First prize: $4000 & publication by Penguin.

Highest placed Monash University student: $1000 & publication by Penguin.

Winning entries 07 May – the Monash Prize shortlist has been announced.

All shortlisted entries to the Prize will be published by Penguin Shorts, in a collection of ‘revolutionary’ short digital reads. Winners will also receive tickets to the Emerging Writers’ Festival and paid publication opportunities in the festival publication, The Emerging Writer. Winners will be announced at the 2012 Emerging Writers’ Festival.

Judges: Ali Alizadeh and Fiona McGregor

Theme: Revolution

Genre: Creative Writing

All types of creative writing will be accepted, including short stories, poetry, non-fiction narrative and narrative verse.

Word length: 1500 – 3000 words

Closing date for entries: midnight, 23 April 2012

Eligibility: Any student enrolled in a Bachelor degree at an Australian university may enter. This includes international campuses of Australian universities. A student number and course code is required to enter. Please note that chapters from longer works are not eligible for consideration.

More information: travel to and from the Emerging Writers’ Festival is at the winners’ own expense. If the overall winner is a Monash University student they will receive both cash prizes, totalling $5000.

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Key Dates:

Closing date for entries: 23 April 2012
Shortlist announced: 7 May 2012
Winner announced: 24 May 2012

More information
If you have any questions or require more information about the Prize, please contact Karen Andrews on [email protected].

Penguin Shorts, a collection of short digital reads, are delighted to be publishing the shortlist from the Monash University Undergraduate Prize for Creative Writing, a prestigious new award for emerging literary voices. More info here.