The Age $3000 Short Story Competition is now Accepting Entries

19 August 2010
The Age $3000 Short Story Competition is now Accepting Entries
Deadline: 1 October 2010
Geographical Restrictions: open to Australian writers (although there are no restrictions stated in the guidelines)
Reading Fee: none
Accepts (genre): short stories
Prize/Payment: $3000, etc.

The Age short story competition is now accepting entries.

Entries must be no longer than 3000 words and should not have been previously published.

Stories for children are not eligible for this competition. Manuscripts must be typed: double-spaced and on A4 paper.

A separate page should be submitted with the author's name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. No entry form is required.

No more than three stories per person should be submitted.

Faxes or hand written submissions will not be accepted and manuscripts will not be returned.

Send entries to:
The Age Short Story Competition
The Age
Level 2
655 Collins Street
DOCKLANDS 3008
or email shortstory@theage.com.au

The closing date is October 1, 2010 - 5pm (unfortunately late entries can not be accepted) Winners will be announced in December.

The 1st, 2nd, 3rd winning stories will be published in A2. They will also be published at theage.com.au along with all highly-commended entries.

First prize winner will receive $3000. 2nd prize, $2000, 3rd prize, $1000.

For further information please contact Jason Steger 03 8667 2044 or jsteger@theage.com.au.

More information here.
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