Local writing award calls for entries

Calling all writers!

Goldfields Libraries and the Eaglehawk Dahlia & Arts Festival are calling for entries from writers all over Australia for the annual Mulga Bill Writing Awards.

The 2022 festival celebrates 50 years of the Dahlia + Arts, and writers are encouraged to take inspiration from the theme ‘celebration’ and submit a poem or short story.

Writers of all skill levels are encouraged to apply, with prizes awarded for the best two in each category.

Short Story (up to 2000 words)
$500 first prize, $150 second prize.
Winners selected by local writer and author, Lauren Mitchell.

Poetry (up to 25 lines)
$200 first prize, $50 second prize.
Winners selected by award-winning poet and writer, Lorraine Marwood.

We would appreciate it if you could please circulate this to your audience and networks.

Please contact Shae Hellstedt on 0409 815 371 for more information, or visit www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/mulgabillwritingaward