RMIT has launched an inaugural Speculate Fiction prize aimed at writers who explore the expansive possibilities of literature: those who imagine other worlds—other realities—that may even exist within our own. The 2021 Speculate Prize will be judged by Rose Michael (RMIT), Astrid Edwards (MWF), Nick Tapper (Giramondo Publishing) and critic Declan Fry. The winner will receive: $5000 prize money, a mentorship from Giramondo Publishing  and a week-long residency at RMIT’s McCraith House on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. Submissions welcome from writers across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand and close midnight AEST, 1 September 2021.