by Susan Skowronski | Feb 20, 2025 | Poetry
Brolga Standing tall regal in silver-grey wings outstretched to embrace the sky Brolga and his mate perform a joyful pas-de-deux leaping, pausing twirling, trumpeting weaving a spell dance gracefully to and fro… age-old routine ballet in the wetlands (c)...
by Susan Skowronski | Feb 20, 2025 | Flash Fiction
THE LOCAL Prompt: Canvas Frank looked up from his magazine and watched the young man saunter towards him. He’d noticed him drive into the campground and wander around talking to the other campers. He was dressed smartly and carried a clipboard. Someone...
by Lexcia Dalton | Jan 30, 2025 | Flash Fiction
By George He Did It! ‘By George He Did It’ the headlines screamed. I shook my head. Who the dickens is this George and what did he do? The wife and daughter seemed to know. Their excited chatter was full of admiration. It was not often the wife got a bee in her bonnet...
by Russell Perry | Oct 26, 2024 | Other Literary Competitions
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by Russell Perry | Sep 25, 2024 | Members' Articles
Christmas Writing Competition Writing Prompts. If you are in need of some inspiration for you Christmas story or Poem, There are some prompts below:The Christmas Tree Mystery: A small town discovers that their beloved Christmas tree has a hidden message inside. As...
by Russell Perry | Apr 12, 2024 | Members Comps.
December/January Edition – Writing CompetitionTheme – ‘New Beginnings’There areTHREE prizes of $100 up for grabs, you could have a very Happy Xmas indeed!We want to hear your ‘New Beginnings’ related Flash Fiction, Short Story...
by Russell Perry | Jan 26, 2023 | Short Story
What Went Before A short story by Russell Perry. It is said, that when you are about to pass from this mortal existence, major milestones and events from your life, flash before your mind’s eye. Having not yet reached that inevitable conclusion, I cannot give...
by Russell Perry | Jun 1, 2022 | Short Story
The Toy Soldier By Russell Perry It’s difficult to say exactly when I started to remember my other family. However, I do recall that I was four years old when I told my mother about them for the first time. As adults, we remember snippets of our life as small...
by Russell Perry | May 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s time to get writing for the 2022 Boroondara Literary Awards! In a partnership between the Rotary Club of Balwyn and the City of Boroondara and held each year, the Awards encourage creativity in writers of all ages. The Open Short Story competition is...
by Russell Perry | Mar 22, 2022 | Open Competitions
2023 Maureen Freer Comp FlyerPLEASE READ THE CONDITIONS OF ENTRY CAREFULLYCLICK HEREThen fill the entry form below for online entry and payment. Or… Print and fill the form manually and follow the instructions for manual payment. Maureen Freer Literary...
