Are you a budding writer?
Are you aged 18 to 25 and live in Queensland? Enter your short story of 2,500 words or less in the State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award 2012 and you could win $2,000 and career launching opportunities.
Submissions close 13 July.
The competition
The judging panel will select the winner of the Young Writers Award 2012, the first runner up and four highly commended entries.
The judging panel consists of The Courier Mail Arts Editor Nathaneal Cooper, Brisbane Writers Festival Director Jane O’Hara, author Sue Gough, and novelist and former Young Writers Award winner Alasdair Duncan.
Prizes
The Young Writers Award winner, first runner-up and four highly commended entries each receive prize packs.
Prizes include:
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$2,000 to the Young Writers Award winner
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$500 to the first runner-up recipient
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12 month youth membership to Queensland Writers Centre
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12 month membership to Australian Writers Marketplace online
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Admission to a Queensland Writers Centre workshop/Industry seminar
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Admission to a Brisbane Writers Festival workshop
Hop to it! All entry details here.
