Submissions diary 7 November 2026
Here’s your latest digest of creative writing, literary prize, and visual art submission opportunities closing in the coming month (mid-November through mid-December 2026). This update highlights freshly opened submission windows—including Meanjin’s Autumn 2027 reading period and Melbourne’s Small Works Art Prize in Fitzroy—alongside imminent prize cutoffs closing over the next two to four weeks. Poetry & Prose Submissions Literary Prizes & Competitions Competition / Prize Closing Date Form & Length…
More …Philip Hammial
Photo: Philip Hammial (2016 © Сашо Димоски-Sašo Dimoski) Biography Born & raised in Detroit, the D, Motown, the Motor City, a high energy city that’s nurtured a thousand world-class musicians—blues, R&B, soul, rock, hip hop, jazz … especially jazz: Yusef Lateef, Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris … Teenage hood, 4 Ford V-8s, a Rocket 88 Olds. 3 years in the engine rooms of 2 U.S. Navy ships. University on the G.I.…
More …James Walton — poetry
James Walton is published in many anthologies, journals, and newspapers. He is the author of five widely acclaimed collections of poetry. The Leviathan’s Apprentice, Walking Through Fences, Unstill Mosaics, Abandoned Soliloquies, and Snail Mail Cursive. He has been shortlisted for the ACU National Poetry Prize, the MPU International Poetry Prize, The James Tate Prize, and the Ada Cambridge Prize and is a winner of the Raw Art Review Chapbook prize.…
More …Davide Angelo — poetry
Davide Angelo’s poems have appeared in Australian and international publications. Several have been shortlisted for prizes, including Montreal International Poetry Prize, Bruce Dawe Poetry Prize, Melbourne Poets Union International Poetry Prize, and The University of Canberra International Poetry Prize. He lives in regional Victoria, with his two daughters. Dog Rocks Near the peak of Mount Alexander, it rains.It’s where the fire stopped, where black outer barksconceal darker anatomies, hold the…
More …Gloria Stern — exhibition
11–28 November 2026 Paintings by Gloria Stern will be shown at Stephen McLaughlan Gallery, Level 8 Room 16, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street Melbourne. stephenmclaughlangallery.com.au Opening celebration is 2–4pm Saturday 14 November 2026, at the same location. My paintings mostly begin with an ordinary moment from lived experience, then memory and personal thoughts gradually infiltrate, shifting it away from a literal reality. A passing encounter, a fleeting impression, or something…
More …Submissions diary 31 October 2026
Here’s your latest digest of creative writing, literary prize, and visual art submission opportunities closing in the coming month (November through early December 2026). This update highlights freshly opened calls—including Overland’s flagship annual prizes—alongside key deadlines closing over the next three to four weeks across Australia and international platforms. Poetry & Prose Submissions Literary Prizes & Competitions Competition / Prize Closing Date Form & Length Entry Fee Prize & Publication…
More …Les Wicks — 4 poems
Petals Water on our hands a shrug, you say wet. Peter is ill again you wonder why he struggles how he copes. The rock we sit upon is wearing down. We’ll be dead before this park becomes a mine or bomb crater. The sun will kill it anyway grief is written on the trees. While I worry about my family with a holy grace you murmur … heartmeat. Andre Ponders…
More …Submissions diary 24 October 2026
Poetry & Prose Submissions Literary Prizes & Competitions Competition / Prize Closing Date Form & Length Entry Fee Prize & Publication Details Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction 25 Oct 2026 Flash fiction (up to 500 words; 3 prompts in 60 hours) Tiered entry Cash prizes and print anthology publication SD Harvey Short Crime Story Award 30 Oct 2026 Crime fiction or non-fiction (2,000–5,000 words; AU residents) $35 AUD…
More …Submissions diary 17 October 2026
Poetry & Prose Submissions Literary Prizes & Competitions Visual Art & Photography Calls
More …Submissions diary 10 October 2026
Here is a digest of active publishing opportunities, prizes, and open calls across creative writing and visual arts for the week of Saturday, 10 October 2026: Literary Prizes & Competitions Poetry & Prose Submissions (Journals, Agencies & Presses) Visual Art & Photography Calls Here is your weekly digest of active publishing opportunities, literary prizes, and visual art open calls, cross-referenced against your tracked bookmarks and regional directory listings: 1. Literary…
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