Furphy Literary Award
Deadline May 31 (must be received by this date). Recommended free contest for Australian residents gives prizes up to A$15,000 for adults, A$300 for junior and youth entrants (limited to Goulburn Valley residents). Adult authors should send one story, maximum 5,000 words. See length limits on website for youth poetry and fiction entries. Contest honors Joseph Furphy (1843-1912), pseudonym Tom Collins, an Australian author whose novels combine an acute sense of local Australian life and colour with the eclectic philosophy and literary ideas of a self-taught workingman.
Source: https://www.furphystory.com.au/furphy-literary-award
Published: April 4, 2025
