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The Sydney Morning Herald launches new essay prize for young writers

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It was entering a writing prize that changed novelist Tara June Winch’s life.

The Miles Franklin winner was a teenager when she submitted what would become the opening chapter of her debut novel to a writing award. She didn’t win first place but scored a far greater prize than she expected: the momentum and confidence to keep writing.

Tara June Winch photographed in Paris. Credit: Antoine Doyen

Swallow the Air – about a teenage girl exploring her Indigenous heritage – was released to acclaim a few years later in 2006. Winch’s second novel The Yield – a celebration of Wiradjuri language, stories and culture – swept the major literary prizes after it was published in 2019 and is now set to be adapted for the screen .

This experience is one of the reasons Winch signed up to be a guest judge of The Sydney Morning Herald’s inaugural essay competition which aims to encourage the next generation of Australian writers.

Entries are divided into age categories: 14-18 (up to 800 words) and 19-24 years (up to 2000 words). There are three essay topics to choose from: What makes you optimistic about the future of Sydney or NSW?; What are t he priorities you would set for Australia and why; and What do you wish more people understood?

Submissions close on October 2 and will be judged by senior Herald editors and Winch. The winner of each age group will receive $1000 – courtesy of Dymocks Books and Tutoring – and their essays will be published in the Herald . They will also receive digital subscriptions to the Herald, a tour of the newsroom and a chance to pitch four additional pieces for publication. Two runners-up in each age category will receive $500 and a 12-month digital subscription.

Herald editor Bevan Shields said he hoped the prize would help young people develop a life-long love of writing.

“I am thrilled this prize will provide a platform for young people to share their points of view on subjects that matter to them. They are the voices – and hopefully bylines – of the future so I am looking forward to reading their essays.”

Winch, who lives outside of Paris in France, encouraged entrants to persevere through self-doubt when it came to writing their essays.

“I self-sabotaged all the time. I would lose confidence. I didn’t think I was worthy of it. I think it’s about being brave enough to do the thing and whether it works out or not being brave enough to do it again and hold on to it,” she said.

Winch said entrants should seek inspiration from other essayists, with Joan Didion, Susan Sontag, Tony Morrison, Amy Maguire and Helen Garner regulars on her reading list.

The judges will look for innovative and engaging writing styles and compelling arguments on topical subjects. The entries must not have been previously published.

“It should feel like a song, like your soul is singing. It should feel instinctually correct like something you really want to tell,” Winch, who is now finishing her third novel as well as working on screen projects, said.

“I would love to see something really moving and unique in language, which also manages to form and hold on to an elegant and eloquent idea.”

And, as Winch well knows from the result of her first prize entry, winning isn’t everything.

“I’m still visiting ideas from 20 years ago as there might be something that I missed that I can use ... Even if you don’t win, it is done, it’s written, it will be there forever to revisit.”

The Sydney Morning Herald /Dymocks Essay Prize - entry form

Writers should choose ONE of the following essay questions:

1. What makes you optimistic about the future of Sydney or NSW?

2. What are the priorities you would set for Australia and why?

3. What do you wish more people understood?

Entry criteria:

The judges will be looking for original, compelling content that has not been previously published (in school newspapers or other competitions); that demonstrates excellent writing skills; has an engaging voice and style; that makes a compelling, well-researched argument; is topical and thought-provoking.

You are welcome to incorporate first-person narrative in your persuasive argument. Creativity, innovation and reportage will be given special consideration.

Your essay should be your original work; it should not be written by AI or plagiarised;
Competition open to people aged 14 to 24 years of age on 2 October 2023;
The competition is open to Australian residents only;
Students aged under 18 need parental permission to enter;
Word lengths will be strictly enforced (+/- 10 per cent);
Only one entry is allowed per person.

Prize details:

The first prize winners in NSW in each age group will receive:

A cash prize of $1000, courtesy of Dymocks Books and Tutoring;
A 12-month subscription to smh.com.au ;
Publication of the essay in print and digital formats;
An invitation to tour the SMH newsroom and meet journalists and editors;
A certificate;
An invitation to pitch up to four additional opinion pieces in the following 12 months.

Two runners-up in each age group will receive:

A cash prize of $500, courtesy of Dymocks Books and Tutoring;
A 12-month digital subscription to smh.com.au ;
A certificate.

Entry form here . If you have any questions, please email [email protected] with SMH Essay Prize in the subject line.

Terms and Conditions: Game of skill. Competition open to residents of Australia aged 14 to 24 years of age. Entrants under the age of 18 must have permission from a parent of legal guardian to enter the Promotion. Competition closes 2 October 2023 at 11:59pm AEST. Judging will take place on 20 November 2023 at 12:30pm at Promoter’s office. Winner notified by email within 7 days and published on smh.com.au by 30 November 2023. Full terms and conditions at your.smh.com.au/essay-prize-terms . Promoter is Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Ltd of 1 Denison Street, North Sydney NSW 2060.

The Sydney Morning Herald/Dymocks Essay Prize closes on October 2.

