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SHORT STORY PRIZE 2024

Invitation to all local writers. Explore your imagination and showcase your talent by creating a short story using a theme of your choice. Enter for your chance to win $500, plus VIP access to festival events!

ENTRY IS FREE. 

TERMS AND CONDITION

  • Open to people aged 18 years plus from across the Midwest and Gascoyne.
  • Opens Friday 19 April, closes 4pm Friday 12 July 2024. No late entries accepted. 
  • Length - Maximum of 3,000 words.
  • Entry is free. Maximum of three entries per person. Each entry must be accompanied by a completed entry form.
  • No responsibility is accepted for lost, delayed or late entries.
  • Shortlisted entries announced Wednesday 4 September 2024.
  • Entries will not be returned.
  • Winners announced Thursday 10 October 2024.
  • Winner: Cash prize of $500, VIP access to Festival Events, Story published online via Library Catalogue and Certificate.
  • Runner-Up: Cash prize of $200, VIP access to Festival Events, Story published online via Library Catalogue and Certificate.
  • Highly Commended: Story published online via Library Catalogue and Certificate.
  • Employees of the CGG and their direct family members are not eligible to enter this competition.
  • Entries must be unpublished and in English.
  • The entry is written with a mature or adult audience in mind.
  • Format - must be typed 1.5 line spacing, 12 point font, no contact/name on actual work, only on entry form.

 

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