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.

2026 Woollahra Digital Literary Award. $7,500 in prizes across four categories. Fiction ($2,500); Non-Fiction ($2,500); Poetry ($2,500); Digital Innovation ($1,500 – development prize); and Readers’ Choice Award ($250). Closes 19 July. Info here.

The SD Harvey Short Crime Story Award. Opens on 1 October and closes on 30 October. Stories should be 2000-5000 words in length, and include one or more elements that are normally associated with the genre, i.e. suspense, intrigue, mystery, conflict, crime, punishment, or investigation. Prize $1000. $35 entry fee. Details here.



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