Mattie Furphy Short Story Competition

The Mattie Furphy Short Story competition.

Pay your registration fee here. 

Complete the Humanitix form to make your payment for the Mattie Furphy Short Story Competition, and receive a receipt.

Your receipt will be emailed to you.  

Attatch a copy of the receipt to the official Competition Entry Form. 

1. All work must be previously unpublished. Work broadcast or published online in any way shall be considered, for the purpose of the Mattie Furphy Short Story Competition, to have been previously published, and may not be submitted. Any story that has been awarded or commended in any previous competition may not be submitted.

2. Competitors retain copyright in their entries, however agree that the Fellowship of Australian Writers WA (FAWWA) is granted the non-exclusive and non-commercial right to publish the winning, second and third place entries on its website for the term of one year (commencing from the announcement of the winner) for the purpose of promoting the Mattie Furphy Short Story Competition.

3. FAWWA will always credit the author of the work when reproducing the work and will not make any changes to the work without first seeking the prior written consent of the author.

4. Manuscripts submitted to the competition will be deleted after the competition. Ensure you keep a copy.

5. The competition is judged blind. Each story must have a separate cover sheet, which provides only the following information: Competition, Title of Story. Your name MUST NOT appear anywhere except on the entry form. See below.

6. A completed entry form must be completed. Ensure all sections are filled out and the payment receipt attached.

7. The judge’s decision is final. Competitors must not communicate with the judge before or during the competition.

8. The judge’s report, and the results of the competition will be published on the FAWWA website www.fawwa.org