Secondary Library: Writing competitions

Goldfields Libraries and the Eaglehawk Dahlia & Arts Festival are calling for entries from writers all over Australia for the annual Mulga Bill Writing Award.
Entries close midnight, Friday March 3 2023.

Do you have a notebook full of script ideas? Have you always dreamed of becoming a successful author or been intrigued by the world of slam poetry? Chase your passion and join our Teen Writing Bootcamps information session to explore your options in writing and find the boot camp that best suits your style. There will be three information sessions running across February 2023.

Entries open July and close September.
Short stories, poetry, and photography. Entrants must live or work or study within the City of Glen Eira.

Competition open to Monash Public Library patrons and residents of Monash Council. June

What Is NaNoWriMo?
National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand new novel. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists.

Little Stories, Big Ideas is a literary competition for Australian Secondary School Students. Entrants write to a specific themed prompt in 100 words or less, in any literary style they like – think: climate change, environmental issues, diversity, respect, acceptance, inclusion, political landscape, asylum seekers and refugees, and more. The competition runs 4 times a year and there are great prizes on offer for winners. Entry is free and entries from all over Australia are welcome.

Writers Victoria supports and connects all types of writers at all stages of their writing careers. The website also provides a list of potential competitions for young writers.

The KYD School Writing Prize is back for 2022! The prize is designed to give a voice to young Australians.

Entries open: 10am AEST, Monday, 28 March 2022
Entries close: 5pm AEST, Friday, 22 July 2022

Do you know a girl who has guts? A girl who deserves a little more glory? The Fierce Girls competition season is back. The ABC want to know who the fiercest girls in Australia are and they need you to tell them!

Why enter?

Ten winners will get to write and record their very own episode of the Fierce Girls podcast.

Your entry

Write 500 to 800 words about the Australian girl or woman you admire most.

They could be someone famous, or someone you think the world should know more about!

The complete collection of winning, shortlisted and commended poems from the 2021 competition, Dorothea MacKellar Poetry Awards. Two Mount Scopus students, (year 7 2021) have a poem in this volume.

Poems, a national theme is suggested but students may write their poem on any theme. Entries accepted: March 1 to June 30, results announced during early September.The theme for 2023 is "The winding road"

The Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers gives young writers the opportunity to hone their skills under the guidance of some of Australia’s favourite authors. The Prize aims to ignite passion for creative writing and poetry in the minds of Australia’s secondary school students, and to encourage them to pursue writing and publishing opportunities inside and outside of the classroom.