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BookNest Writing Competition and Activities
Writing Group
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The writing group is currently in abeyance. If interested contact us, using the form in the Contact page
BookNest Writing Competitions
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BookNest have run writing competitions in 2022, 2023 and 2024 for those who work live or study in Murrindindi shire and primary school students in the Triangle area. Short-listing and judging uses a "blind" process where the entries have no information that identifies the author. We have a professional judge for the open sections.
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The 2024 competition was open for entries from May 20 to July 29.
The 2024 competition had sections for Open fiction, Open poetry, Young writers fiction, and Primary students fiction.
2024 Terms and Conditions (pdf)
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2024 Awards event:
November 16 at MIRA
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The 2023 competition had same sections as later used in 2024.
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The 2023 Awards event was on November11 at MIRA. Click here for list of results.
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* 2023 Terms and conditions (pdf)
* 2023 Entry form (docx), pdf.
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We now have a blog for small pieces of writing
Goulburn Valley Writers Group are based in Shepparton. Their website has a range of resources including sales of the magazine publishing their writing and a link to current writing competitions.
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Other links about writing
Other Groups
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Writing about plague (from The Conversation)
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A publisher's helpful suggestions. (From The Guardian)
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Short Course: Spelling for on-line bigots (from The Shovel}
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2022 Writing Competition
Click here for full results and links to prize-winning entries.
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Link to 2022 entry form; Word, PDF
Link to 2022 full terms and conditions.
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Other BookNest Writing Events
Over 2019, BookNest organised a series of 5 writing workshops led by established writers.
This led to a "Reading our writing" evening event at MIRA.
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Following this, a small group of (mainly) workshop participants met monthly to discuss writing.
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Early in 2021, BookNest organised two evenings at MIRA where published authors talked about their books.
It's at times like this ... that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young.
Why, what did she tell you?
I don't know. I didn't listen.
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From Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy