Mulga Bill Writing Award 
Goldfields Libraries and Eaglehawk Festivals Inc. are calling for entries from writers all over Australia for the annual Mulga Bill Writing Award, a celebration of creativity at the Eaglehawk Dahlia & Arts Festival.
Poets and writers are invited to showcase their talents in the 2025 Mulga Bill Writing Award. Whether you're an experienced storyteller or an aspiring writer, this is your chance to shine!
Theme: Fiesta!
Categories and prizes:
Short Story (up to 2,000 words)
Judge: local author and writer, Lauren Mitchell.
- First Prize: $500
- Second Prize: $150
Poetry (up to 25 lines)
Judge: Local writer and poet, Anne Gleeson.
- First Prize: $200
- Second Prize: $50
Cost
Entries: $5 per submission.
Payment options:
- EFT (bank transfer)
Eaglehawk Festivals Inc.
BSB 633 000
Account # 131 394 157
Please use reference “MBWA your name” (eg. MBWA Jane Smith). - Cheque
Made payable to Eglehawk Festivals Inc. - Cash
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Key Dates:
- Entries open: Saturday, 4 January 2025
- Entries close: Monday, 24 February 2025
- Winners announced: Friday, 14 March 2025 (at the Dahlia & Arts Festival opening)
How to enter:
Online
- Complete the online entry form (available from 4 January)
- Email your submission to mulgabill@ncgrl.vic.gov.au
On paper
- Download and complete an entry form.
- Mail it, along with a hardcopy of your entry, to:
Eaglehawk Library
1 Sailors Gully Road
Eaglehawk
Victoria 3556
Read past entries here:
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