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Entries must be the original work of the entrant, be unpublished, and not have won a prize in any other competition.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 2010 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, 2010. Work must be postmarked by this date to be eligible for judging.

7. Results will be announced at the FAW-Tasmania May 2010 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

2010 Iris Milutinovic Award

Open to all Tasmanian residents.

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

Conditions

1. Stories must be between 1500 and 3000 words and depict an event with realism and good characterisation.

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 2010 and winners will be notified. Prize-winning entries may be read at this or a later meeting.

8. Entries close on June 30, 2010.

9. Send entries to:

Iris Milutinovic Award
FAW Tas Inc
PO Box 234
North Hobart TAS 7002

2010 Christmas Competitions

For FAW Tas members only. No entry fees

Entries close 31 October 2010

Jacqueline Cooke Fiction Award

for a short story to a maximum of 2500 words

Barney Roberts Non-Fiction Award

for prose to a maximum of 2000 words

Terri and Hal Moore Poetry Award

for a poem to a maximum of 40 lines

2011 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 2011 and winners will be notified. Prize-winning entries may be read at this or a later meeting.

8. Entries close on June 30, 2011.

9. Send entries to:

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