Are you the voice SBS is looking for?

August 11, 2020 /

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SBS is inviting aspiring writers to share their stories and have their voices heard with the launch of the SBS Emerging Writers’ Competition.

Open for entries from 15 August – 15 September 2020, the SBS Emerging Writers’ Competition is searching for the next generation of bold new voices that reflect the diversity of contemporary Australia, providing them with a platform to share their unique experiences and perspectives.

An initiative from SBS Voices, SBS’s online platform which champions the voices of diverse and often underrepresented Australians, the competition has been created to support the discovery and development of emerging talent and contribute to greater diversity in Australian storytelling.

The Competition

  • Writers aged 18 and over are invited to submit a memoir piece of 1000-2000 words on the topic of ‘Growing up in diverse Australia’.
  • Entries open 15 August 2020 and must be submitted online at sbs.com.au/writers
  • Entries will be judged by acclaimed author Melissa Lucashenko, winner of the 2019 Miles Franklin award for her novel Too Much Lip, and Benjamin Law, creator and co-writer of the award-winning SBS TV program The Family Law and editor of Growing Up Queer in Australia.

Prizes

  • The winning submission will be awarded a $5000 prize to further their storytelling future, as well as having their story published on the SBS Voices website.
  • Runner up receives a $3,000 prize for second place
  • As well, two honourable mentions will each receive $1,000, to support the emerging writers to further develop their skills and knowledge.

Winning entries will be announced in November 2020, with all winning entries having their stories published on the SBS Voices website.

Writers from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, are encouraged to enter submissions to share their unique experiences.

Who are SBS Voices?

SBS Voices is a platform for and champion of emerging writers from diverse backgrounds in Australia, particularly women. In the past two years, the website is proud to have published more than 100 new writers, many of them coming through its emerging Asian-Australian writers project, and its Muslim women writers’ series, as well as its partnership with Sweatshop writers collective in Parramatta, Sydney. 

Visit sbs.com.au/writers for more information and details about the competition.