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The Age launches new essay award for young writers

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Maxine Beneba Clarke distinctly remembers the first time she was published. The award-winning novelist, poet and children’s book writer had a story appear in The Big Issue.

“Seeing your work printed in something that people you don’t know can read is an incredible feeling,” she says. “I remember seeing someone standing on the street reading this thing and thinking ‘Oh my goodness, anyone could read that, and it’s got my writing in it’. You get bitten by the bug, definitely.”

It’s one of the reasons she agreed to be the guest judge in a new essay competition launched by The Age, an initiative designed to encourage young writers to have their voices heard.

Beneba Clarke says The Age/ Dymocks Essay Prize is a bridge between young, emerging writers and professional writing. In some school competitions, you win, she says, you get a prize and that’s the end of the matter. “The idea of getting something published by a newspaper, that’s the big thing,” she says.

Divided into two age groups - 14-18 (up to 800 words) and 19-24 (up to 2000 words) - entrants are invited to respond to current issues, choosing from one of the following essay topics: what makes you optimistic about the future of Melbourne or Victoria?; h ow is Victoria different from the rest of the country and how have those differences been established?; or What is the one law you would change and why?

Patrick Elligett, The Age ’s editor, said: “We want The Age to be considered a forum for open debate and nuanced discussion of society’s most important issues. This competition is an extension of that idea. By inviting our younger audiences to participate, we are encouraging a section of the community often left out of the public discourse to speak up and be heard.”

The winner’s work in each age group will be published in The Age and the writers invited to pitch a series of opinion pieces. They will also receive $1000, courtesy of Dymocks Books and Tutoring; a tour of The Age newsroom; and a 12-month digital subscription to theage.com.au. Two runners-up in each age group will receive $500, again courtesy of Dymocks, and a 12-month digital subscription to The Age .

Being short-listed for prizes in her early to late 20s helped Beneba Clarke confirm she could write, she says. On a practical front, writing competitions forced her to finish pieces and send them off. “As much as we hate deadlines, knowing that you’ve got to put something in on this date and working towards that helps.”

Maxine Beneba Clarke encourages young writers to be bold. Credit: Simon Schluter

Beneba Clarke has a picture book called I Know A Place coming out later this month, and the adaptation of her highly acclaimed memoir The Hate Race will be performed at the Malthouse early next year. She regularly speaks to students as The Hate Race and Foreign Soil have been on the Victorian syllabus: “Writing is very much seen as this mysterious career that doesn’t have a defined path.”

Her advice to anyone entering The Age /Dymocks Essay Prize is simple: be bold. “Write about something you really want to write about. The things that I write that are most successful are those where I have this insistence that it has to be written,” she says. “Don’t preempt what is likely to be successful. Just write about something you love, something that you’re going to enjoy writing about.”

The Age’s senior writer Jewel Topsfield, along with culture editor Osman Faruqi and opinion editor Patrick O’Neil, will also help judge the entries.

The judges will be looking for original, compelling content that has not been previously published (including in school newspapers or other competitions), that demonstrates excellent writing skills, has an engaging voice and style, that makes a compelling argument and that is topical and thought-provoking.

Writers can incorporate first-person style into their persuasive argument; creativity and innovation will be given special consideration.

Entries are due by October 2. A shortlist of 10 writers in each age group will be announced in mid-November and the winners announced in late November.

The Age/Dymocks Essay Prize - entry form

Writers should choose ONE of the following essay questions:

1. What makes you optimistic about the future of Melbourne or Victoria?

2. How is Victoria different from the rest of the country and how have those differences been established?

3. What is the one law you would change and why?

Entry criteria:

Your essay should be your original work; it should not be written by AI or plagiarised;
Competition open to people aged 14 to 24 years of age on 2 October 2023;
The competition is open to Australian residents only;
Students aged under 18 need parental permission to enter;
14-18 years can write up to 800 words; 19-24 years can write up to 2000 words. Word lengths will be strictly enforced (+/- 10 per cent);
See above for judging criteria;
Only one entry is allowed per person.

Prize details:

The first prize winners in Victoria in each age group will receive:

A cash prize of $1000, courtesy of Dymocks Books and Tutoring;
A 12-month subscription to theage.com.au
Publication of the essay in print and digital formats;
An invitation to tour The Age newsroom and meet journalists and editors;
A certificate;
An invitation to pitch up to four additional opinion pieces in the following 12 months.

Two runners-up in each age group will receive:

A cash prize of $500, courtesy of Dymocks Books and Tutoring;
A 12-month digital subscription to theage.com.au
A certificate.

Entry form here . If you have any questions, please email [email protected] with The Age Essay Prize in the subject line

Terms and conditions: Game of skill. Competition open to residents of Australia aged 14 to 24 years of age. Entrants under the age of 18 must have permission from a parent of legal guardian to enter the Promotion. Competition closes 2 October 2023 at 11:59pm AEST. Judging will take place on 20 November 2023 at 12:30pm at Promoter’s office. Winner notified by email within 7 days and published on theage.com.au by 30 November 2023. Full terms and conditions at your.theage.com.au/essay-prize-terms . Promoter is Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Ltd of 1 Denison Street, North Sydney NSW 2060.

