We love seeing Sisters in Crime members succeed – submit your story or novel to a publisher or competition here:
Big Sky Publishers: Call out for true crime manuscript submissions
For further information on how to submit, click here.
Writers on Ice: Created by authors Tania Chandler and Lucinda Gifford – it is a lively ICE-CAST about writing, books, and ice skating. They interview authors about creativity, writing, publishing, and books – while they get their skates on and have a go at ice-skating. Catch up on website; YouTube; and Instagram.
Williamstown Literary Festival Writing Competitions: The Adas Writing Awards – The Young Adas Short Story Prize; The Ada Cambridge Biographical Prose Prize; The Ada Cambridge Poetry Prize; and The Jennifer Burbidge Short Story Award, for writing that involves the theme of disability in an Australian setting. The closing date for the Biographical Prose, Poetry, and Burbidge prizes is March 7, 2025. The Young Adas competition closes on 21 March, 2025. Enter here.
Penguin Random House Write It Fellowships Offer writers from under-represented communities the opportunity to be mentored by PRH editors over twelve months with the hope of publication. Successful applicants will receive a $2000 writing grant and the opportunity to participate in a PRHA Open House Session. Closes Monday 14 April. More info here.
2025 Ned Kelly Awards for Australian crime writers. Award categories are: Best Crime Fiction, Best Debut Crime Fiction, Best True Crime, and Best International Crime Fiction (published in Australia). Closes 15 April. Enter here.
Anthology Short Story Competition: For original, unpublished short stories, written in English with a maximum of 1,500 words. First prize: The winner will receive €1,000 and the winning story will be published in a future issue of Anthology. Second: €250; Third: €150. Closes 31 July, 2025. Enter here.
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