Spilt Ink Writing Competition 2025 is open!
The OOTA Committee is delighted to announce the 2025 Spilt Ink Writing Competition is now open for entries. To be eligible to enter, you need to be an OOTA member or a financial member of WA Writers United.
Each member may submit up to THREE entries (in each category). An entrant in the poetry category can win one prize only. An entrant in the short fiction category can win one prize only.
The maximum length for each poem is 50 lines.
The maximum length for each short fiction is 2,000 words.
There is no thematic restriction on entry to the competition.
The winning entry and the second-placed entry will be published on the OOTA website; other place winners will only be published at the expressed wish of the author.
Our Poetry Judge is Josephine Clarke and our Short Fiction Judge is Taya Reid. They were our 2023 Spilt Ink Competition 2023 winners - have a look at their entries for inspiration.
Entries close 31st July 2025. Happy writing!
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