Can't ward off the Awards

Possible Aeotearoan awards courtesy Darren Schroder and Black River Digital.

Meanwhile, Mandy Ord, Bruce Mutard, and Ben Hutchings are up for OzComics 2003 Awards.http://forums.ozcomics.com/showthread.php?s=6465a2c8567a1c50673fd09494cee772&threadid=2465

FAST BOOKS PRIZE
A prize of $500 is being awarded to the best book self-published
between 1 September 2003 and 30 August 2004 by an Australian writer in each of
the following categories: fiction; poetry; autobiography/memoir/family
history; children's/young adult; non-fiction general; and history/local history.
Each prize-winner will receive $500 and a trophy containing their book,
framed in acrylic. Contact 02 9555 9757, www.booksandwriters.com.au

The Surface is a new Oz pdf magazine accepting all manner of submissions.
www.thesurface.net
[last two items courtesy NYWF list]