2025 TWI WRITING COMPETITION

The unofficial members’ homework

As 2024 rolls into 2025, we are back for another year of sharpening our skills or learning something new. Entering the competition will not win you any accolades, but it does provide practice for your writing skills, an opportunity to share your writing with our group and to receive feedback (more detailed feedback may be available on request).  It is not without a reward though; the monthly winning story will be awarded a small prize, and an opportunity to feature in our next anthology.

Our competition judges will select the monthly theme/prompt and genre for submission, so you can expect to challenge yourself in styles/genres that you normally wouldn’t write or attempt.

This competition is open to TWI financial members only.

We value all our members and need your energy to add to the vibrance of the monthly meetings at least twice a year. We do understand if you are located in a remote region or are unable to access the meetings. Please do try. We would love to see you.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

MARCH Prompt: Tomorrow They Will Kiss

• Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, poetry
• Do not use the prompt as the title.
• Length and Formatting Guidelines
  • Word limit: 0-800 words (no entry over 800 words will be considered)
  • Include the title, genre (if applicable) and word count on the first page
  • Do not include your name anywhere on the manuscript
  • Format: Times New Roman, 12 point, left aligned, 1.5 line spacing, indent each first line, page number bottom right, one space after full stop, ‘single quotations’ for dialogue, no underline, no extra line between paragraphs. Please submit your entry in a Word format.
• To help you format a writing template (in Word), you can download a useful guide – Formatting your document for competition
• ONE submission per author (there is no fee), as this makes it fair for everyone. Please note that by submitting you agree to have the work published on the TWI website. The author of the work retains their full copyright at all times.
• How to submit: Send your submission and your name including your phone number and email address (within the body of the email) to: competition@tropicalwriters.com.au
• Deadline for submissions: Friday 21 March 2025. The winner and runners up will be announced at our March member meeting.
• Please note there will be no monthly competition in November.

MONTHLY COMPETITION WINNERS

FEBRUARY/MARCH: Tomorrow They Will Kiss

1. Winner: 
2. 2nd and 3rd places: