The theme for our 2025 anthology is Rockingham.

To celebrate 10 years of the Rockingham Writers Centre, we are looking for stories set in Rockingham: whether that be Rockingham as it was, as it is, or as it might be. Fiction, narrative non-fiction, and poetry will all be accepted. 

Anthology Guidelines

  • Open to Rockingham Writers Centre members only.
  • Each person can submit up to 3 stories, each story between 0-3000 words.
  • Each person can also submit any number of poems.
  • Each work should be submitted as a separate document with your name and the title included in each file.
  • Each work feature Rockingham as a setting in some way.
  • Please note that all stories and poems will undergo a selection process and are not guaranteed inclusion in the anthology.
  • Already published works can be submitted.
  • Deadline for submission is 30 June 2025