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<\/h1>\n<\/h1>\nWe\u2019d like the competition to help writers and researchers build readerships, help spread Wakefield\u2019s own name and news of our books, and, who knows, perhaps help seed a few books of the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We announce the new prompt once a month in our newsletter, with this page updated shortly afterwards. The best way to keep on top of the current prompt is to subscribe to the Wakefield Weekly<\/em> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read on for the boring things, like the terms\u00a0and\u00a0conditions, and the fun things, like the prizes on offer!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n January 2022:<\/strong> Cheryl Williss, responding to ‘moving around’<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Wakefield Weekly Writing Competition is an exciting monthly challenge for authors Australia-wide. Each month, we’ll release a new prompt for authors to respond to. The prize for the winning author (or authors) includes gift vouchers and the publication of … Continue reading Terms and conditions of entry:<\/h1>\n
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The current prompt is ‘mystery wrapped in enigma’.
Entries close on Friday 10 April 2026.
Please email your entry to maddy@wakefieldpress.com.au<\/a> with the prompt in the subject line.<\/h1>\n\u00a0<\/h1>\n
Read previous WWWC winning entries below:<\/h1>\n
February 2022:<\/strong> Lolo Houbein, responding to ‘the birds return’<\/a>
March 2022:<\/strong> Kristin Murdock, responding to ‘hands up’<\/a>
April 2022:<\/strong> Cheryl Williss, responding to ‘I started a joke’<\/a>
May 2022:\u00a0<\/strong>Amanda Lee, responding to ‘history repeats’<\/a>
June 2022: <\/strong>Maureen Alsop, responding to ‘heroes and villains’<\/a>
July 2022: <\/strong>Valerie Volk and Mike Ladd, responding to ‘glimmer of light’<\/a>
August 2022:<\/strong> Janette Parr, responding to ‘my father’s gift’<\/a>
September 2022:<\/strong> not awarded, responding to ‘sleight of hand’
October 2022: <\/strong>Lana Guineay, responding to ‘beamish boy’<\/a>
November 2022:\u00a0<\/strong>James Byron Books, responding to ‘car on a hill’<\/a>
December 2022\/ January 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>Jillian Smith, responding to ‘dream daze’<\/a>
February 2023:<\/strong> Salvatore Pesaturo, responding to ‘holding on’<\/a>
March 2023: <\/strong>Valerie Volk, responding to ‘reading the tea leaves’<\/a>
April 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>Cath Bishop, responding to ‘an excellent hat’<\/a>
May 2023:<\/strong> Julia Archer, responding to ‘floral emblem’<\/a>
June 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>Paige Johnstone, responding to ‘looking in and looking out’<\/a>
July 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>Shreya Nidumolu, responding to ‘temperance’<\/a>
August\/ September<\/strong> 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>not awarded, responding to ‘celebrate a little’
October\/ November 2023: <\/strong>Djuna Hallsworth, responding to ‘on your bike’<\/a>
December 2023: <\/strong>not awarded, responding to\u00a0‘caught in traffic’
January 2024:<\/strong> Margaret Crohn, responding to ‘time and again’<\/a>
February 2024:\u00a0<\/strong>Megan Sougleris<\/a> and Robert Moore<\/a>, responding to ‘the air was moving’
March 2024:<\/strong> Dante DeBono, responding to ‘there is joy in things’<\/a>
April 2024:\u00a0<\/strong>Valerie Volk, responding to ‘three generations’<\/a>
May 2024:<\/strong> Mike Ladd, responding to ‘funny thing happened the other day’<\/a>
June 2024:\u00a0<\/strong>Julia Archer, responding to ‘down by the river’<\/a>
July 2024:<\/strong> Span Hanna, responding to ‘plenty of books’<\/a>
August\/September 2024: <\/strong>Warren Cox, responding to ‘backyard secrets’<\/a>
October 2024:<\/strong> Susan Hobson, responding to ‘one long, lost weekend’<\/a>
November\/December 2024: <\/strong>Jessica Zelli, responding to ‘rolling back the years’<\/a>
January\/February 2025:\u00a0<\/strong>Steph Lye, responding to ‘no place like home’<\/a>
March 2025:\u00a0<\/strong>Kristin Murdock<\/a> and Susan Hobson<\/a>, responding to ‘festival madness’
April 2025:<\/strong> Mike Ladd, responding to ‘turning a corner’<\/a>
May 2025:\u00a0<\/strong>Bethany Lines, responding to ‘where there’s smoke there’s fire’<\/a>
June 2025:\u00a0<\/strong>Leah Rosebrock, responding to ‘time waits for no one’<\/a>
July 2025:\u00a0<\/strong>Andrew Harris, responding to ‘those happy, shiny people’<\/a>
August 2025:<\/strong> Phil Saunders, responding to ‘news from afar’<\/a>
September 2025: <\/strong>Chloe Staykov,\u00a0responding to ‘the things you learn’<\/a>
October 2025: <\/strong>Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan, responding to ‘on the wrong side’<\/a>
December 2025\/ January 2026:\u00a0<\/strong>James Smith, responding to ‘over the bridge’<\/a>
February 2026:\u00a0<\/strong>Robert Dawson, responding to ‘sweet world’<\/a>
March 2026:\u00a0<\/strong>current prompt, ‘mystery wrapped in enigma’<\/p>\n\n\n