SCREENWORKS LIFE'S A PITCH

See 5 contestants battle it out on stage as they pitch their production ideas to TV industry decision makers. A good pitch could get the winner to Cannes. This is the opportunity of a life time.
Special guest Jarod Green, industry trend setter and creator of the hit Youtube animation Beach Az will inspire as he reveals how his $16 animation got on to ABC TV and is now worth $2 million.
Comedian Ellen Briggs is MC
Screenworks Life’s A Pitch is looking for the best screen ideas in the region as part of a nationwide search to uncover the best projects in the country. Come along see how our local talent get discovered.   
www.screenworks.com.au

Byron Bay Community Centre
7pm Saturday Sept 18th
Tickets $18/ $15 Screenworks members and concession

COPYRIGHT COUNCIL TRAINING PROGRAM 2010
The Australian Copyright Council is renowned for its reliable, user-friendly training, publications and advice. Their training sessions provide the latest information, delivered by experienced specialist lawyers who can explain how the law applies to real situations and practical issues.
The 2010 program of seminars runs nationwide, June-September. Book online at http://shop.copyright.org.au/home.php?cat=255 or download an order form from http://www.copyright.org.au/training2010

PATHWAYS FORUM 2010
11 OCTOBER 2010
A one-day forum leading participants through the development of a book, from first draft through the editing and production process and on to bookshop shelves. Top professionals from Varuna, Random House, Allen&Unwin, HarperCollins and Giramondo Publishing plus award-winning bookseller Gleebooks discuss how to boost relationships with manuscript assessors, editors, publicists, sales reps & booksellers to help your book find its public. Hosted by Varuna The Writers’ Centre, to be held at the Carrington Hotel, Katoomba [Blue Mountains].  Cost $175/ $150, includes morning and afternoon tea. Bookings, phone 02 4782 5674.

ADFAS BYRON & DISTRICT:
Monthly meeting at A& I Hall in Bangalow at 6.30 pm. A light supper and glass of wine followed by Paris in Bloom - an Historic Overview of the City’s Gardens, presented by UK lecturer Thirza Vallois. A journey through Paris’s famous gardens from the mediaeval and Renaissance periods, through the classical French gardens of Tuileries, Luxembourg and Jardin des Plantes to the English  gardens of the 19th century.
Thirza Vallois has lived in Paris for over 40 years. She holds several post-graduate degrees from the Sorbonne and is the author of the internationally acclaimed Around and About Paris series.
The lecture will be well illustrated and, following the talk, coffee and cake will be served. Membership is $110 pa or $20 guest entry.  Enquiries Dawn Lotty (Hon Sec) 66872442

A CONFIDENT VOICE: READING POETRY IN PUBLIC
19 SEPTEMBER 2010
A workshop with writer, performer and poetry educator Harry Laing, presented by Dangerously Poetic and to be held at the Yogalates Centre in Bangalow from 10.30am-1.30pm. Laing has been described as Australia’s ‘finest reader of poetry’ and this workshop will concentrate on each participant’s particular vocal style and qualities. The workshop will be followed by lunch and the Dangerously Poetic reading/performance at 3pm. Workshop cost $45/$40 for DP members. Bookings essential, call Laura Shore on 02 6680 1967 or visit the website, www.dangerouslypoetic.com

TICK TOCK – 48 HOURS TO SHOWTIME
24 SEPTEMBER 2010
Make a theatre piece in approx 48 hours and perform it at the Sydney Fringe Festival. Theatre groups, script writers and documentary writers are invited to submit a short performance piece, an original script or a documentary and enter the race to have your work included in the Sydney Fringe Festival. Send your submissions to: Tick Tock, 3/15 Baden St, Coogee, 2034 or go to
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Tick-Tock-48-Hours-till-Showtime/124469374262827?ref=search

WRITER RESOURCES
YOUWRITEON.COM
YouWriteOn.com is a UK website for new writers to develop their work, providing a system of peer review and an opportunity for the website’s highest-rated writers to be reviewed by senior editors of mainstream publishing houses such as Random House and Orion. Recommended by an NRWC member, who has found the site useful in progressing her manuscript. 

