The American Association of Australasian Literary Studies (AAALS), together with the American Australian Association, welcomes submissions to our annual creative writing competition between 1-31 March 2026.  

We invite entries in the following categories: 

• Poetry 
• Creative Prose  
• Indigenous Writers Poetry  
• Indigenous Writers Creative Prose  

With the generous support of the American Australian Association, the winner of each prize will be awarded US$1000, plus publication in the journal Antipodes. 

Further details about eligibility and submission requirements are available here: https://aaals.org/antipodes/, with submissions accepted through the Antipodes portal during March 2026: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/antipodes/submission_guidelines.html.