Competition Information
**COMPETITION CANCELLED AS OF 4 MAY 2023.**
With heavy hearts, we are utterly devastated to have to announce the
cancellation of the Write4fun 2023 'Cool Writings' Student Writing Competition.
As of immediately the
competition is cancelled. Judging has ceased. There will be no winners
announced, no prizes granted and no publication printed.
In over 26 years of hosting kids writing and art competitions, Write4fun has
never had such record low entry numbers.
Along with the minimal entries we have received, plagiarism issues due to new
AI technology and growing concern around external cyber privacy from parents
and schools, are affecting participation.
Consistently dwindling participation since Covid has meant that at this time it
is not possible for Write4fun to keep providing this writing platform for
students, or showcase their writing talents in our keepsake books.
We are so very sorry to the wonderful entrants who poured their hearts into the
stories and poems we did receive. THANK YOU so much for being part of
Write4fun. Thank you to the teachers, the parents and especially our amazing
young writers! PLEASE don't be discouraged by this and keep sharing your
writing.
We are sincerely sorry for any disappointment and are thankful to the students who did participate. Keep writing!
Enter the 2023 Schools Poetry & Short Story 'Cool Writings'
Writing Competition! Students all over Australia are invited
to enter their 16 line poems OR 500 word short stories, and battle it
out for the great cash & prizes on offer.
There
is no theme!! Entrants are encouraged to let their imaginations run
wild and write on ANY TOPIC and in ANY STYLE. Students from ALL GRADES
are welcome to enter - Kindergarten to Grade 12.
Entry is FREE and all entries must be in by the EXTENDED closing date of
23 April 2023!
*Please note, entry forms still have original closing date of 26 March 2023
on them. The competition HAS BEEN EXTENDED to 23 APRIL and all entries will be
accepted up to this date.
THE BOOK
Poems
and short stories entered into the competition may be considered for
inclusion in our 2023 Write4fun anthology!* Those selected will have
the opportunity to purchase the edition at a discounted rate. 1st, 2nd
and 3rd prizewinners and Finalists will be featured in the publication and receive a complimentary copy of the book.
*Anthology publication is dependent on interest from competition participants.
“We
are very excited to be sponsoring this competition,” stated Julia
Woods, Managing Editor for Write4fun. “Reading and writing seem to be
taking a back seat these days to computer games and evolving
technology! Our hope is that competitions such as these inspire the
students to be creative with words once more and have fun doing it!"
Competition Prizes
**COMPETITION CANCELLED AS OF 4 MAY 2023.**
As of immediately, the competition is cancelled, judging has ceased, no winners will be announced and no prizes will be granted.
We are sincerely sorry for any disappointment and are thankful to the students who did participate. Keep writing!
Separate judging and prizes for poems and short stories as follows:-
POETRY:-
First
Prize is AUD$1000.00 to be
divided $500 to the school and $500 to the winning student, a First Place pen
and their writing featured on a display plaque, a copy of the competition
keepsake anthology* featuring their writing, PLUS the choice of either a: $500
Apple Gift Card OR a $500 JB Hi-Fi Gift Card OR a $500 Rebel Sport Gift Card OR
a $500 Toyworld Gift Card. We will also be awarding one Second Prize of
AUD$250.00, a Second Place pen and bookmark and a copy of the competition
keepsake anthology* featuring their writing. And one Third Prize of
AUD$150.00, a Third Place pen and bookmark and a copy of the competition
keepsake anthology* featuring their writing. 10x Finalists receive a $25
Officeworks Gift Card, a Finalist pen and bookmark and a copy of the
competition keepsake anthology* featuring their writing.
SHORT STORY:-
First
Prize is AUD$1000.00 to be
divided $500 to the school and $500 to the winning student, a First Place pen
and their writing featured on a display plaque, a copy of the competition
keepsake anthology* featuring their writing, PLUS the choice of either a: $500
Apple Gift Card OR a $500 JB Hi-Fi Gift Card OR a $500 Rebel Sport Gift Card OR
a $500 Toyworld Gift Card. We will also be awarding one Second Prize of
AUD$250.00, a Second Place pen and bookmark and a copy of the competition
keepsake anthology* featuring their writing. And one Third Prize of
AUD$150.00, a Third Place pen and bookmark and a copy of the competition
keepsake anthology* featuring their writing. 10x Finalists receive a $25
Officeworks Gift Card, a Finalist pen and bookmark and a copy of the
competition keepsake anthology* featuring their writing.
