http://fawtas.org.au/competitions/FAW Tasmania Inc 2012 Nairda Lyne Award
for a short story of no more than 1000 words suitable for children aged 8-12 years.
Open to all writers resident in Australia.
Prize is $100 & winner’s name is engraved on a plaque in State Library’s Launceston Branch. There is an additional prize of a $50 voucher from Hobart Bookshop for the best Tasmanian entry.
Conditions
1. Stories must be original, unpublished and must not have won a monetary prize in any other competition.
2. Entries must be typed, double-spaced on one side of A4 paper, with pages numbered and stapled in top left-hand corner.
3. Title only on manuscript. Entrant’s name and contact details and title/s of work are to appear on a separate sheet. Entries are numbered and submitted anonymously to the judge.
4. Please keep a copy of your work as entries will not be returned.
5. Entry fee of $5 per story. Please make cheques or postal orders payable to FAW Tasmania Inc.
6. Entries close on March 31, 2012. Work must be postmarked by this date to be eligible for judging.
7. Results will be announced at the FAW-Tasmania May 2012 meeting at which the prizewinning entry may be read. Prizewinners not present will be notified by mail. If you which to receive a results slip, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped DL or C6 envelope with your entry.
8. Judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
9. Send entries to:
Nairda Lyne Award
FAW Tas Inc
PO Box 234
North Hobart TAS 7002
Australian Competitions Club
