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Enter the Boroondara Literary Awards

Enter the Open Short Story Competition
Enter the Young Writers Competition

Entries for the 2018 awards are now open

Enter the Open Short Story Competition

Enter the Young Writers Competition

Entries close at 5pm on Friday 31 August 2018.

Step 1: Prepare your entry

Choose a category from the list below.

Prepare your entry, remembering:

  • to number and title each page
  • to stay within the word limit
  • not to include your name and address anywhere on your entry document
  • to keep a copy of your entry.

Read the full terms and conditions of the 2018 Boroondara Literary Awards.

Step 2: Submit your entry

Entries can be submitted online: 

Categories

1. Open short story

Criteria Prize
  • Open-themed short story open to all Australian residents
  • Word length between 1500 and 3000 words
  • First: $1500
  • Second: $1000
  • Third: $500

The Keith Carroll Award of $500 is given to the best entry from a Boroondara resident.

2. Young writers

Prose or poetry for young people who live, work or study in Boroondara.

Criteria

Prize

Junior category

  • Open to young people in school years 5 and 6
  • Prose length between 300 and 500 words
  • Poetry length must be less than 100 lines

Prose

  • First: $300
  • Second: $200
  • Third: $100

Poetry

  • First: $300
  • Second: $200
  • Third: $100

Middle category

  • Open to young people in school years 7, 8 and 9
  • Prose length between 500 and 900 words
  • Poetry length must be less than 200 lines

Prose

  • First: $450
  • Second: $300
  • Third: $150

Poetry

  • First: $450
  • Second: $300
  • Third: $150

Senior category

  • Open to young people in school years 10, 11 and 12
  • Open to young people not in secondary school, aged 15- to 18-years as of 1 January 2018
  • Prose length between 900 and 1300 words
  • Poetry length must be less than 200 lines.

Prose

  • First: $600
  • Second: $400
  • Third: $200

Poetry

  • First: $600
  • Second: $400
  • Third: $200
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