Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer

The 2024 Queensland Literary Awards are now closed.

Finalists in all categories will be announced on 1 August.

About the award

This award is part of the Queensland Literary Awards and is awarded for an outstanding unpublished manuscript by an emerging Queensland writer. The Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer is supported by Jenny Summerson through the Queensland Library Foundation.

Eligibility

Queensland residents who can provide proof of their current Queensland address.
Emerging writers who have never published before.
Writers who have published/self-published a book are not eligible to enter.
Writers who have previously published individual short stories, poems, articles or essays in magazines, journals, anthologies, or newspapers in print or online.
Manuscripts in this category can be:
- novels
- collections of short stories
- novels for children (9+ years of age) and young adults
- biographies
- autobiographies
- memoirs
- general non-fiction.
Entries should be between 40,000 and 100,000 words, except middle-grade novels for children (9+ years of age), which can be 30,000 and over
To confirm you're eligible to enter this category, download the full 2024 terms and conditions of entry document.

Prize

$15,000, plus manuscript development and publication with University of Queensland Press.

Key dates

1 March: entries open
12 April: entries close
1 March–18 March: early bird entry period
19 March–12 April: standard entry period
1 August: shortlist announced
5 September: awards ceremony at State Library of Queensland

Nomination requirements

Manuscript

Cover letter (introduce yourself to the judges – give a brief biography, relevant writing or education experience, and any publication history).

A one-page synopsis that summarises the manuscript

How to enter

Download and read the full 2024 terms and conditions of entry document.
Read the nomination FAQs.
Complete an online nomination form by 12 April.
Attach all required documents.
You will receive confirmation of your accepted nomination via email.

As part of the terms and conditions for entry into this award, all shortlisted authors grant University of Queensland Press (UQP) first right of refusal to offer to publish their shortlisted work for an exclusive period of 12 weeks after the announcement.
This means that you must not send this manuscript to any publishers, submission calls for manuscripts, or competitions until after UQP has decided whether to offer a contract.