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The Boree Log Award for Bush Verse

Father Patrick Hartigan (1875-1952) was ordained in 1903, and served in various positions, including twenty-seven years as parish priest at Narrandera. Writing under the pseudonym, John O'Brien, he published two volumes of poetry: Around the Boree Log in 1921, and, posthumously, 'The Church at St Mel's'. He is fondly remembered for poems such as 'Said Hanrahan' and 'The Old Bush School'. He is buried in North Rocks near Parramatta.

Conditions of Entry 

1.      Ballad to be written in perfect rhyme and metre, within a maximum of 80 lines, with an Australian bush theme.

2.      First Prize $200 plus trophy and certificate. Certificates awarded for Highly Commended and Commended places. Maximum of three entries per entrant.   

3.      Entries to be in English, the original unpublished work of the entrant and not to have won a cash prize in another competition at 31st May 2010.

4.      All entries to be typed on one side of A4 sized paper.

5.      NO NAME TO APPEAR ON MANUSCRIPT. Pages to be numbered with a short title of the entry on top or bottom of each page.

6.      The Judge's decision is final. Winner will be notified by phone and published in The Australian Bush Poets' Association Newsletter and Writers' Voice. Date for presentation of prizes to be confirmed after successful entrants are known.

7.      Entries will be destroyed after results are announced. Please enclose a Business size SSAE for results.

8.      No entry form required, however, a separate sheet stating name, address and phone number of poet together with title of ballad must be included.

9.      Entry Fee - $5 per entry.

10. Closing date - 31st May 2010.

 

Send entries to: 

Competition Secretary - Boree Log         ←(please include 'Boree Log' with address)                  

 Eastwood/Hills FAW

 PO Box 4663

 North Rocks NSW 2151

02 9484 6191   or summers@tpg.com.au

 Boree Log 2010 downloadable version (.pdf) 

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Eastwood/Hills Fellowship of Australian Writers

Literary Competition 2010 

 

Category 1     Short Story -  Max. 3000 words
First Prize $200, Second Prize $100

Category 2     Free Verse Poetry - Max. 4 poems per person
Max. 60 lines per poem

First Prize $150, Second Prize $50
Category 3     Memoir - Max. 1500 words.
First $150, Second $50
For the purpose of this competition memoir means
an incident from one's own life and experiences.
Category 4     Pauline Walsh Award for Short Short Story
800 words max.

First Prize $100, Second Prize $50

All categories open theme.

No entry form, but all entries must include a cover sheet stating name,
contact details and, for short story and memoir, word count.

Closing Date:                 31st May 2010

Entry Fee:                        $5 per entry or $20 for five entries

(Cheques or money orders in AUS$ payable to: Eastwood/Hills FAW.
Do not send cash in the mail.)

Entries to:                        Competition Secretary, Eastwood/Hills FAW,
PO Box 4663, North Rocks, NSW 2151

Enquiries:                       9484-6191 or summers@tpg.com.au

Conditions of Entry

1.            Entries to be in English, the original unpublished work of the entrant, and not to have won a cash prize in another competition as at 31st May 2010.

2.            Entries to be typed on one side of A4 paper. Short stories and memoirs to be double-spaced. Poetry can be single-spaced.

3.            Where an entry is more than one page, all pages of the entry should be stapled together. NO NAME TO APPEAR ON MANUSCRIPT. Pages to be numbered with a short title of the entry on top or bottom of each page. Entries will be numbered for judging.

4.            The decision of the judges is final. Winners will be notified by mail and announced in Writers Voice. Presentation of prizes will be at a presentation event on 7th August 2010.

5.            Entries will be destroyed after results are announced. Please enclose a business-sized SSAE for Result Sheet.

6.            Entry to this competition signifies acceptance of the above. Entries not meeting these conditions will not be judged and the entry fee will not be refunded.

              Eastwood/Hills Literary Competition 2010 Downloadable .pdf

 

 

ZWWestern Sydney Writers                                                   NEW Writers’ Group Inc   

 nwginc@gmail.com                                                                        PO Box 1339 Parramatta 2124 

nwg_inc@yahoo.com.au

www.nwg-inc.com   

                                             

ZineWest 2010

 

We are seeking short original works by new (i) writers sixteen years and older who live, work, study and/or attend a writers’ group in Western Sydney (ii). ZineWest is an annual multi-genre illustrated A5 zine which offers publication to around 30 writers plus prizes.

 

prose, poetry, lyrics, cartoon, drama

 

The project is a not-for-profit collaboration run by New Writers’ Group Inc (NWG Inc). ZW10 is co-sponsored by the Writing and Society Research Group (UWS, Bankstown).

Copyright is held by NWG Inc. Individual copyright is retained by authors and illustrators.

 

Due Date: 25th June

Editing workshops August, Launch Sept/Oct, 2010

 

*      No entry fee

*      Submit up to 3 entries  

*      First prize = $400

*      Second prize = HEAT subscription for one year

*      Third prize = book from the Giramondo imprint

*       Best Entry awards (for all genre represented by at least three published pieces)

*      Honourable mentions at judge’s discretion

*       Editors’ book awards (writers published in ZW twice or more are eligible)

*      Entrants who are published in ZW10 can volunteer to read at the launch

*      Each entrant who has a piece published receives one free copy of ZW10

*      Light editing may be required for publication purposes

*      Some works will be illustrated

*      We try to give a small amount of feedback to entrants whose work is not selected

*      All entrants may ask to go in the draw to read at the open mic (following launch)

 

The Process:  Send us your entries with completed submission form preferably by email.  ZW10 editors select around thirty pieces to publish and forward them to the judge who awards the prizes.

What’s new! ZW10 will have “perfect” binding. The sale price will stay under $10.

 

Co-sponsor: The Writing and Society Research Group at UWS (Professor Ivor Indyk)

Judge: Fiona Wright - Poet and editor (HEAT Magazine, Giramondo Publishing)

 Editor: Sue Crawford; Guest Editors: Lyn Leerson (FAW Parramatta), Felicity Castagna (ZW08 winner), Glenn Anderson (ZW09 winner)

 

(i) Our working definition of Western Sydney is drawn from the Greater Western Sydney Economic Development Board’s list of councils: Auburn, Bankstown, Baulkham Hills, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Holroyd, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith and Wollondilly.

 (ii) By ‘new’ writers we mean writers whose work has not been professionally published other than in multi-author anthologies, journals and self-publication.


Please find enclosed or attached entry form which includes guidelines.

More details as they come to hand will be posted on our blog.

 

Looking forward to your entries,

 

Sue Crawford

Editor, ZineWest

nwginc@gmail.com

zinewest.blogspot.com 

Downloadable Entry Form for ZineWest