ZineWest is an annual competition and print anthology for new writers,16 years and over, with a strong Western Sydney connection. We welcome any word-based creative work we can reproduce in a print A5 zine.  We publish around thirty writers and ten local artists. This year, ZineWest is part of Writing Parramatta 2021 which has been supported by a City of Parramatta Creative Economy Grant. WRITING ENTRY FORM  Entries due 16th May. 1st Prize: $400; 2nd & 3rd: Giramondo titles. Co-Sponsored by the Writing and Society Research Centre, WSU (Art entry form available 1st May.)

ZINEWEST 2020 winning artwork

ZINEWEST 2020 LAUNCH – Awards

ART AWARDS – JUDGE, SOPHIA KOUYOUMDJIAN, Director of Parramatta Artists Studios

Best Image: $100 – Erin Macnaught 
Runner-up: Giramondo title – Marina Robins

WRITING AWARDS – JUDGE, LUKE CARMAN, Author and lecturer WSU
1st Prize $400 – Arna Radovich for Last Breath 
2nd Prize $300 – Louise Loomes for The Still Point
3rd Prize $200 – Matilda Hart for Magic Deck

Highly Commended: Awards – Giramondo titles
Peter Cartwright for Bi@19
Erin Middleton for My Body Stands in the Mirror
Dorian Stoilescu for The Insomnias of Summer

Editor’s Award: Giramondo Title – Raqiya Ahmed for Colour the Crescent