The Beagle
Apr 30, 2021
Entries close Friday, 30 April 2021 at 5pm.
Children and young people can get help developing their ideas into stories before entries close at one of Council's writing workshops.
Entries are open for the 2021 Mayor's Writing Competition, offering great prizes to young authors aged five to 18.
Students are invited to submit an original work in any style of creative writing – examples include short stories, essays or poems.
Eurobodalla Mayor Innes said there was no set theme this year so students could write about anything they liked.
“Every year we receive a flood of entries for this competition, and every year I am blown away by the creativity and literary talents of our local youth,” the Mayor said.
“The judges are looking for the most imaginative and unique plots – and I know they will once again have a tough time selecting the prize-winning entries.”
Winners in each section receive a $50 book voucher while runners-up receive a $30 book voucher.
Finalists also receive a copy of the Mayor’s Writing Competition Anthology 2021, which will include their work.
The age categories are: 5-6 years, 7-8 years, 9-10 years, 11-12 years, 13-14 years and 15-18 years.
Entries close Friday, 30 April 2021 at 5pm. Clr Innes will announce the winners at a mayoral event on Thursday 24 June 2021.
For more information or to enter head to https://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/home/news-and-events/mayors-writing-competition
Above: Zahlia Kelly won the Syd Hayes Creative Writing Award in the 2020 Mayor’s Writing Competition with an evocative story perfectly capturing the exhilaration surfers feel when catching a wave.