Category Archives: Competitions

vic and VUP – it’s a Facebook thing of prizes and free stuff.

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

vicbooks and Victoria University Press have teamed up to bring you six weeks of give-aways and prizes. We take alternate weeks to offer different prizes – and there is no limit to the number of times you can enter. Sure, … Continue reading →

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vicbooks’ Man Booker Competition Winner 2011

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

The shortlist for the Man Booker Prize has been announced, and the winner of our competition has been chosen – congratulations Eda! Two people managed to select 5 out of the 6 shortlisted titles (forcing us to bring out the … Continue reading →

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vicbooks’ Man Booker Competition 2011

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

The longlist for the Man Booker Prize has been announced, thirteen titles of excellence to be winnowed down to a list of six come the 6th of September. Between now and then we are running a competition to see who … Continue reading →

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Scrawl Short Story Winner – Micah Timona Ferris

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

We’re pleased to announce, with the gratefully received help of and the winner of vicbooks Scrawl Short Story competition. Micah Timona Ferris with her story, Apples. There was a great mix of stories submitted this year, leading to an enticing … Continue reading →

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Scrawl Poetry Winner – Hera Lindsay Bird with ‘The Memory of Light’

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

vicbooks’ Scrawl Poetry Competition, on National Poetry Day, with the gratefully received help of… and …is pleased to announce Hera Lindsay Bird as the winner of our Scrawl Poetry Competition. We received many entries for the poetry competition this year, entries … Continue reading →

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Scrawl Poetry Highly Commended Selections

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

vicbooks’ Scrawl Poetry Competition on National Poetry Day We had many entries of great quality, from amongst them our judge, Ingrid Horrocks, has selected those poems she believes deserve high commendation. The list of highly commended poems are: Evolution – … Continue reading →

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Writing Tips for Poetry – Scrawl

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

As we did for short stories, we now do for the poetry side of our Scrawl writing competition. Poetry, we think, is more difficult to write – if only because it takes a more refined knowledge of grammar, form, cadence, … Continue reading →

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Writing Tips for Short Stories – Scrawl

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

As short story entries for this years Scrawl Writing Competition wash in on the electronic tides, we thought we’d browse the interweb for tips and pointers on writing methods and pass them on in a digested manner. There’s the practical … Continue reading →

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Scrawl Writing Competition 2011

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Scrawl is back in its second incarnation – widened in scope, more confident in demeanor and with its general hubbub all sleek and streamlined. We received hundreds of entries last year, far more than we (or our judges) expected, which … Continue reading →

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The case of the missing mystery (and crime and thriller) novels is drawing to a close

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

The case of the missing mystery (and crime and thriller) novels is coming to a close. After three weeks, five suspects, numerous clues and perhaps a few red herrings, entries close 5pm today. By the way, one lucky last clue … Continue reading →

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