Opportunities, competitions and workshops

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.

ee of $70, or $40 (Healthcare card). Apply here. Closes 10 October.

Masterclass: Editing Your Crime Novel with Anna Snoekstra: Sunday 10 November, 10 am – 4 pm. You’ve sweated, you’ve cried, you’ve spent way too long in the scary parts of the internet. Finally, you’ve finished the first draft of your crime novel. It’s a messy, uneven, plot-hole-filled beast that you now need to tame. But where to start? This intensive workshop will show you how to look your manuscript in the eye and beat it into shape. Book now via Writers Victoria’s website.

Cooking Up a Synopsis with Laurel Cohn: Saturday 23 November, 10 am – 4 pm. Online via Zoom. If you want your work considered by a publisher, agent, commissioning editor, mentoring program, or grants body, you need a synopsis.  Book now via Writers Victoria’s website

2024 Dorothy Hewett Award: Open to all writers who have completed a manuscript and are seeking publication. The work must be currently unpublished and belonging to one of these genres: fiction, narrative non-fiction, poetry, verse novel, or memoir. The winner will receive a cash prize of $10,000, courtesy of Copyright Agency, and will be offered a publishing contract by UWA Publishing. Closes 30 November 2024. Enter here.

The EJ Corbett Mentorship Contest: In honour of historical novelist, Elizabeth Jane Corbett, the Historical Novel Society of Australia is offering the chance for a previously unpublished author from Australia or New Zealand to receive a mentorship from Wendy J Dunn to develop a completed first draft of an unpublished historical fiction manuscript for young adults. Closes on 4 December 2024. Info 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Anthology Short Story Competition: For original, unpublished short stories, written in English with a maximum of 1,500 words.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. Enter here. Closes 31 July, 2025.

Want to submit an opportunity, competition, or workshop? Email us here.