https://odyssey.org.au/short-story-competition-2022/Short Story Competition 2022
Odyssey House Victoria’s annual Short Story Competition is open for 2022. This year’s theme is “Family Secrets” and must include a reference to alcohol or other drugs.
First place wins $1000 and a one year membership to Writers Victoria.
Please share this with anyone you think might be interested, the competition is open to writers of all ages and experience and submissions are due by the 28th of October.
1st place
$1000
and 1 year membership to Writers Victoria
2nd place
$100
3rd place
$50
Open to writers of all ages and experience
Limit three entries per person
Entry fee is $10 per submission
No more than 1500 words per story
Stories must use the theme of “Family Secrets”
Stories must make a reference to alcohol and or drugs
Submissions due 28th of October 2022
Submissions must adhere to formatting and the terms and conditions (see below).
All entries must be the original work of the author, previously unpublished in any online or printed publication and have not achieved a place in any other competition.
Entries that have been submitted to this competition previously should not be resubmitted.
All entries must be fiction, include a reference to alcohol and/or drugs and address the years theme. This theme is open to interpretation. The author does not necessarily have to write about alcohol and/or other drugs.
Entry cost is $10 per short story submission with a maximum of 3 entries per person.
Payment must accompany all entries and is non-refundable. Entries submitted without payment will not be accepted. Payment and submission can be made either online or through a physical entry form. If entering with a physical entry form, cheques or money orders can be made payable to Odyssey House Victoria. All cheques or money orders must be in Australian dollars.
The judges reserve the right to not award prize money if none of the entries fulfil all set criteria, and/or do not meet the quality sought by the judging panel.
Entries must be submitted before the closing date. Winners will be contacted by Odyssey House Victoria and published on the Odyssey House website.
Prizes will be awarded for the top three stories. First place prize: $1,000 plus 12 month membership to Writers Victoria. Second place prize: $100. Third place prize: $50. Membership to Writers Victoria can be redeemed interstate or overseas with access to online workshops, e-news and digital versions of magazines.
The judges’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
Winners only will be notified.
Copyright will remain with the author but Odyssey House Victoria reserves the right to publish the prize-winning and runner-up stories.
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