THE FICTION SHELF.COM
TheFictionShelf.com is a place where everyone who loves reading will be able to read high-quality new writing. And where they will be able to choose exactly how they do that: be it online, printed at home, on their phone or e-book reader, or in a traditional hard-bound
copy. The website is being constructed and the virtual shelves will soon be ready for all to peruse – organisers are calling for short stories and poetry, only the most creative, innovative and interesting work will be chosen to be published online.  Log on to www.thefictionshelf.com and read the submission guidelines and send in your work.  Queries to The Fiction Shelf editors at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

WRITING RAW ONLINE
Writing Raw - the Cabaret of the literary world – is a FREE literary ezine dedicated to new and emerging writers. The goal at Writing Raw is simple - to serve the literary community with the opportunity to have their work online and out in the world. In this world of disappearing literary magazines, Writing Raw is providing the blank pages for writers to fill.
Writing Raw believes in reaching out to other sites, writing groups, forums, and organizations. Contact www.WritingRaw.com and place a FREE banner, announcement or link on our site!
Or, use the Writing Raw Book Store to promote your novel or poetry collection for free: just send us a copy of the cover of the book, a brief synopsis, and a link as to where the material can be purchased. Writing Raw is also now taking Art and Cartoons, so artists be sure to send in some great pictures and samples of your art!

KURUNGABAA
Kurungabaa is a the journal that is always looking for submissions. It is a journal all about the ocean, so Byron writers might find it relevant. http://kurungabaa.net/

BRIGHT LIGHT MULTIMEDIA – SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITIES
30 SEPTEMBER 2010
Calling for the submission of short stories (100 to 3,000 words) on the theme of romantic love between two people.  Submissions to be considered for inclusion on the writer-showcase website, The Bright Light Café, and also for publication in an anthology of Bright Light Café work, scheduled for release later this year.  If chosen for inclusion in the anthology, a license fee of $50 (Australian) will be paid upon publication.  Stories must be ultimately uplifting and positive and can be humorous. Submissions for the website are welcome at any time. Guidelines and online submission form are available at www.brightlightmultimedia.com/SubGuide.htm

WHAT COMES FIRST?
30 SEPTEMBER 2010
Australian Poetry’s Centre launches a new songwriting competition, with writers and poets invited to submit the lyrics for a pop song, the music written by ARIA-award winning composer James Roche. Finalists will be able to perform their lyrics at a gala event on 5 November, when the winner will be announced, and a generous line-up of prizes are on offer. The untitled song music and competition details available at www.australianpoetrycentre.org.au

SPEAKEASY, AN ANTHOLOGY
30 SEPTEMBER 2010
Twelfth Planet Press is calling for submissions for their Speakeasy anthology to be launched in Perth in 2011. With Prohibition in full force in the US, speakeasies were all the rage, cocaine was still legal and the Charleston, the Shimmy and The Bunny Hog were in their heyday! Speakeasy is a roaring, lively and exciting new original anthology, edited by Alisa Krasnostein and published by Twelfth Planet Press, that will blend art deco with urban fantasy, the Charleston with the vampire and the flapper with the noir detective. It will be fast paced, action packed and well dressed.
Stories for Speakeasy should be original, unpublished fantasy stories of between 2,500 wds and 7,500 wds, set in the 1920s and fun.
Stories should be between 2500 and 7500 words. Send your $50 entry fee and your submission in rtf attachment to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

WORLD WIDE POEM
15 SEPTEMBER 2010
Poets around the world are invited to join in making a World Wide Poem which will be shown on 2 October at Viva la Focus!, the Dutch Mobile Film Festival in Groningen, www.vivalafocus.nl. Write a few lines about the theme 'Happy Together'. All those very different lines together, will make up a worldwide poem. Email your lines to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

