For the benefit of our members (and the broader writing community), we’ve collected this list of competitions and opportunities for you. Please note that we do not administer these competitions, and we can’t answer any questions you might have about them. Listings are provided in good faith. Please check details and conditions of entry.

As a new format, and to avoid reinventing the wheel, we will no longer be adding new sections each month, but have provided resources below that are already compiling many more opportunities than we could have included. Please explore them and best of luck with your submissions.

Facebook Groups

Independent Lists

  • QueryTracker: Offers a year-long premium membership for about $25, providing a comprehensive database of literary agents and publishers, allowing writers to track submissions for novel-length works.
  • Poets & Writers: This resource provides a service similar to Duotrope, offering a paid subscription that provides access to various writing resources and opportunities
  • The Submission Grinder: A free, community-driven site for writers, which functions similarly to Duotrope but is completely free. It allows writers to track submissions and view anonymous data from other users, including payment details and response times for different markets.
  • https://duotrope.com/ Use Promo Code SUBMITINSEPTEMBER to get an extended one-month trial.

Ongoing Opportunities

Henshaw Press – Quarterly Short Story Competitions https://www.henshawpress.co.uk

AAWP – Meniscus Literary Journal https://www.meniscus.org.au/submit-to-meniscus

The Raven Review https://www.ravenreview.org/submit

Metapsychosis Journal https://metapsychosis.com/submit

POSTCARD Literary Magazine https://www.postcardmag.com/submit

Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction https://notquitewritepodcast.com/prize

Social Alternatives https://socialalternatives.com/submissions

Spineless Wonders https://shortaustralianstories.com.au/submissions

Black Inc. https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/submissions

Etherea Magazine https://www.ethereamagazine.com/submissions

The Mythic Circle https://www.mythsoc.org/mythic-circle/submissions.htm

Old Moon Quarterly https://www.oldmoonpublishing.com/submissions

Southerly https://southerlylitmag.com.au/submit

Litro Magazine https://www.litromagazine.com/submissions

Overland https://overland.org.au/submit

The Victorian Writer (Writers Victoria) https://writersvictoria.org.au/resources/the-victorian-writer

The School Magazine https://theschoolmagazine.com.au/contributors/writers

Extinction Rebellion Creative Hub https://xrcreative.org/submit

Tim Saunders Publications https://timsaunderspublications.com

Voiceworks (Under 25) https://voiceworksmag.com.au/submit

Wordgathering – Disability Literature https://wordgathering.com/submissions

Green Stories Competitions https://www.greenstories.org.uk/competitions

Women with Disabilities Australia https://www.wda.org.au/blog

Australian Bush Poets Association https://www.abpa.org.au/competitions.html

Ginninderra Press ttps://ginninderrapress.com.au/submissions

Wombat Books https://www.wombatbooks.com.au/submissions

LitMag https://litmag.com/submit

Big Sky Publishing https://www.bigskypublishing.com.au/submissions

Science Write Now https://sciencewritenow.com.au/submit

Creative Writing News https://www.creativewritingnews.com/category/calls-for-submissions

Write From the Heart https://www.writefromtheheartstories.com

Right Now Magazine https://rightnow.org.au/pitch

Penny Mint https://pennymint.com.au/submit

Arena https://arena.org.au/submit

Going Down Swinging https://goingdownswinging.org.au/submit

Archer Magazine https://archermagazine.com.au/pitch

Sydney Review of Books https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com.au/pitches

Sweaty City https://www.sweatycity.com.au/submissions

Copyright Agency Cultural Fund https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/

Sunspot Literary Journal https://sunspotlit.com/submit

Positive Words https://positivewordsmagazine.wordpress.com

The Human Writers https://thehumanwriters.com/submissions

Babyteeth Journal https://babyteethjournal.com/submit

Dark Lake Publishing https://www.darklakepublishing.com/submissions

Red Room Poetry https://redroompoetry.org/projects

ISLAND Magazine https://islandmag.com/submissions

Genre Opportunities (SFF, Horror, Mystery)

Lightspeed Magazine https://lightspeedmagazine.com/submissions

Nightmare Magazine https://nightmare-magazine.com/submissions

Fantasy Magazine https://www.fantasy-magazine.com/submissions

Clarkesworld Magazine https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine https://www.alfredhitchcockmysterymagazine.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines

ILLUMINATIONS OF THE FANTASTIC https://www.illuminationsfantastic.com

Furious Fiction (Australian Writers’ Centre) https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction

Screenwriting Opportunities

Shore Scripts https://www.shorescripts.com

Green Stories – Screenplay Competitions https://www.greenstories.org.uk/competitions/screenwriting

Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) https://awg.com.au/programs/opportunities

Script Revolution https://www.scriptrevolution.com

Coverfly https://www.coverfly.com/opportunities

ScreenCraft https://screencraft.org

Raindance https://www.raindance.org/film-festival/screenplay-competition/

The Black List https://blcklst.com