Writing Competitions English Faculty

Writing Competition
Sydney Morning Herald: WriteNow! Sydney Morning Herald: Young Writer of the Year The Sun Herald Ultimate Story Bill Coppell Young Writers Award Mosman Youth Awards in Literature John Marsden Prize for Young Australian Writers Australian Christian Teen Writer of the Year Award Future Leaders Writing Award Questions Writing Prize Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards The Whitlam Institute What Matters Competition UNSW Faculty of Law Essay Competition National Novella Writing Competition Ten minute quickie competition Inkys Creative Reading Prize

Writing Styles
Short story Short story Story chapter Prose / poetry Prose / poetry Prose + Poetry Years 7 9 See www.swf.org.au

Entry Details

Closing date for entries

Prizes (see websites for exact details)

Years 10 12 See http://www.youngwriter.smh.com.au/ Years 5 8 and Years 9 12 See http://www.heraldeducation.com.au/content/ultimate-story/gjendk Years 7 12 See Years 7 12 See Years 7 12 See http://expressmedia.org.au/express_media/prizes-grants-money-for-writers/the-johnmarsden-prize-for-young-australian-writers/ Years 7 12 See www.spcka.org.au Year 11 and 12 See www.futureleaders.com.au Years 7 12 See http://www.futureleaders.com.au/reading/Questions_Writing_Prize_2012.pdf#zoom=100 Years 7 12 See www.dorothea.com.au Years 7 12 See www.whitlam.org Years 11 and 12 See Years 7 12 See http://www.somerset.qld.edu.au/celebration/literature_competitions/ Years 9 12 See http://www.elthamlittletheatre.org.au/thequickie.html Years 7 12 See 1 July, 2012 1 July, 2012 30 June, 2012 $1,000 $2,000 $500 + trophy

Prose Prose Prose Poetry Opinion Piece Essay Novella Play script Various

Speaking Competitions English Faculty 2012

Speaking Competition
Sydney Morning Herald: Plain Speaking Competition Soroptimist Public Speaking Hills Competition OzSpeak HICES Debating Rostrum Voice of Youth Competition UN Youth Australia Public Speaking Competition Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award

Speaking Style
Prepared and impromptu Prepared Prepared Prepared and impromptu Prepared and impromptu Prepared and impromptu Prepared and impromptu

Entry Details

Closing date for entries

Prizes (see websites for exact details)

Ages 15 18 See http://www.heraldeducation.com.au/content/pesa/gjfjs8 Girls only See Years 7 12 See thehills.nsw.gov.au Years 7 12 See Years 7 12 See http://www.rostrum.com.au/voy Years 7 10 See http://nsw.unyouth.org.au/events/jpsc/ Ages 12 - 14 See http://www.legacy.com.au/LegacyJuniorPublicSpeakingAwardNationalGuidelines Early Term 1, 2012 Medals

Miscellaneous Competitions English Faculty 2012

Competition
Tropfest Junior Competition Tropfest Competition Australian Poetry Slam NSW Youth Week Future Leaders Awards

Style
Short film Short film Performance poetry Various Various

Entry Details

Closing date for entries

5 January 2012 5 January, 2012

Prizes (see websites for exact details)

Ages 12 15 See http://tropfest.com/tropjr/submission-info/ Ages 16 + See http://tropfest.com/au/submit-a-film/ Years 7 12 See Years 7 12 See Year 12 See http://www.futureleaders.com.au/awards/index.php

1 July, 2012

$1,000