The City of Rockingham Short Fiction Awards are hosted by the Western Australian city but open to writers anywhere. There are three categories, an Open Award, a Young Writers Award (ages 10-17) and an Over 50s award. Whichever award you enter, this year’s entries must all in some way be inspired by, draw up, or use the theme of the artwork Arts Centre Cafe by Daniela Selir.
You can submit up to three stories, which must be original, unpublished and must not have won any award in any other competition or been under consideration elsewhere. There is no entry fee. For the Open Award and Over 50s, first prize is Aus$1,000, second is $500, third is $300. Young Writers’ prizes are lower.