Omega Writers Competitions
Our fourth annual short story and poetry competition. Winners announced....
Alpha2Omega Short Story and Poetry Competition 2010
WINNER: Linda Truss, Echoes from the Past
RUNNER-UP: Dorothy O’Neill, Love Beyond Time
COMMENDED: Juliet Hoey, Circle of Life, Sharon Carl, Poisoned Seed, Tammy Copley, Take Me Home, Lesley Ayers, Peanut Stew and Pav, Elva Schroeder, Lisa and the Jewel Thieves, Gwenneth Leane, Dancing with Death
Our fifrth annual short story & poetry competition.
The theme for 2011: To be advised, will open again next year.
Poems: to 40 lines
Short stories: to 4000 words
Prizes:
Short Story: first prize $250 plus vouchers from Wombat Books to the value of $100, runners-up $25 + voucher from Wombat Books.
Poetry: first prize $100 plus vouchers from Wombat Books to the value of $100, runners-up $25 + voucher from Wombat Books.
Entry fee: $5 per entry or $12 for 3 entries
Cheques to be made to payable to Omega Writers Inc.
Pay online and print your paypal receipt to include in your entry.
Entry deadline: 31 March, 2010.
Queries: info@omegawriters.com
Please read the guidelines. A number of entrants did themselves a disservice last year. When the standard is very high and the quality of the writing makes decision-making very difficult, then all other things being equal, it’s those who follow the guidelines who make it through to the final round.
No entry form is required; however names must not appear on the entry itself, only on the cover sheet.
Name, address, email and title of work should appear on the cover sheet only, except for the title which should appear on each page.
Entries should not previously have been published or currently under consideration for publication. Entries should not be submitted elsewhere during the competition period.
Entries that have previously won prizes are eligible but only if they have not previously been published.
Prize-winning entrants grant to Omega Writers the once-only right to publish their entries, should the organisation so desire.
Entries should be typed, double-spaced, with 3 cm margins, one side of paper only, no staples or pins. Pages should be numbered.
By entering the competition, the author warrants that the work is their own original composition.
2 copies of all stories or poems to be supplied in hardcopy. No email.
Keep a copy of your entry. Entries will not be returned. They will be destroyed after judging is completed.
Members of Omega Writers [excluding the executive committee] are permitted to enter.
As usual, it is not necessary to write for children and young adults. However, works for that age group will be viewed favourably in the event of a new anthology along the lines of GROW: Under the Southern Cross.
MOST IMPORTANT: the work need not be explicitly Christian in content but should not violate basic principles of love for God, love of others and respect for creation. This does not mean we want nice, soppy or sentimental stories. If you are unsure how this translates in practice, particularly with respect to children and YA stories and poems, you might like to purchase a copy of GROW - Under the Southern Cross.
Send entries to: Omega Writers
P.O. Box 492,
Corinda QLD 4075 Australia