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The Wheatbelt Writers Short Story Competition is now in its second year and is calling for entries from previously unpublished budding writers in Western Australia.
The competition is organised by the Wheatbelt Arts & Events, Inc. (WAE) to run in conjunction with The York Festival – Autumn Program taking place on 13 & 14 April 2024. The Festival includes a Writers Program curated by Writing WA with writers who either live in the Wheatbelt or have strong family connections to the Wheatbelt.
Unpublished writers are invited to submit a fictional story on any subject. The story must be between 1200 and 1500 words and there are two categories: 17 and under and Over 17.
The prize pool of $1000 consist of:
Major Sponsor Will Yeoman, CEO of Writing WA said “The caliber of entries last year was outstanding and it is fantastic to be again able to offer a platform for any unpublished, aspiring, emerging or young writer based in the Wheatbelt to present their work in the public arena and gain experience and motivation and potentially win a great prize”.
WAE is grateful to all Barclay Books York also for their support of this competition providing vouchers to be spent in their fabulous shop.
Entries open 15 January 2024 and close Friday 15 March 2024.
How to enter:
Acct name: Wheatbelt Arts & Events, Inc., BSB: 633 000, Acct: 159 863 380
Use your SURNAME as the reference.
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS AND SPONSORS
The York Festival – Autumn Program
13 – 14 April 2024
The State Government is a proud sponsor of The York Festival through Tourism Western Australia’s Regional Events Scheme (RES).
RES was established to support event holders across WA with the development of events to drive tourism to regional Western Australia. The scheme plays an important role in positioning the state’s five tourism regions as exciting destinations to visit and great places to live by showcasing and promoting the host region’s unique and diverse attractions.
A total of 65 regional events across WA have been funded through the 2023-24 RES, which also includes a $250,000 funding pool for the Regional Aboriginal Events Scheme, which exclusively allocates funding to events delivering Aboriginal activities and experiences.
The State Government, through Tourism WA, is proud to sponsor these regional events, which help bring vitality to local communities and drive visitor spend, injecting millions into regional economies.
Tourism is a key part of the State Government’s plan to diversify the economy, create jobs and develop business opportunities, especially in regional Western Australia.
Events play an important role in this plan, with the State Government sponsoring a range of sporting, cultural, arts and culinary events across Western Australia through Tourism WA, to attract visitors to our state and encourage them to stay longer, disperse further and spend more while they are here.
We hope everyone enjoys this event and takes the time to explore the Wheatbelt region.
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