RODNEY SEABORN PLAYWRIGHTS AWARD 2010
5 OCTOBER 2010
Applications are now open for the Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award 2010, for the development of a play or other approved performing arts project.  The winner will receive a cash prize of $20,000 making the Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award one of the richest in Australia.
The award is intended for people needing income support during the writing or development of a project or to assist with the costs of production, workshops, restaging, publishing or touring. It is not intended as a prize for a finished work.  A recipient may work alone or jointly with others and might include writers, composers, designers, directors, producers, formally constituted performing arts organisations or ad hoc groups of performing arts professionals. Entries close on Tuesday 5 October 2010 and should be made on the entry form available from the SBW Foundation website: www.sbwfoundation.com. General enquiries to Carol Martin (02) 9955-5444 or email  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

GRIFFITH REVIEW’S EDITION 31: WAYS OF SEEING
22 OCTOBER 2010
Griffith REVIEW is now accepting submissions for Edition 31: Ways of Seeing, to be released in February 2011. Submission deadline is 22 October. Contributor guidelines can be downloaded from http://www.griffithreview.com/contact-us.html

GET PUBLISHED YOUNG CREATIVES
Vibewire’s Portal website is now accepting submissions from aspiring writers, journalists, photographers and artists. The theme of July submissions is ‘What Now?’  A 1000 word limit applies and images should be submitted in pdf format.  Best submissions will also be published in print in the second edition of Vibewire’s Quarterly Anthology. Contributors can submit directly onto the Portal dashboard when logged on, or simply email their work and full name to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
JOURNEY WITH BREAST CANCER
Busybird Publishing & Design is seeking submissions about people’s experiences with breast cancer for a new collection, entitled ‘Journey’.  See http://www.busybird.com.au/journey/ for details, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

WORDS FOR THE FUTURE     
Words for the Future is a new project of the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival, a celebration of byte-sized literature to inspire and activate the young writers, musicians and spoken word performers of the Mid-North Coast. Organisers are calling on mid-north coast youth (aged 13-25), who live within 100kms of the Bellingen PO, to use language creatively in any way they can to give them byte-sized literature. There are four categories; microfiction/microfaction, comedy, poetry, song lyrics. Sign up to the mailing list @ www.wordsforthefuture.com.au/ and start sending in your tasty language morsels.

CAL SCRIBE FICTION PRIZE
15 SEPTEMBER 2010
Following the overwhelming success of the inaugural CAL Scribe Fiction Prize, prize money in 2011 has been increased to $15,000. The winning novel will also be published by Scribe.
Once again, judges are searching for the best unpublished manuscript by a writer aged 35 or over. Entry forms and info at http://www.scribepub.com.au/files/asset/location/204/Scribe_Fiction_Prize_2011_Entry_Form.pdf

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AUSTRALIA NATURE WRITING PRIZE
30 SEPTEMBER 2010
A biennial national prize of $5000, awarded for an essay between 3000 and 5000 words set within an Australia landscape and exploring the author's sense of 'place'.  Judged by literary journalist, Sally Blakeney and poet and nature writer, Mark Tredinnick.
To request guidelines, eligibility & entry forms, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

GILGAMESH CONNECTIONS FABLE COMPETITION
OCTOBER 8 2010
The third and final fable competition is now open for entries. Gilgamesh Connections have released their first publication, Contemporary Fables Volume One, which is a compilation of the shortlisted entrants from the first competition. The current competition has a 500 word limit. First, second and third prizes- all $500. For further details, terms and entry forms contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit http://gilgameshconnections.blogspot.com

MARTHA RICHARDSON MEMORIAL POETRY PRIZE
15 OCTOBER 2010
Martha Richardson Memorial Poetry Prize for a poem up to 40 lines. This competition, which was run for many years by Ballarat Writers, has been relaunched in 2010 with a $1,000 prize. The judge is Judith Rodriguez. $10 entry.  Open to Australian and international writers. Enter by post or online. Guidelines and entry details www.ballaratwriters.com

FEAST SHORT WRITING COMPETITION 2010
16 OCTOBER 2010
Calling all queer writers – Feast’s annual writing competition is now open. The theme this year is ‘Square’.  Put your thinking caps on, put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and create your masterpiece! Why not put in more than one entry? All the terms and conditions are included in the entry form which can be downloaded from the new Feast website, http://www.feast.org.au/, or from the Literary Coordinator on This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 EAST GIPPSLAND TAFE TRAVEL WRITING AWARD
There are a list of prizes on offer for this open-themed travel competition, first prize $1500. Entrants must be resident in Australia. Original manuscript not previously published, word limit 1500. For more information please contact Peter Millard on 03 5150 4203 or by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

MORNINGTON PENINSULA POETRY PRIZE
29 OCTOBER 2010
Open to residents of Australia, submit an original poem of up to 30 lines, open them and style. First prize $200, Highly Commended and Commended certificates. For an entry form / results sheet, please send a SSAE to P.O. Box 574, MORNINGTON,  VIC, 3931, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

WHALE CITY SHORT STORY COMPETITION
1 NOVEMBER 2010
The SCRIBES  Writers’ Group in Hervey Bay invites entries for its inaugural short story competition.  Open to residents of Australia over 16 yoa. A fiction short story of up to 1,000 words, the words ‘whale’ and/or ‘water’ to be used within the story. First Prize, $100, Second $50. Conditions of entry at herveybayartscouncil.com.au and enquiries to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

2011 NATIONAL ONE-ACT PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
15 NOVEMBER 2010
Entries are now being called for the 2011 National One-Act Playwriting Competition,
offering a total prize pool of $5000. The winner of Best Play will take home a prize of $2,500, 2nd place $1750, and 3rd place $750. Winner of the Audience Choice Award wins a publishing contract with Maverick Musicals & Plays and a cash prize donated by the family of the late Nancy Cato.
The Noosa Arts Theatre National One-Act Playwriting Competition attracts entries from playwrights right throughout Australia. This playwriting competition offers a unique opportunity for the winning Playwrights to see their new work performed on stage at Noosa Arts One-Act Play Festival, for a 7 performance season over 2 weeks each June, as part of the Noosa Longweekend 10 day Cultural Festival - fast becoming one of the nations top cultural festivals.  For more information call Convener, Synda Turnbull on (07) 5449 9972 during office hours,  or visit the COMPETITIONS page online, at www.noosaartstheatre.org.au

PETER PORTER POETRY PRIZE
30 NOVEMBER 2010
Entry to the 7th annual Australian Book Review poetry prize – renamed the Peter Porter PoetryPrize in memory of the late Australian poet – is now open. First prize $4000, shortlisted poems $250.
The Peter Porter Poetry Prize is one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected
awards for poetry, and guarantees winners wide exposure through publication in ABR: the winner will be announced in the April 2011 issue. Guidelines and entry form are now available on the ABR website, www.australianbookreview.com.au

PARIS WRITERS NEWS SHORT STORY CONTEST
30 NOVEMBER 2010
Paris Writers News will select 12 short fiction stories to appear in a book entitled Best and Most Delightful Stories About Paris.  200 euros for first prize, word limit 5,000, submission in body of email only. Further information at www.laurelzuckerman.com/2010/07/pwn-to-announce-short-story-competition-at-the-paris-writers-workshop-.html

2010 HAL PORTER SHORT STORY COMPETITION
17 DECEMBER 2010
First prize of $1,000 for a short story written in any style. Must be original work not exceeding 2500 words and not previously accepted for publication, including website. No entry form necessary, enquiries to Peter Millard on [03] 5152 6731 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

EAGLEHAWK DAHLIA AND ARTS FESTIVAL 2011 LITERARY COMPETITION
11 FEBRUARY 2011
Three separate prizes for short story, poetry and bush verse. The Rolf Boldrewood Prize for short story, max 3000 words, first prize $200. The Apollo Prize for poetry, limit 30 lines, first prize $200. The Alan Llewellyn Prize for bush verse, limit 52 lines, first prize $100.Entry forms and information at www.dahlia.bendigo.net.au or phone Ruth Claridge on 03 5446 8240.