Emerging writers competition (8-13 years)

As part of the Emerge Festival, Willoughby City Library is launching our first ever creative writing competition for young people. Entries will be divided by age and prizes will be awarded for the top two submissions for each age group.

To enter the competition, you must:

• Live or go to school in the Willoughby LGA and be a member of Willoughby City Library.
• Submit an original short story or poem of no more than 500 words (use of AI is not permitted).
• Use the theme words ‘the gift’.

Entries are judged according to creativity, originality, expression, structure and use of language.

Submissions for this competition closed on Sunday 13 October. Winners will be announced on Friday 1 November. 

Visitor information

Children under the age of 11 should be supervised by someone over 18 at all times in the Library.

We follow NSW Health guidelines for the health and safety of our community and staff. Please read our Behaviour in the Library guidelines and Unaccompanied children guidelines before your visit.

This event may be filmed or photographed. Images may be used on Council websites, publications, social media channels and circulated to the press and other media organisations for publication, transmission or broadcast. If you do not wish your image to be published, please notify staff before the event.

 

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Location

Chatswood Library, 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, 2067, View Map