COMPETITIONS
2016 Youth Literary Award
The Norman McVicker Award
Entries close: 29 February 2016
Young people up to 22 years old, are invited to submit their original literary work such as stories and poems.
The scope of the work may contribute toward Australian literature or have Australiana contents i.e. all aspects about Australia, for example, life, aspirations, vision, current affairs, the bush, and so forth, but this is not a prerequisite.
The work of Henry Lawson and others may provide guidelines but not limited to the style. Invention of new style, creativity or breaking the old boundaries are also key aspects of the award.
Total Prize: $2200
Short story
1st Prize $800
2nd Prize $200
3rd Prize $100
Poetry
1st Prize $800
2nd Prize $200
3rd Prize $100
Highly Commended and Commended Certificates awarded.
Word and Line counts:
Short story: 2000 words max
Poetry: 100 lines max
Theme
Open
For more information, please click here to download the entry form and conditions of entry.
Hi Dee, I’m wondering, do I get a higher advantage of winning if I write about Australia than if I don’t? Thank you!
Unfortunately, I’m not running this competition so I can’t answer that question, but you can find out more about the competition at this Mudgee Valley Writers link: https://mudgeevalleywriters.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/2016-youth-literary-award1.pdf I think they are suggesting here that they would like there to be some Australian content.
Good luck 🙂
Dee