WestWords: A Western Sydney Anthology

What will be featured in the WestWords anthology?

The WestWords Anthology will publish works from both commissioned writers, and the works of writers selected from the open call out.

• The call out is open to writers aged 18 years and above.

• The call out is accepting poetry, and prose up to 2.5k words in length, of any genre.

• This call out accepts fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry. 

• The work cannot be previously published in any form, including self-publishing or on your website/blog.

• All writers must have a connection to WestWords or Western Sydney. For the purposes of this call out, we define this connection as any one of the following:
  • have been born and raised in Greater Western Sydney (or)
  • have lived in Greater Western Sydney for more than 2 years (or)
  • have worked in the region for a substantial length of time and within the past 5 years (or)
  • Have been involved in one of WestWords’ main programs: The WestWords Academy, The WestWords Fellowship, The WestWords Accelerator, The WestWords-Varuna Residency, The WestWords Daffodil Residency, Illuminated Ink, Voice Renewed, Our Stories, Poet’s Corner, Shortlisted for the Blake Poetry Prize, (or)
  • Have been published in one of our previous anthologies such as: BAD Western Sydney, BAD Western Sydney: The Second Case, Bridges, Silence Transformed, A Book of Love & Loss, Transforming Silence, Lights On, Apples: An unapologetic anthology from the core, Living Stories, Fisher’s Ghost, Blacktown Mayoral, (or)
  • Have been a tutor/workshop presenter, or otherwise employed by us.

How to enter:

Email your submission to competitions@westwords.com.au

• Your submission piece as a word.doc or PDF accepted as attachment
• 12 size font, double spaces, times new roman
• Please also attach a max. 1 page that includes a) writer’s bio and b) a brief explanation of your connection to Western Sydney or WestWords

If you have any questions regarding the program, please email admin@westwords.com.au