Joseph Furphy Commemorative Literary Prize/5 Categories/wol or lines

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Joseph Furphy Commemorative Literary Prize
Closing Date: 20/10/2017
Open to: Australian Residents
Theme: None
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Accepts: Open:Short Story
Size: 3,500 words
Entry Fee: $5
Prize: $300
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Accepts: Youth (13 - 18 years): Short Story
Size: 3,000 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: $100
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Accepts: Junior (Up to 12 years): Short Story
Size: 2,000 words
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: $50
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Accepts: Open:Poetry
Size: 40 lines
Entry Fee: $5
Prize: $150
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Accepts: Youth (Up to18 years): Poetry
Size: 30 lines
Entry Fee: Nil
Prize: $75

Joseph Furphy Commemorative Literary Prize
2017 Competition open!

Now in its twenty-fifth year, the Literary Prize was inaugurated in 1993 to commemorate 150 years since the birth of Joseph Furphy.
Poetry entries may be on any subject and in any style and will be judged in two sections.
The Youth Section is for entrants up to 18 years of age and carries a prize of $75 for a poem of up to 30 Lines.
The Open Section carries a prize of $150 for a poem of up to 40 Lines.

Robyn Black is the Judge for the Open Poetry section. Robyn is a poet, the President of the Goulburn Valley Writers’ Group Inc., and a former editor of Tamba Magazine. David Kelly is the Judge for the Youth Poetry section. David is a poet and a former Organiser with the Poets’ Union Inc.
Entries for the Short Story Competition will be judged in three sections.
The Junior Section caters for entrants up to 12 years of age and carries a prize of $50 for a story of up to 2,000 words.
The Youth Section, for entrants 13 to 18 years of age, carries a prize of $100 for a story of up to 3,000 words.
The Open Section carries a prize of $300 for a short story with a maximum word limit of 3,500 words.

The Judges for the Short Story Competition are John Lewis (Open Section), Pauline Roberts (Youth Section) and Suellen Drysdale (Junior Section). John is the Chief of Staff and a columnist for the Shepparton News, Pauline is the winner of the Kingston Artz Blitz 2015 Creative Writing Prize, and Suellen is a children’s author and Vice-President of the Goulburn Valley Writers’ Group Inc.
Entries for the competition close on 20 October 2017. Entry forms are available from all branches of Goulburn Valley Libraries, or downloaded here: Joseph Furphy Entry Form