Short Story Competitions

The next competition will open the 1st of January.

How to Enter:

1) Write a story!

2) Check the terms and conditions!

3) Pay the corresponding entry fee

4) Complete the corresponding entry form after paying your entry fee

WOMBAT BOOKS Short story Competition

Editors: Kellie Nissen, Frances Prentice and Linda Watt

RURAL, REGIONAL and AUSSIE

We're looking for short stories set in rural and regional areas. We'd love some real Aussie stories and experiences of Australians.

Stories are aimed at readers aged 9 to 12 so aimed at upper primary readers.

Chosen short stories will be edited and published as part of an anthology. Find examples of previous anthologies below.

Stories can be of length 500 to 3000 words and need to be submitted in a word document file type. This word length is strict. We will not be accepting stories over 3000 words.

Wombat entry fee $16.50: here.

Wombat Entry FORM

RHIZA EDGE Short story Competition

Editors: Rowena Beresford and Rachel Jackson

Survival Stories. Action, adventure!

We're looking for short stories that leave the reader on the edge of their seat. We want action, adventure and survival stories. These can be based on true stories or completely fiction.

Stories are aimed at readers aged 12+ so aimed at high school.

Stories can be of length 1000 to 5000 words and need to be submitted in a word document file type. This word length is strict. We will not be accepting stories over 5000 words.

Rhiza entry fee $22.00: here.

Rhiza Entry FORM

School or Uni Students/Pensioners: 20% discount Use code 20DISC to get the discounted price.

Terms and Conditions Wombat | Rhiza

Prize winners receive:

Short story published in anthology by Rhiza Press (Wombat Books or Rhiza Edge)
Complementary copy of the collection
Winner's choice of 5 further copies or a $100 value off an appraisal by Wombat/Rhiza
15 minute pitch with Rhiza Press publisher for a full manuscript

To find out about our other short story collections check out these pages: