The Bulletin New Writer Competition for Short Stories
Subcategory of Awards — Australian Awards
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History

The Bulletin ’ offered a prize of £5 for the best story by a new writer. Only those who had not previously had stories published in The Bulletin were eligible. Stories had to be short—1500 to 3000 words.  In addition to the prize-money stories were published and paid for at the rate of  £2 2s. for each 1000 words. (http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-578641181)

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 1939

winner At Mrs Rolf's Evelyn Bartlett , 1939 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 30 August vol. 60 no. 3107 1939; (p. 4) Out of the West 1940; (p. 82-86)
winner Andy John K. Ewers , 1939 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 October vol. 60 no. 3115 1939; (p. 5) Harvest : And Other Stories 1949; (p. 99-107)
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