Writers are again being called on to take part in the annual Greek-Australian Cultural League (GACL) literary competition for poems or short stories.
The competition is open to short-story writers or poets over the age of 18 who live in Australia. All entries must be submitted by Friday July 18. Stories can be in either Greek or English.
Participants can submit work in one or all the categories and in one or both languages, with only one piece submitted to each category that they choose.
Key rules:
– All entries must only be sent electronically (only as a Word document attachment) to the competition email address: gaclitcomp@gmail.com
– The poems are restricted a maximum of 100 lines and a short story must be no more than 2,000 words. Any submission exceeding this limit will be rejected
– All submissions must be original work and must not have been submitted in other competitions or have been published.
There is a monetary prize for the first winner in each category and the winners along with those in second and third place will receive commemorative award certificates and a gift.
The first winning entry for each category will be published in the 71st issue of the periodical, Antipodes.
The entry form and competition rules are available through the GACL website on or you can email gaclitcomp@gmail.com for more info.
