australia: July to December 2018. If you’re a young writer, and have been putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) for a […]
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September 12, 2017
What do you do when you aren’t in the mood to create, and feel as if you have no ideas? In a previous post, I wrote about some of the ways I keep writing when I don’t feel like showing up to the page. Those strategies are mostly about getting started, and usually they work […]
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August 29, 2017
‘I have been having trouble with my motivation to write. I just feel as though I have no ideas and I haven’t felt like writing recently … What do you do when you aren’t in the mood to write and feel like you have no ideas?’ Can you relate? I can. When I received this […]
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August 1, 2017
So, you’ve written a great short story, poem or even an autobiographical piece, and are now wondering where to send it. As one of my earlier posts about writing competitions for young writers suggests, there are plenty of places to submit your creative work if you know where to look. But. Many writers submitting to […]
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