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Below are guidelines for the following awards: ACT Writing and Publishing Awards Marjorie Graber-McInnis Short Story Award ACT Poetry Award Z4 Wines Award for Book Reviewing Note that for all these awards, the author must reside permanently within the ACT Region which includes the Shires of Young, Harden, Gundagai, Tumut, Boorowa, Yass Valley, Upper Lachlan, Goulburn, Mulwaree, Wingecarribee, Palerang, Greater Queanbeyan, Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla, Bega Valley, Bombala, Cooma-Monaro and Snowy River. |
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ACT Writing and Publishing Awards The ACT Writers Centre is pleased to announce that entries for the 2008 ACT Writers and Publishers Awards are now open. These awards are given annually to an outstanding title by a local writer and publisher in each of the following categories: • Fiction • Non-Fiction • Poetry, and • Children’s writing Eligibility: The awards will be judged on the excellence of the writing/content of the titles entered in each category. To be eligible, titles must have been: • published (or self–published) during the 2007 calendar year; • made available for sale; and • published in book form, with an ISBN. • Also: • the writer and publisher must have been residing in the ACT or region at the time of publication; and • the publisher must have no more than five employees. Entries must be postmarked on or before Friday, 19 September 2008 (or delivered in person to the ACT Writers Centre by 5 PM on that day). For each entry, please send a completed entry form and two copies of the title. Print off the entry form here. The first prize in each category is a $500 printing voucher from our major sponsor, Pirion. Highly commended certificates will also be awarded. Gold stickers for the winning and shortlisted books will also be produced. The winner will be announced and the prizes awarded at the ACT Writers Centre’s annual Christmas party in December. The winning and shortlisted books will also be on sale. | |||||||||||
Marjorie Graber-McInnis Short Story Award Submissions are now open for the annual Marjorie Graber-McInnis Short Story Award. This award was established by Don McInnis to commemorate the life of his wife, a short story writer who lived in Canberra and passed away on 25 September 1997. The Award is administered by the ACT Writers Centre. Prizes: First prize $600 and publication; certificates, publication and book prizes for up to five runners-up. Entry fee: $7.50 non-members and $5 members Closing date: 5pm Thursday 25 September 2008 (postmarked on or before this date, or delivered in person before the deadline.) Announcement date: ACT Writers Centre Christmas Party in early December Word Count: 1500-3000 words Publication: The winning story plus five runners-up will be published in the ACT Writers Centre newsletter, ACTWrite as well as on the website (if authors permit) over the months following the announcement. Conditions: • The award will be for an emerging writer (ie without a novel or collection of short stories published or accepted for publication at the closing date for submissions to the award). • Entries must not have been previously published or won a prize in another competition. • Limit of one entry per person. • Entry fees should accompany submissions. Please do not send cash through the mail. Entries must be accompanied by the application form here. | |||||||||||
ACT Poetry Award 2008 The ACT Writers Centre is pleased to announce that the ACT Poetry Award for 2008 is now open for submissions. The award will be awarded to an original, unpublished poem not exceeding 50 lines. There are no generic or thematic constraints. The award is administered by the ACT Writers Centre. Prizes: 1st prize $300, and a number of certificates for highly commended. Entry fee: $5 non-members, $3 ACT Writers Centre members. Closing date: 5pm Friday 12 September 2008 (entries must be postmarked on or before this date). Judge: To be announced Announcement of winner: ACT Writers Centre Christmas Party in early December. Publication: The winning poem, plus the highly commended poems, will be published in the ACT Writers Centre newsletter, ACTWrite, as well as on the website (if authors permit) over the months following the announcement. Enquiries: 02 6262 9191. Conditions: The award is for an emerging writer (ie without a collection of poetry published at the closing date for submissions to the award). Entries must not have been previously published or be under offer to any publication until the adjudication is finalised and the winner is notified and announced on the ACT Writers Centre website. Personal details should not appear on any manuscript to ensure discretion and fair-dealing in the judging process. No entry form is required but entrants should list their full contact details on a coversheet and sign a declaration that their entry is entirely their original work and that they reside permanently in the ACT region as described above. Entries should be typed, single spaced on A4 paper, one side only. Entries must be postmarked on or before Friday 12 September 2008. The award will be given to the poem that, in the opinion of the judge(s), has the greatest literary merit of all the eligible entries. Limit of one entry (one poem) per person. Cheques should be made payable to the ACT Writers Centre and posted to ACT Writers Centre, Gorman House Arts Centre, Ainslie Avenue, Braddon ACT 2612. Non-members should include a stamped self-addressed envelope of C4 size (to fit an unfolded A4 magazine) for notification of results and a free newsletter. | |||||||||||
Z4 Wines Award for Book Reviewing The ACT Writers Centre and Z4 wines announce a new award for book reviewing. The award will be for a published book review to 1000 words, published between 1/1/07 and 31/12/07, by a writer residing in the ACT region. There will be a maximum of 2 entries per person, to be accompanied by a $3 entry fee and a copy of the book review (showing the name and date of the publication). Entries should be sent to ACT Writers Centre Book Review Competition, Gorman House, Ainslie Ave, Braddon ACT 2612 by Tuesday 30 September. No entry form necessary. Unused stamps to the value of $3, can be sent instead of a cheque. Prize: $200 of wine. | |||||||||||
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