

Lord Mayor's Creative Writing Awards 2017
City of Melbourne Libraries
Time check: You have just under 10 days left to submit your entry to the 2017 Lord Mayor's Creative Writing Awards!
Award categories
• Short story (1500 to 3000 words)
• The Dorothy Porter Award for Poets (up to 100 lines)
• Novella (10,000 to 20,000 words)
• Graphic short story (up to eight A4 pages)
• Narrative non-fiction (up to 10,000 words)
• Life Writing Award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers (up to 3000 words).
The Life Writing Award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers is a new category for 2017 and will be awarded to an outstanding work focused on documenting, discussing or highlighting a uniquely Victorian story of Australia’s First People. This prize recognises the work of unpublished Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and supports City of Melbourne’s ongoing commitment to promoting the richness of Indigenous culture and reconciliation.
Winning entries will receive a $2000 category prize. The overall winner of the Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Award will win an additional $10,000. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for all categories.
We hope your entry is shaping up and almost ready for some serious editing - don't forget you can submit in multiple categories: #LMCWA #writing
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