Page Seventeen

The end of the submission window must feel very close this side of the seasons. We begin winter and we begin the home stretch for those of you who have been chiseling away at your prose and preparing your entry to the page seventeen smorgasbord.

So, if you have a short story or poem that you think we’ll like, send it in to our competition and it might net you some prize money (and publication to boot). If you have a photo that you think will look good on the front cover of Issue 09, send it in and that fancy might become fact.

And don’t forget about our inaugural non-fiction component, revolving around the ‘Craft of Writing‘ theme. It can be a feature piece on the Emerging Writers’ Festival, or National Young Writers’ Month, or a particularly illuminating workshop. It may be an interview with a writer or ambassador for writing and publishing. It may be a reflective piece on your own experiences with the craft of writing. There are a lot of angles that can be taken for this theme. So if you have a piece, or even just a pitch, then submit@pageseventeen.com.au is ready to receive.

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Got some free time this Sunday? Come down to Page Parlour at Federation Square. It caps of the Emerging Writers’ Festival and is a fantastic little market of magazines, journals and small presses. Of course, page seventeen will be there as well. So, I hope to see you there.

With April 15th here, pageseventeen Issue #09 is officially underway. One cliche that would normally be used for this sort of moment would be that playtime’s over, but let’s face it, this is our playtime.

Issue #09 promises to be the most diverse yet; short stories, poetry, non-fiction (themed, see Submission Guidelines) as well as our traditional cover comp.

So have a look through this website if you haven’t already, like us on Facebook (FYI, we’re not hip enough yet for Twitter) and post us some pieces to read. You’ve got to be in the competition to win it, and $200 always looks nice on a cheque passed your way.

Best of luck to you all!

Only one week to go until the submission window opens … hope everyone’s getting just a little bit excited!

You’ll find the guidelines and entry forms for 2011 now available at Downloads. Also, our Submit page has been updated with details for Issue 09.

We also have our competiton running as usual:

The judge for the short story is none other than Tiggy Johnson, former editor of page seventeen. For poetry it’s Wendy Fleming, currently the acting president of the Melbourne Poets Union. For the cover competition we have Blaise van Hecke, of Busybird Design.

Don’t forget we have a new non-fiction section running – the theme is ‘The Craft of Writing’. Remember that this theme does not affect any fiction submissions or cover competition entries. See our submission details for more information.

So, lock and load for next week, everyone! We still accept email submissions for our general, non-comp entries at submit@pageseventeen.com.au. Postal entries have a new destination:

PO Box 8078, Tottenham, VIC 3012

Any questions at all, don’t forget about our enquiry line, enquire@pageseventeen.com.au.

Yes it’s that time of the year and the shortlist for the 2010 page seventeen Short Story and Poetry competition has been finalised. Winners will be announced at the launch of Issue 8 on Saturday November 13, Burrinja Cafe, 350 Glenfern Road (Cnr Matson Drve) Upwey from 1 pm.

Copies will be available at the discounted price of $15 (cash only) after which time they will revert to $19.95.

Shortlist for short story Competition

David Spitzkowsky

Debi Hamilton

Jacinta Butterworth

Jeannie Haughton

Kate Rotherham

Leah Swann

Robyn Wylie

Wes Lee

Shortlist for poetry Competition

Bob Morrow

Bronwyn Mehan

Emilie Collyer

Ian Gibbins

Kate Alder

Kristen Roberts

Marlene Marburg

Nicola Scholes

Pam Joseph

Shari Kocher-Campbell

Simon Petkovich

Sue Bailey

Winner of the Cover Competition

Dina Solomonides

The eagle eyed among you may have noted that we did not shortlist 10 stories and 15 poems as per usual. This was due to several writers having more than one short story/ poem making the short list – as well a short story being withdrawn after being shortlisted and one poem being disqualifed as it had been published prior to entering the competition.

Congratulations to all our shortlisted writers and we look forward to seeing you at the launch.

Vicki Thornton

Acting Editor

It’s almost the end of June, which means there isn’t long to get submissions or entries in to us.

If you want to make a general submission, we accept stories, poetry and black and white images. Please use the relevant cover sheet, but feel free to email your submission (we may request a higher resolution image if what you submit is selected). There is a limit of 3 written pieces and 5 images. See the guidelines for more information.

If you want to enter the competition, there is no limit to how many pieces you may enter, so long as the correct fee accompanies your entry form and entries. You cannot email entries to the competition: they must be posted. You can enter short stories and/or poetry in the Short Story and Poetry Competition, or colour images in the Cover image competition, whereby the one fee of just $5 gets you up to 5 entries.

But, you have only until the end of next Wednesday, June 30, to do it, so get moving!

Also, congratulations to Angelina Mirabito, whose poem ‘Alone Together’ was selected for inclusion in Issue 8 at Stopping all Stations in Nunawading last Saturday. There were many great pieces to choose from and it wasn’t easy. Thanks to everyone who came along, both those who participated and those who enjoyed listening.

Don’t forget there’s a similar opportunity for Adelaide and Brisbane poets coming up. On Thursday 29th Julyand Sunday 1st August respectively. Check the Events page for details.

And, we’ve announced a little competition on our Facebook page. It’s free to enter and all you have to do is ‘Like’ our page then guess how many stories and poems we’ll receive in this year’s competition. The winner will receive an available issue of their choice.

Best of luck.

It’s come along quickly. Tomorrow we are selecting a poem from the open mic section of Melbourne poetry event Stopping all Stations to go into issue 8.

It’s easy, all you have to do is bring along one of your poems and registerto read/perform it in the open mic section.

It’s all happeneing at the Station St cafe, 26 Station street, Nunawading, from 2pm, Saturday 19th June. If you’re on the train, it’s right across the road from Nunawading station (Belgrave/Lilydale lines). There’s a $5 fee for the event, which includes lucky door prizes (including books and book vouchers), and the pleasure of also hearing featured poet Catherine Bateson read her work. There are no additional requirements or payments for you to enter, except you might like to bring an extra copy of your poem to leave with the judge/s in case yours is selected. The winner will also receive a copy of the current issue, Issue 7.

If spoken word isn’t your thing, or you’re not in Melbourne, there’s still time to send us your submission. You have until June 30 to submit up to three written pieces and/or black and white images, and/or to enter either or both the Cover Competition or the Short Story and Poetry competition.

Also, keep your eye on our Facebook page. In the next few days, we’ll be announcing a little competition that will only be open until the end of June.

Sometimes we spend all our energy making sure everyone knows how to submit fiction and poetry we forget to mention that we also offer a competition for the cover artwork for each issue.

If you are even remotely talented in this area, it’s worth having a go. For the one low entry fee of $5, you may enter up to 5 images for consideration. Of course, there can be only one winner, with the prize being $100 as well as your winning entry featuring as the cover for page seventeen Issue 8, and hence a contributor copy. The cover competition is judged by the editor and/or the editorial committee.

Download an entry form and the conditions of entry here.

Whether you’re entering the cover competition or not, you might like to submit some black and white images for general consideration. You may submit up to 5 for consideration in each issue, via CD (if you’re entering the cover competition as well, feel free to send all the images on one labelled CD).

Before you ask, there’s nothing specific we’re looking for when it comes to images, just something that speaks to us, images that tell a story perhaps. Check out one of our issues to see what kind of things we’ve published in the past.