The Overland 2023 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize is now open. The Australian literary magazine Overland Literary Journal is looking for short fiction stories up to 3000 words on the theme of ‘travel’, with imaginative, creative, and literary interpretations encouraged.

Established in 2007 and supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets seeks poetry by writers who have published no more than one collection of poems under their own name (that is, writers who’ve had zero collections published or one solo collection published). It remains one of the richest prizes for emerging poets, and it is open to poets anywhere in the world.

In 2023, the major prize is $6000, with a second prize of $2000 and a third prize of $1000. All three winners will be published in Overland. Click here to learn more about the 2023 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize.

The Overland 2023 Judith Wright Poetry Prize ($9000)

For creatives in Australia and New Zealand, Overland’s Judith Wright Poetry Prize is also open and looking for writers who have published no more than one collection of poems under their own name.

Established in 2007 and supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets seeks poetry by writers who have published no more than one collection of poems under their own name (that is writers who’ve had zero collections published or one solo collection published). It remains one of the richest prizes for emerging poets, and it is open to poets anywhere in the world.

In 2023, the major prize is $6000, with a second prize of $2000 and a third prize of $1000. All three winners will be published in Overland.

The poetry prize will be judged by Autumn Royal, Elena Gomez, Toby Fitch, and Andy Jackson. The prize money is $9000, and all three winners will also be published in Overland. the 2023 Judith Wright Poetry Prize. Click here to learn more about the 2023 Judith Wright Poetry Prize