****SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN****

What are we looking for:

Miki was a phenomenal writer who was sadly never published in her lifetime. Besides her own perfectionism and fear of disappointment, her obscurity was due in no small part to the scathing and confronting nature of her work. Despite the quality and bravery of her material, few were willing to stand behind it. It is with this in mind that her surviving brother, Paul Gallasch—with the support of her friends and the community that surrounded her—have set up this prize in her honour, to discover and foster writers like Miki, who might otherwise not be given the recognition they deserve. 

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Prize money: $2083 for the winner, and a bottle of Jameson behind the bar, with your name on it, for the runners up.

Deadlines: Submissions open now and close 11.59pm May 15th.

Three finalists will be announced June 15th.

Winner announced at Ern Malley on Wednesday June 26th at a function at Ern Malley bar, where the three finalists will be asked to read their submissions aloud.

Must be an unpublished work.

Must be a South Australian resident.

Word Count: 5000max

Format: times new roman, double spaced, title, remove author’s name from document, .docx or .pdf

Email submissions* to: paul@ernmalley.com.au with subject ‘MIKI PRIZE’ and put author’s name in body of email (names will not be included with piece for judging but will be kept to later identify writer)

Entry is free

*We make no promises to read your entire story. If it’s no good, we’ll likely be able to tell pretty quickly.

email: paul@ernmalley.com.au for questions