The WestWords/Ultimo Prize
Deadline for entries
9am AEST 16 May 2022
The WestWords/Ultimo Prize is a new prize that aims to reveal the diversity of a contemporary Australia. Nowhere is the experience of a diverse culture and experience more apparent than in Western Sydney, home to 10% of Australia’s population.
The Prize welcomes submissions from emerging writers of fiction and narrative non-fiction with a completed, previously unpublished manuscript who have a connection to Western Sydney. This connection can be through their personal connection, their manuscripts or the subject matter they deal with and its relevance to the issues and concerns of this dynamic region.
The winner will receive:
* $5,000 in prize money,
* a week at Varuna, The National Writers’ House and
* a publication deal with Ultimo Press.
Entry is free.
DATES
Entries open: 25th March, 2022
Entries close: 9am, 16th May, 2022
Announcement: late August 2022