Stringybark Publishing are proud to sponsor the Stringybark Times Past Award 2024. This is their sixth historical fiction competition exploring this genre.

Stories must be based on a real event or events. The event(s) must have occurred in Australia or had clear relevance to Australia. The story must be accompanied by a 150 word or fewer, explanation of the ‘real facts’ behind the story.

Entry is open to all authors aged 16 or over and of any nationality.

We are keen to encourage quality, so suggest writers to check their stories before submitting using Prowritingaid. They have free and paid versions and are the best writing software we know to help improve grammar, readability and check for repetition, ‘sticky’ sentences and suggest alternatives.