2022 mindshare Awards
The mindshare Awards are a poetry and creative writing competition open to South Australians with lived experience of mental health challenges.
Supported by the Mental Health Coalition of South Australia, Writers SA and Access2Arts, the awards offer an opportunity for writers to share their stories, showcase their skills, discover new creative communities, and connect with industry professionals. There are four categories; Unpublished Emerging Poets, Unpublished Emerging Writers, Published Established Poets, Published Established Writers. More information on these categories can be found below.
The shortlisted entrants for each category will receive;
-1 years free membership to Writers SA (valued at $75).
- their work displayed physically as part of the MHCSA’s Mental Health Month mindshare Exhibition in October.
- publication on mindshare digital platforms
The winners of each category will receive (as well as shortlist prizes);
- a $100 gift card for any Writers SA resources or services
- a free 20-minute consultation with the Writers SA Director.
- mindshare Awards plaque
- opportunity to be profiled and interviewed on the Access2Arts website.
Entries close Monday 8th August at 5pm. Winners will be announced at the 10th Anniversary Festival Of Now, on the 14th of October 2022. Save the date, and follow us on Instagram, or Facebook for updates!
Guidelines
- The awards open on Monday 20th June and close on Monday 8th August.
- Entries are open to South Australians who have a lived experience of mental health challenges.
- While entered works do not need to be about an entrant's lived experience of mental health challenges, poetry and creative writing generated from personal experience are encouraged.
- Entrants may enter no more than 4 pieces of work in either one category or across multiple categories.
- All submissions must be the original work of the entrant and unpublished. (This refers to books or literary publications; works previously published on personal blogs are fine.) Copyright of all entries remains with the owner.
- On entering the awards entrants agree for mindshare and MHCSA to publish work online through their websites and social media, and print works for display purposes.
- It is preferred that creative writing is typed. If entrants need to submit an alternative format please contact mindshare via email before the closing deadline. For administration purposes, documents should be labelled as follows: First Name Last Name_Title of Work
- After filling out the entry form below, please send your submission/s to email mindshare@mhcsa.org.au with the subject line: mindshare Awards Submission 2022
- Winners will be announced at the Festival of Now on Friday 14th October 2022.
- Judging is undertaken by a team of professional writers with their own lived experience of mental health challenges. Please note the judges’ decision will be final and the judging panel is not obliged to provide feedback or critical comment on individual entries
Categories:
There are four (4) award categories that include both published and unpublished poets and writers. The award categories are;
- Unpublished Emerging Poets
For poets who are in their first 5 years of writing and have had no poems published. Entered poems must be no more than 50 lines. - Unpublished Emerging Writers
Writers who are in their first 5 years of writing and have had no creative writing published. Entered prose must be no more than 750 words. - Published Established Poets
Poets who have been writing for more than 5 years and/or have had poems published. Entered poems must be no more than 50 lines. - Published Established Writers
Writers who have been writing for more than 5 years and/or have had creative writing published. Entered prose must be no more than 750 words.
The shortlisted entrants for each category will receive;
- 1 years free membership to Writers SA (valued at $75).
- Their work displayed physically as part of the MHCSA’s Mental Health Month mindshare Exhibition in October.
- Publication on mindshare digital platforms
The winners of each category will receive (as well as shortlist prizes);
- a $100 gift card for any Writers SA resources or services
- a free 20-minute consultation with the Writers SA Director.
- mindshare Awards plaque
- opportunity to be profiled and interviewed on the Access2Arts website.
Please contact mindshare if you need this information in an alternative format.
mindshare
Level 5, 195 North Terrace
Adelaide SA 5000
Telephone (08) 8212 8873
Email: mindshare@mhcsa.org.au
Download the mindshare Awards Guidelines as a word document here: 2022-mindshare-Awards-Guidelines
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