Short stories of up to 2,000 words on an open theme. Closes: 30th April 2024
Judge: Dr Rachel Matthews
Prizes: 1st $300.00 2nd $150.00 3rd $75.00
Fees: For SWW Victoria members: 1 story $10.00 or 3 stories $20.00
For non-members: 1 story $15.00 or 3 stories $30.00
Winning stories will be published in the Society’s anthology, Sparx. Copyright remains with the author.
Dr Rachel Matthews is a Melbourne author, lecturer and teacher. Her debut novel Vinyl Inside received strong press reviews and was highly commended by the Australian Vogel Award judges.
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