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The Old Fitz Playwright's Course
This course is built for emerging writers with a spark of an idea and the drive to turn it into a full script. Through monthly in-person sessions, you’ll get expert guidance, creative development, peer support, and the tools to craft something powerful. No fluff. Just real progress.
Best part? It’s completely FREE.
Opens 15 November 2025 • Closes 12 December 2025
Penguin Literary Prize
The Penguin Literary Prize was established to find, nurture and develop new Australian authors of literary fiction. Submissions are accepted via the online portal. A complete, unpublished manuscript for a work of adult literary fiction is required.
Opens 06 November 2025 • Closes 15 December 2025
Inside The Writers’ Room – 2026
Inside the Writers’ Room is Screenworks’ annual professional development program giving three early-career screenwriters from regional NSW the chance to observe a professional television writers’ room. Participants will gain rare insights into the collaborative process behind TV drama or comedy, observing first-hand how professional writers develop stories from concept to screen. Screenworks will place three regional NSW screenwriters into writers’ rooms at Easy Tiger, Jungle Entertainment and Northern Pictures.
Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets
The Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets seeks poetry by writers who have published no more than one collection of poems under their own name. It is open to poets from Australia and New Zealand. In 2025, the major prize is $6000, with a second prize of $2000 and a third prize of $1000.
Opens 09 October 2025 • Closes 05 December 2025
JRP New Work Submissions
Joshua Robson Productions is opening their new work submission window. They are looking for writers with projects at various stages of development, from debut writers to those already published. Music Theatre is their primary focus, but they will consider plays where music or movement plays a significant part.
Opens 17 November 2024 • Closes 01 December 2024