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| Young Writers Award
The City of South Perth Young Writers Award is an annual event open to students from Years 1–12 who live or go to school in the City of South Perth. Attracting more than 16,000 entries since its inception in 1987, the award encourages budding young writers to hone their craft. The entries are judged by a panel of librarians and representatives from the education industry.
Find out more about the South Perth Young Writers Awards 2012.
Categories
Prizes are awarded in six different age categories across primary and secondary school:
- Year One
- Lower Primary Years 2–3
- Middle Primary Years 4–5
- Upper Primary Years 6–7
- Secondary Years 8–10
- Upper Secondary Years 11–12
Conditions of Entry
- Entry is open to any school-aged child who resides in or attends school in the City of South Perth.
- Entries must be the entrant’s original work and must be received by the due date.
- Limit of one entry per child.
- Entries may be of any length up to 1500 words.
- Each entry must be accompanied by an entry form. The entrant’s name should only be on the entry form and not on the original piece of work. All names will be removed prior to judging to maintain anonymity.
Prizes
Prizes may be awarded for first and second in each category. Certificates for highly commended works may also be awarded.
The most outstanding entry each year may be awarded the Christobel Mattingley Bronze Medallion. The medallion is named in honour of the contribution to children’s literature by Australian author Christobel Mattingley. Awarding of the medallion is decided by the judging panel and has been presented on only 14 occasions during the 23 years of the Young Writers Award.
All finalists are notified about the award ceremony in July.
For more information about the City of South Perth Young Writers Award, contact the Youth Services Librarian on 9474 0800.
