Melbourne is a City of Literature

Now in its fourth year, this award is for prose works including short fiction collections, novellas as well as any hybrid prose forms up to 30,000 words in length. The writing may take the form of fiction or creative non-fiction. Collections of poetry will not be considered. The submission may be comprised of short stories, micro-fiction or novella. Submissions may also include reflective essays on the stories in the collection. Entries with audio-visual content, hyperlinks as well as text are encouraged.

The award includes cash prize amounts of $3000 for the winner and $1000 for two runners-up as well as world-wide digital publication of all three winning entries as part of our Capsule Collections series. Winning entries will also be considered for production as audiobooks or audio-dramas.