Competitions, News, Opportunities, Young Writers
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As part of Love to Read Local Month 2025, Writing WA is thrilled to launch the BookTok Competition — a fun and creative way to engage with Western Australian books …
Call for submissions: 2025 Fogarty Literary Award
Competitions, Opportunities, Young Writers
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On your marks, get set, submit! Western Australian writers aged 18–35 are invited to submit their unpublished work of fiction, narrative non-fiction, young adult fiction or a verse novel to …
Stories from the Spectrum
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Writing WA is proud to announce the next public all-out for our Short Story Showcase! The Showcase features the work of West Australian authors speaking to different themes, as part …
Curtin University Language & Literacy in Young People Study
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The move from primary to high school can be a stressful period for children. This move happens during early adolescence, a time of increased risk for the development of mental …
Writing is Magic: A Saci Books Kids, Tweens and Teens Writing Competition
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Do you believe in the magic of stories? Do you love creating worlds where anything is possible and adventures are just a page away? If you’re between the ages of …
Literature Centre Young Writers Program
Young Writers
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The Literature Centre’s Young Writers program is open to WA student writers in Years 6 to12. Once a term, students learn from an award-winning Australian author in a day long, …
KSP Groups for Young Writers
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Are you a young writer under the age of 18? Would you like to meet up with other young writers and be encouraged in your writing while being mentored by …
Pulch Magazine to Launch Inaugural Print Edition
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Pulch is a WA magazine run by youth, for youth, with the inaugural print edition being available to purchase from 10 December. This edition of Pulch will feature over 25 …
Submit to Pulch Mag
Opportunities, Young Writers
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If you are a young person living in or from WA aged 26 or under, the editors of Pulch Mag want to hear your stories. Write about anything and everything, …
The Literature Centre’s Online Writing Program
Young Writers
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The Literature Centre’s well-established program for Years 6-12 students (formerly Talented Young Writers’ Program) is now available online and called Young Writers Online. Enrolled students receive over 3 hours of author …