National Creative Writing Competition. This competition is run by newsXpress Pty Ltd.
There are 2 prizes: one of $1,000 for entrant up to and including 17 years of age and one of $1,000 for an entrant more than 17 years of age. Each winner will receive a certificate.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
All entries are to be submitted by email to
writing@newsxpress.com.au.
Each entry is to include a first page with entrant name, age in years and months, email address, name of local newsXpress business if known (not mandatory) and the name of the piece.
Each page of the entry is to have only the name of the piece.
Entries to be an original, previously unpublished short story, a song, a poem or first person narrative. Maximum word length: 1,000.
Page format is to be A4, font is to be arial, 12pt. No images. For short stories and first person narrative, double spaced please.
Entries to be in PDF or Microsoft Word format or a format easily read by either.
There is no limit on entries per person.
There is no entry cost.
Entries close at midnight December 11, 2020.
Each entry must, in some way, reference a newsagency. We are not being prescriptive as to how central a newsagency is to the story, song or poem. We leave that up to the writer. But, we do want there to be a reference at some point to a newsagency, any newsagency.
The decision of the judges will be final.
The winner will be announced on the newsXpress Facebook page and elsewhere no later than January 30, 2021.
newsXpress will publish the winning stories on its blog, crediting the writer.
Once the competition is over, all entries will be destroyed.
newsXpress will not share entrant details or use them in marketing.
Australian Competitions Club
