Photo by Roger Bradshaw on Unsplash Geelong Writers is now accepting submissions for the Finest 500 2026 competition. The Finest 500 is an annual competition for paid members of Geelong Writers only. This year, members are invited to submit prose or poetry to no more … Continued
The History Writing Group are hosting a seminar presentation on Sunday, 22 March 2026. Presenter Profile Dr. Mohjo Ghafouri holds a PhD in Water Science. He earned a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education(Teaching and Learning) from Deakin University, where he … Continued
Attribution: Image by Couleur from Pixabay. Publication of Responses A big thank you to all the writers who took up the challenge of Ekphrastic Challenge #2 2026. Entries closed on Sunday, 25 February, 2026. Again, we received a wonderful range of imaginative, thought-provoking … Continued
Following last year’s highly successful, inaugural Geelong Short Play Festival, when over 300 people attended the three sessions, the 2026 Festival is open for writers to submit original, fifteen-minute plays, six of which will be anonymously chosen by a panel … 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
Submissions to Funniest 500 are now open. We’re looking for our members to submit their funniest stories, stories that go beyond mirth, beyond rib-tickling, beyond side-splitting. Indeed, we want stories where the reader will laugh so hard that they will … Continued
ECLECTIC WORDS LAUNCHED LAST NIGHT Our 2025 General Anthology (Eclectic Words) was launched at our Festive Season Celebration on 17 December 2025. The anthology highlights the talents of Victorian writers from the Geelong, Bellarine and Surf Coast regions. Limited copies … 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
Geelong Writers Ekphrastic Challenge Cloistered Hippo #10, 2025 Entries have now closed and selected responses are published below. The next Ekphrastic Challenge will be published in 2026, under the leadership of incoming Ekphrastic Challenge moderator, Martin Smith. Geelong Writers wishes … Continued
