The Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing (NPCW) is awarded every two years and builds on the Shire's strong tradition of supporting contemporary Australian writing.
Entries are accepted in the following streams:
Fiction - with open, local and youth categories
A changing genre award - with open, local and youth categories. In 2022 that category is Poetry.
The competition awards the best work in each category
The Alan Marshall Short Story Award is awarded to the best short story in the ‘open’ section.
A Mayor's Award may also be awarded.
The winning entries are published in an anthology. The NPCW is presented in association with Yarra Plenty Regional Library.
