Local writing opportunities

Competition/
Publication

Word Limit
&
Due Date

Theme

Publication?
Entry fee?
Prize money?

Geelong Cereal Serial Fiction!

https://www.geelongcereal.com/submission-guidelines/

500-3,000w p/ episode,  min of 6 episodes

Always open!

Dealer’s choice!

Regular publication here on Geelong Cereal!

Geelong Writers Monthly Ekphrastic Challenge

https://www.geelongwriters.org.au/competitions/ekphrastic-challenge/

Follow Geelong Writers on Facey for dates and details

182w

19 June
(Early for winter solstice theme)

25 July
25 Aug

June-
‘NADIR’

TBA
TBA

Free entry, published on GW website

Apollo Bay Word Fest

https://www.apollobaywordfest.com/shortstory-competition-2026 

1000w

19 June 

“What it means to be human” 

$20 entry
$500 1st prize

Geelong Cereal Microfiction Mondays

 
https://www.geelongcereal.com/microfiction-mondays-edition-one/

1-2 editions per month depending on submissions and volunteers

Follow Geelong Cereal on Facey for announcements

300w

25 June

Scribbles from the Shadows

Free, publication here on GC website!

2026 E.M. Fletcher Writing Competition

https://www.familyhistoryact.org.au/writingcompetition?#

1500-2000w

15 July

Family history

$35 non-members
$20 members

$1,000 1st prize

Coming Up: 2026 Geelong Writers General Anthology.
Multiple categories and opportunities.

https://www.geelongwriters.org.au/general-anthology/

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