Attribution: Phoebe Hancox (Phoebe is a member of Geelong Writers. She is an Australian radio presenter and media creator who hosts the show Speakeasy on the Melbourne-based community student radio station 90.7 SYN FM. She broadcasts every second Tuesday at … Continued
Image Attribution: Mel King (The image provided for the August Ekphrastic Challenge was kindly provided by Mel King. Mel is the convenor for Geelong Cereal, a free online magazine that showcases local writing and creative arts. It presents a wonderful opportunity … Continued
Publication of Responses A big thank you to all the writers who took up the challenge of Ekphrastic Challenge #7 2026. Entries closed on Saturday, 25 July, 2026. Despite being bound indoors by the winter chills, participants managed to break … Continued
Photo by Hans on Unsplash Publication of Responses A big thank you to all the writers who took up the challenge of Ekphrastic Challenge #6 2026. This was a Winter Solstice Challenge where writers were challenged to respond to a … Continued
Video by mariamargarit1998 from Pixabay Publication of Responses A big thank you to all the writers who took up the challenge of Ekphrastic Challenge #5 2026. Entries closed on Monday, 25 May, 2026. Participants proved to have sturdy sea legs … Continued
Image Attribution: Ronan Furuta at https://unsplash.com/ Publication of Responses A big thank you to all the writers who took up the challenge of Ekphrastic Challenge #1 2026. Entries closed on Sunday, 25 January, 2026. We received a wonderful range of imaginative, … Continued
Finest 500 2025 Prize Winners: Sue Gourlay (First Place), Martin Smith (Second Place), Geoff Gaskill (Third Place – Absent) Angry by Tom Adair The Finest 500 is an annual competition for members of Geelong Writers. Entry is free. This … Continued
Responses to the August Challenge: We invited everyone – members and non-members alike – to use this image, ‘Wedge tail’ (photo by David Bridge), to inspire an original response in 300 words or less. We present the contributions of … Continued
Responses to the Geelong Writers July 2025 Ekphrastic Challenge #6 We invited everyone – members and non-members alike – to use this image, ‘Chinese Garden’ (photo by A. Wong) to inspire an original response in 300 words or less. Submissions … Continued
We publish below selected responses to the Geelong Writers Ekphrastic Challenge for June, 2025. This image is titled Turning Point, in view of the winter solstice, marking the shortest day. We thank all those who accepted our invitation … Continued