There are many famous Australian poets which have produced iconic pieces which have helped to shape and remind us of the beautiful country that we live. Dorothea Mackellar's famous poem "My Country" is the perfect example of this, capturing the beauty of the Australian landscape. Written in 1906, Dorothea wrote My Country whilst on a
Edel Wignell lives in the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne, Australia. She enjoys visits to art galleries, seeing films and plays and taking trips to the country. For exercise Edel power-walks; she loves owls and aerial adventures, and is terrified of spiders! Read about Edel as a child and young adult, and her
You have an idea. You want to write a story – or even a whole book. But you can’t seem to make yourself start. Your brain seems empty. Here are few tips that might help: Pick a name If your main characters have names– it makes them real, closer to you. Photographs Photos
I love a good list. I would love a list about lists. I’m hooked. Here is why: It makes me feel as though I am doing something practical (even if I haven’t begun a single chore) Lists help me remember (mostly) It focuses my thoughts I can prioritise better It’s a pleasure – I love
Prime Minister's Literary Awards are a series of writing awards which celebrate and reward those who have made an exceptional contribution to Australian literature and intellectual life. The awards are held annually with hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes given out each year. Prime Minister's Literary Awards Categories The Prime Minister's Literary Awards have
The City of Subiaco hold an annual writing contest for young writers called the Tim Winton Award for Young Writers. This award is open to every Western Australian school student where they are able to enter in a work of creative writing. The Tim Winton Award for Young Writers is broken up into 5 categories
The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were setup in 1985 to honour the contributions of writers in Australia. Today it is one of the most well known set of awards. Overall there is a suite of awards which cover: fiction non fiction drama poetry young writers indigenous writing From this pool of winners, they then have
The university of New South Wales offers an annual writing competition to find the best non-fiction piece on science. All shortlisted entries are published in an annual collection of the best writings on science for the year under The best Science Writing anthology. The competition is named in honour of Australia's first Nobel Laureates William Henry Bragg
The Peter Porter Poetry Competition is a yearly competition where entrants compete for a chance to win the major or runner up shortlist prizes. This prize is open to all age groups and entrants are not required to be in Australia, which has meant that a significant number of entrants from overseas are included each
Redgum Book Club has launched the Young Writers Award to help children aged between 9 and 13 years of age, develop their writing skills and find their unique voice through storytelling. Children are great storytellers; they can create both entertaining written and ‘oral’ stories that, with a little assistance, can be turned into fabulous, character-filled
