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NEWCASTLE CREATIVE WRITERS


Writing Competitions Closing December 2026
26 opportunities to submit next month. 1 December: Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize Open to emerging and established writers. Accepts unpublished commercial fiction and nonfiction, including adult fiction, YA, middle-grade, picture books and nonfiction. Adult manuscripts up to 80,000 words. Entry Fee: 45AUD standard, 99AUD ‘Enhanced’ entry. Two winners, one in the Open category and one in the Own Voices category. Prizes: a trade publishing contract (subject to
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