NILLUMBIK PRIZE FOR CONTEMPORARY WRITING 2024
Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing 2024
Applications close 5PM (AEDT), Monday 2 October 2023
5:00pm Monday 2 October 2023
Nillumbik has a strong history in literary arts that is supported today through the Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing.
The Prize offers contemporary Australian writers an opportunity to win cash prizes and to profile their work.
Entries are accepted in the following categories:
Short story award – open, local and youth awards
A changing genre award – open, local and youth awards
Young Writers workshops
In partnership with Yarra Plenty Regional Library and Writers Victoria, Nillumbik are offering FREE workshops for young writers aged 13 to 19 to join a professional writer for a facilitated writing workshop.
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The Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing (NPCW) was introduced in 2020, evolving from the annual Alan Marshall Short Story Award (AMSSA), established in 1985 and the annual Nillumbik Ekphrasis Poetry Award (2012–2019). The Prize is awarded every two years.
The Alan Marshall Short Story Award (AMSSA) is awarded to the best short story in the Open Short Story category to preserve the legacy of the AMSSA.
The winning entries are published in an anthology and presented at a major public event.
Keep up to date with the Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing via the Arts eNewsletter.
The 2024 Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing is presented in partnership with Writers Victoria.
Entries open 1 July and close at 5pm on 2 October 2023.
Entries are accepted in the following categories for the 2024 Prize:
Short Story
(The Alan Marshall Short Story Award)
Up to 2500 words
Theme: Resistance
Open, Local and Youth awards
Memoir
Up to 2500 words
Open, Local and Youth awards
Conditions of entry
Please read the Conditions of Entry(PDF, 273KB) prior to application.