Bring out your pens and sharpen your pencils: here's an awesome list of writing and illustrating competitions kids can enter for the rest of this year - Classroom Express - Fremantle Press. Storyathon for Kids Write a microstory that is exactly 100 words.
This writing competition is open to children in years 3–8 during each school term. You can submit up to three stories for one competition, and you can enter all or just a few of the competitions run each year. Closing date: the end of each school term For more information, visit the Storyathon website. Collide! Produce a book trailer that features a book from the 2020 Children’s Book Council of Australia Notables list or an Australian title on the 2020 New South Wales Premier’s Reading Challenge list.
Closing date: New closing date! For more information, visit the CBCA website. Toolangi C.J. Write an original work of poetry that celebrates the work of C.J. Closing date: Tuesday 1 September 2020. Indigenous Language Art Competition (ends July 31) 1.
Upload your entry Tell your parents what you're creating and uploading here. DO NOT use real names anywhere on your entry! You don't need to register or log in, just fill the entry form and upload your image. Tim Winton Award for Young Writers (closes August 14) The City of Subiaco presents the twenty eighth annual Tim Winton Award for Young Writers.
This creative writing award is open to Western Australian school students and encourages imagination, innovation and creativity. Entries for the Tim Winton Awards are now open! Entries close at 5.30pm on Friday 14 August. To stay up to date with the latest information for the 2020 awards, sign up to our mailing list. Click here to download this year's poster (PDF 3.66MB). Entry requirements Tim Winton Award is open to Western Australian school students in years one to twelve. Judging The award is judged by a panel of local authors, educators and librarians. Frequently asked questions For further award information, download the frequently asked questions (PDF 152KB) document.
How to enter The online entry form will be available from 9.30am on Monday 20 July. To submit your story electronically, upload your entry at the time of registration. Tim Winton Award City of Subiaco PO Box 270 SUBIACO WA 6904 Prizes. Pens Against Poverty Writing Competition (closes September 4) Chevron Focus Environment (closes September 25) The Ickabog Illustration Competition. Calling all budding artists!
J.K. Rowling is inviting you to help illustrate The Ickabog for her. Every day when chapters of the story are uploaded, she will be making suggestions for what you might like to draw or paint to illustrate the story as it goes along. You should let your imagination run wild! The best bit is, if you are between seven and twelve years old, your parent or guardian on your behalf can enter your drawings or paintings into the official competition being run by J.K. Your artwork must be entered by a parent or guardian, via the publisher’s own competition website in your country (see below) – the publishers are going to be judging all the competition entries. You cannot enter the competition here on this website. So get imagining, and good luck! Fremantle Press's top 12 writing competitions (various closing dates) New year, new opportunities, and 2019 has plenty to offer when it comes to writing competitions for children and young adults.
Author, editor and creative writing mentor Deb Fitzpatrick has put together a comprehensive list for you to browse through. Better still, download the poster version to stick up in your classroom so your aspiring writers have something to work towards. Fogarty Literary Award 2019 An unpublished work of adult fiction, narrative non-fiction or young adult fiction.Open to: Western Australians aged between 18 and 35.Entry fee: FreePrize: $20,000 and a publishing contract with Fremantle Press.Closing date: 22 April 2019Further information: www.fremantlepress.com.au/fogarty-award/ Peter Cowan 600 Short Story Award Short story of no more than 600 words.Open to: Writers from 12 to 17 living in AustraliaEntry fee: $5Prizes: $50Closing date: 29 March 2019Further information: www.pcwc.org.au/competitions/2019-peter-cowan-600-word-short-story-award/