[MGSA-L] Calling [Australian] writers of Greek background
June Samaras
june.samaras at gmail.com
Mon Aug 6 21:18:59 PDT 2012
I only just caught this item - too late to be of use this year - but a
heads up for aspiring writers in 2013
June S
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Calling writers of Greek background
A literary competition for writers of Greek origin has been organised
by the Greek Australian Cultural League
28 Jun 2012
A literary competition for writers of Greek origin has been organised
by the Greek Australian Cultural League.
The competition has been divided into the following categories:
poetry; short story and a one-act theatrical play. Submissions will be
accepted in both Greek and English.
Established in 1980, the competition has been running continuously
every year and has been open to writers in both Australia and
overseas. And the competition is open to all writer's - whether or not
you write as a hobby, professionally or you just want to give it a go.
Cathy Alexopoulos, president of the Greek Australian Cultural League
told Neos Kosmos the best way to get involved is to "give it a go try
and don't be afraid; only in that way can we open up doors.
"You don't have to be a professional writer, you just have to try your
luck and see how you go," she adds.
The competition rules are that all entries must have one entry per
category; all submissions should be the original works of the author
and should not have been submitted in another competition or have been
previously published; contributions for the competition can be
submitted in either Greek or English and will be judged separately for
each language; only one entry is permitted for each category and
language; poems should not exceed 100 lines. Prose entries should not
exceed 2000 words. The one-act play should be between 20 and 30
minutes duration. For each entry, four copies of the work needs to be
submitted. These copies will not be returned. For each work submitted
a pseudonym must be used in place of the author's name. This needs to
be the same pseudonym for all work submitted by the same person. The
author's full name and corresponding pseudonym, their address,
telephone number and email if available along with the title of the
work/s should be placed in a separate sealed envelope with their
entry/entries to ensure anonymity. Results of the literary competition
will be announced at a special function incorporating the launch of
the League's annual bilingual periodical "ANTIPODES" in October, 2012.
All first prize winning works in each category of the competition
shall be published in the periodical of the Greek- Australian Cultural
League "ANTIPODES" Vol. 58, 2012 which will be launched on the same
day the awards are announced.
"What we need to do is spread the word around so we do get the new
blood and we do get the new people who have been writing in the second
or third generation that may not have known about it," Ms Alexopoulos
says.
All entries must be submitted by 2 July at the latest and sent to the
following address: Greek-Australian Cultural League, P.O. Box 4307,
Melbourne of University, Parkville, Vic., 3052, Australia.
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June Samaras
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