The fourth National Republican Short Story Competition is now underway with the theme: ‘defining Australian identity in a future Australian republic’. Entries close 6 November and cost $11.99. Length 2000-4000 words with first prize of $500; second $60 and third $40. Details and entry form at http://republicanfiction.blogspot.com or enquiries can be directed to: fiction@republic.org.au Women have done well in this competition – winning twice so far – so let’s keep it up.
Woman for an Australian Republic, Adelaide Ironside, republican poet and artist 1831-1867
Self portrait 1855, Newcastle Art Gallery NSW