*Anthology publication is dependent on interest from competition participants.
Competition Rules
1. The judges’ decision is final
and no correspondence will be entered into.
2. All entrants must be currently
enrolled and attending as students at the Australian school under which they
enter or be Home School Primary or High students.
3. ONE entry per student only.
Poem OR short story.
4. POETRY entries must not exceed
16 lines in length and 64 characters in width per line (not including spaces).
SHORT STORY entries must not
exceed 500 words.
5.
Entries should be submitted via the Write4fun website www.write4fun.net
OR entries and entry forms can be submitted via EMAIL to enter@write4fun.net or
MAILED to Write4fun PO Box 2142,
Nerang DC, QLD 4211.
6. Posted/emailed entries must be
typed on ONE SIDE of a single A4 document or neatly handwritten.
7. The author's name, parent email,
grade level, school name and piece title must appear on the page with each
posted/emailed entry.
8. Each posted/emailed entry must
be submitted with a completed entry form, which can be downloaded from our
website.
9. Entries close Sunday 23 APRIL 2023.(Extended date.)
10. Mailed entries are to be
postmarked no later than the EXTENDED closing date of 23 April 2023.
11. Copying an existing
poem/story is called plagiarising and it is against the law. If plagiarism
occurs, the entrant will be disqualified and their parents and teachers
notified. Write4fun will not be held responsible for any plagiarised work
entered into the competition.
12. Submissions will be judged on
language, creativity and originality, story line and plot, structure and
cohesiveness, based on the entrant’s grade and age.
13. Write4fun reserves the right
to disqualify unsuitable entries.
14. Entries containing profanity and/or extreme graphic and/or violent themes will be disqualified.
15. Co-written entries will be
disqualified.
16. No updated, revised versions
of entries will be considered after initial entry.
17. Entries will not be returned.
18. All care will be taken but no
responsibility will be accepted for any misplaced work.
19. If insufficient entries have
been received in the opinion of the organisers, Write4fun reserves the right to
cancel the competition.
20. There will be separate
judging and prizes for poems and short stories as follows:-
Poetry:-
First
Prize is AUD$1000.00 to be
divided $500 to the school and $500 to the winning student, a First Place pen
and their writing featured on a display plaque, a copy of the competition
keepsake anthology* featuring their writing, PLUS the choice of either a: $500
Apple Gift Card OR a $500 JB Hi-Fi Gift Card OR a $500 Rebel Sport Gift Card OR
a $500 Toyworld Gift Card. We will also be awarding one Second Prize of
AUD$250.00, a Second Place pen and bookmark and a copy of the competition
keepsake anthology* featuring their writing. And one Third Prize of
AUD$150.00, a Third Place pen and bookmark and a copy of the competition
keepsake anthology* featuring their writing. 10x Finalists receive a $25
Officeworks Gift Card, a Finalist pen and bookmark and a copy of the
competition keepsake anthology* featuring their writing.Short Story:-
First
Prize is AUD$1000.00 to be
divided $500 to the school and $500 to the winning student, a First Place pen
and their writing featured on a display plaque, a copy of the competition
keepsake anthology* featuring their writing, PLUS the choice of either a: $500
Apple Gift Card OR a $500 JB Hi-Fi Gift Card OR a $500 Rebel Sport Gift Card OR
a $500 Toyworld Gift Card. We will also be awarding one Second Prize of
AUD$250.00, a Second Place pen and bookmark and a copy of the competition
keepsake anthology* featuring their writing. And one Third Prize of
AUD$150.00, a Third Place pen and bookmark and a copy of the competition
keepsake anthology* featuring their writing. 10x Finalists receive a $25
Officeworks Gift Card, a Finalist pen and bookmark and a copy of the
competition keepsake anthology* featuring their writing.
*Anthology publication is dependent on interest from competition participants.