COMPETITIONS

Competition Conditions

These conditions apply specifically to competitions organised by FAW-Tasmania Inc.

No email entries will be accepted or conditions sent out by email, but we will reply to general enquiries. All contact should be made through our PO Box 234, North Hobart 7002.

The author's name must not appear on manuscripts. The author's name, phone number, address, email address (if applicable), and the title of the work must be written on a separate sheet. Only the title of the work should appear on the manuscript.

Entries should be typed and double spaced on one side of the paper only, although under special circumstances a legible, handwritten entry may be accepted. Where there are few sheets for an entry, they may be folded into a DL size envelope to save postage costs: also, large envelopes containing few pages are often damaged in the post.

Entries must be the original work of the entrant, be unpublished, and not have won a prize in any other competition.  Please do not enter any work currently submitted to another competition.

Judge's decisions are final, and no correspondence relating to these decisions will be entered into.

It is a condition, that if a winner of an FAW-Tasmania Inc.competition is unable to attend a presentation meeting, his or her work may be read out at that meeting.

All entrants to FAW-Tasmania Inc. in-house competitions must be financial members. Where an entry fee is $5 or less, 50cent stamps to the value of the entry fee may be sent in lieu of a cheque or postal order.

If, in the opinion of the committee of FAW-Tasmania Inc. there are insufficient entries for any competition organised by them, the committee reserves the right to cancel that competition.

All entries will be destroyed after prizes have been awarded. Entrants should therefore always keep a copy of their work.

Send entries to:
FAW-Tasmania Inc
PO Box 234
North Hobart, Tas 7002

FAW Tasmania Inc conducts two biennial short story competitions. The Henry Savery Short Story competition is run in odd-numbered years, and the Iris Milutinovic Short Story competition is held in even-numbered years. Full details of each competition are advertised in Tascribe and on the web page in the appropriate year.

FAW Tasmania Inc 2009 Nairda Lyne Award

for a short story of no more than 1000 words suitable for children aged 8-12 years

Open to all writers resident in Australia

Prize is $100
& winner's name is engraved on a plaque in State Library's Launceston Branch. There is an additional prize of a $50 voucher from Hobart Bookshop for the best Tasmanian entry

Conditions

1. Stories must be original, unpublished and must not have won a monetary prize in any other competition.

2. Entries must be typed, double-spaced on one side of A4 paper, with pages numbered and stapled in top left-hand corner.

3. Title only on manuscript. Entrant's name and contact details and title/s of work are to appear on a separate sheet. Entries are numbered and submitted anonymously to the judge.

4. Please keep a copy of your work as entries will not be returned.

5. Entry fee of $5 per story. Please make cheques or postal orders payable to FAW Tasmania Inc.

6. Entries close on March 31, 2009. Work must be postmarked by this date to be eligible for judging.

7. Results will be announced at the FAW-Tasmania May 2009 meeting at which the prizewinning entry may be read. Prizewinners not present will be notified by mail. If you which to receive a results slip, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped DL or C6 envelope with your entry.

8. Judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

9. Send entries to:

Nairda Lyne Award
FAW Tas Inc
PO Box 234
North Hobart TAS 7002

FAW Tasmania Shakespearean Sonnet Award

Open to all Australian writers

First Prize $200
Second Prize $100
Third Prize $50

On 20 May 1609 in London Shakespeare's Sonnets were entered in the Stationer's Register of forthcoming publications, and were published soon afterwards. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the publicaton of these immortal poems FAW Tas is holding a competition for the writing of an original sonnet in the Shakespearean form (14 lines including a final couplet)

Conditions

1. Sonnets must be original, unpublished and must not have won a monetary prize in any other competition.

2. Entrant's name must not appear on the page with the poem. Writer's name, contact details and title/s of the poem/s are to be on a separate sheet. If submitting more than one entry, use a separate sheet for each sonnet.

3. Poems to be typed on one side only of A4 paper, one poem per page.

4. Entrants should keep a copy of work as entries will be shredded after judging. Judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

5. Entries post-marked by May 31 2009 will be eligible for judging.

6. Results will be announced at the FAW-Tasmania meeting on July 11, 2009. All prizewinners not present will be notified by mail.

7. Entry fee of $5 per poem. Please make cheques or postal orders payable to FAW Tasmania Inc.

8. Send entries to:

FAW Tasmania Inc
PO Box 234
North Hobart TAS 7002

2009 Henry Savery National Short Story Award

Open to all writers resident in Australia

First Prize $400
Second Prize $100

Conditions

1. Open theme short story no longer than 2500 words.

2. Stories must be original, unpublished and must not have won a monetary prize in any other competition.

3. Entries must be typed, double-spaced on one side of A4 paper, with pages numbered and stapled in top left-hand corner.

4. Author’s name must NOT appear on manuscript; name, contact details and title of work to appear on a separate page. Only the title should appear on the manuscript.

5. Entry fee of $5 per story. Please make cheques or postal orders payable to FAW Tasmania Inc.

6. Keep a copy of work. Entries will be destroyed after judging. Judge’s decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.

7. Results will be announced at FAW-Tasmania meeting in August 2009 and winners will be notified. Prize-winning entries may be read at this or a later meeting.

8. Entries close on June 30, 2009.

9. Send entries to:

Henry Savery Award
FAW Tas Inc
PO Box 234
North Hobart TAS 7002

King Island Dramatic Society and Regional Arts

and

Fellowship of Australian Writers Tasmania Inc.

announce

The 2009 King Island Literary Award

for a poem of up to 60 lines

Open to all writers resident in Australia

First Prize $300
Second Prize $100
Special Prize of $100 for a King Island Resident

Conditions

1. Poems, up to 60 lines, must be original, unpublished and must not have won a monetary prize in any other competition.

2. Entrant's name must not appear on the page with the poem. Writer's name, contact details and title/s of the poem/s are to be on a separate sheet. No other entry form is required.

3. Work is to be typed on one side only of A4 paper, one poem per page. In special circumstances neatly handwritten work may be accepted.

4. Entrants should keep a copy of work as entries will be shredded after judging. Judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

5. Results will be announced at the FAW-Tasmania meeting on August 9, 2009. All prizewinners will be notified by mail.

6. Entry fee of $5 per poem. Please make cheques or postal orders payable to FAW Tasmania Inc.

7. Send entries to:

FAW Tasmania Inc
PO Box 234
North Hobart TAS 7002

8. Entries close on June 30, 2009.