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A Week of Shortlists
While no longlisted Australian author made theInternational IMPAC Dublin Literary Awardshortlist, announced this week, Australians are in contention for other international prizes. Five first-time Australian novelists have beenshortlistedfor this ... |
11/04/2013 10:25:08 |
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Homelessness the Theme of New Short Story Competition
The Footpath Library and Macquarie Bankhave joined forces to launch a new short story competition. Stories of up to 2,000 words are eligible. The winning story will be awarded prize money of $1,500. The runner up will get $350 and $150 will go to the ... |
8/03/2013 08:29:04 |
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Lack of Lubricating Oil May Be Australia’s Undoing
The winning scenario in the Australian Security Research Centre’s (ASRC) inaugural short story competition envisages chaotic scenes and social breakdown due to a shortage in supply of lubrication oil. In Debbie Rudder’s story, ‘The ... |
25/10/2012 11:04:21 |
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John Marsden Prize for Young Australian Writers
When the winners are announced at this year's Express Media Awardson 7 December,the 2012 winners of the John Marsden Prize for Young Australian Writers will be announced as well. Marsden(pictured, at left) will be on hand to present the prizes. The ... |
19/09/2012 15:29:21 |
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Great Fiction Reading in 'The Big Issue'
The Big Issue’s annual fiction issue is now on sale. The special, extended issue features commissioned writing from Margo Lanagan, Tony Birch, Sophie Cunningham, James Bradley and Wayne Macauley, plus six stories chosen from an open submission ... |
28/08/2012 12:14:56 |
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Scanning For Stories
In an innovative use of technology, Matt Blackwood has created a QR code to make two stories he has written available to listeners. The code is on display where the stories themselves take place. This kind of 'locative' literature, or 'LocLit', enables ... |
29/06/2012 10:23:21 |
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Download a Short Story
Allen & Unwin is now publishing short stories as standalone eBooks. Called A&UShorts, stories in the series sell for $1.99, and are only available digitally, not in print. The rationale for the series is clear: 'Some of Australia’s ... |
22/06/2012 08:55:10 |
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A Story a Week
The short story form is well-supported by the Review of Australian Fiction. The series, now in its second volume, offers 'two stories every two weeks from Australia's best authors'. The stories are downloadable as eBooks, and each issue costs $2.99. A ... |
20/06/2012 09:23:50 |