How to Enter

Criteria

The judges will determine the winners based on the following criteria:

  • Demonstrates empathy and humanity through creative writing.
  • Creative treatment of the competition theme.
  • Effective control of language to communicate meaning.

Students will need a teacher or parent to submit your entry.

Teachers or parents can submit entries online using the form below.

How to Enter

To be valid, entries must be received by the closing date, Friday 15 September 2023, using the form below. Entries must be an original poem or story and be no longer than 500 words. There is a limit of three entries per student.

The theme, Voices for Change, should be a focus of the story or poem in some way. However, the theme does not need to be overdone. Imagination, lateral thinking and creativity are encouraged.

All online submissions must be entered by a teacher or adult.

Each student must be entered separately, with a limit of three entries per student.

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