Entries for The Age/Dymocks Essay Prize close on October 2.

Brisbane Times

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Finalists announced for the Brisbane Times Essay Prize 2023

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Physical and mental health issues, community action and racism are some of the subjects addressed by the young writers selected as finalists in the 2023 Brisbane Times Essay Prize, supported by Dymocks.

Seven essay writers aged 14 to 18 years and five aged 19 to 24 have made the shortlists, with the winners to be announced in late November.

Brisbane’s top young writers announced as finalists in Essay Prize. Credit: Aresna Villanueva

“The finalists represent a strong writing future for Brisbane,” said judge, novelist and author Ellen van Neerven. “I was impressed by the skill and courage of these young writers and it was a great privilege to read their work.”

Entrants to the competition were asked to select from three essay topics: What makes you optimistic about the future of Brisbane or Queensland? ; What are the priorities you would set for Australia and why? ; and What do you wish more people understood?

The winning essays will be published by Brisbane Times , and the authors will be invited to contribute additional opinion pieces in the following 12 months. The first-prize winner in each age group will receive $1000, courtesy of Dymocks Books and Tutoring.

In the category of writers aged 14 to 18, Leonard Cavallaro made the top seven with an essay describing community action that was taken against a development proposal in his neighbourhood, while Andie McGregor argued that protecting Australia’s democracy should be a priority for its future.

Brisbane author and essay prize judge Ellen van Neerven. Credit: Paul Harris

Levi Gao wishes more people understood the importance of the city’s bus drivers, and Sabrina Guse would like them to realise that we’ll only see the future we dream of if we act now.

Charlotte van Voorst wishes more people understood what verbal and motor tics are and how to behave around them. Mandy Ng argues that more people should realise they don’t have to be perfect, and Aleena Khan writes that women don’t have to be damsels – they can be knights.

In the category of writers aged 19 to 24, Sabina Mansilla-Riding writes compellingly about teen suicide and how music can aid resilience.

Meg Baresic tackles the negative effects of social media and Claire Moman , the problem of medical gaslighting of women and minorities.

While Gabriella Marcelline wishes more people in Brisbane understood the pressure to be a “good immigrant”, Teal Rees would like them to know about the prevalence of ADHD in adult women.

Finalists in the 2023 Brisbane Times Essay Prize (in alphabetical order)

Leonard Cavallaro
Sabrina Guse
Aleena Khan
Andie McGregor
Charlotte van Voorst
Meg Baresic
Sabina Mansilla-Riding
Gabriella Marcelline
Claire Moman

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The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Brisbane Times partner with Dymocks for inaugural essay competition

James Chessell: “We hope this essay competition gives young people a platform to be thought-provoking and inspiring”

The Sydney Morning Herald , The Age and Brisbane Times have teamed up to announce a prestigious new annual essay prize for young writers .

The essay prize , which is supported by Dymocks Books and Tutoring, is an exciting chance for budding writers to share their ideas and unique perspectives with a vast audience, as the winners will be published by the mastheads.

Winners in each state will receive cash prizes totalling $12,000 courtesy of Dymocks, 12-month digital subscriptions to The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Brisbane Times, plus an invitation to pitch up to four additional opinion pieces in the following 12 months.

James Chessell , Nine’s managing director – publishing, said: “This is a terrific opportunity for young Australians to showcase creativity and we couldn’t be prouder to launch this project with the support of Dymocks. Our mastheads are the home of Australian public interest journalism and are built on a foundation of uncompromising, high-quality writing. We hope this essay competition gives young people a platform to be thought-provoking and inspiring.”

Mark Buckland , director of Dymocks Group, said: “For almost 150 years, Dymocks through Dymocks Books and Dymocks Tutoring has been committed to the written word and the impact it can have on society. We’re incredibly proud to support The Sydney Morning Herald , The Age and Brisbane Times in this inaugural essay competition. We hope that the competition amplifies the voices of today’s young writers and encourages them to share through the written word their aspirations and vision for the future.”

Entries are invited in two age categories, 14-18 and 19-24 years, on a choice of essay topics. The essays will be judged by senior editors at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Brisbane Times, as well as special guest judges in each state – award-winning authors Tara June Winch (NSW), Maxine Beneba Clarke (Victoria) and Ellen van Neerven (Queensland).

Writers are able to incorporate first-person narrative in their persuasive argument; creativity and innovation will be given special consideration.

Entries are due by October 2. In mid-November each masthead will announce a shortlist of writers in each age category, then the winners and runners-up will be announced in late November.

The Essay Prize joins Nine Publishing’s other highly respected writing awards – The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist Award, and The Age Book of the Year Award (fiction and non-fiction).

Entry forms for the essay prize can be found here for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Brisbane Times .

Top image, left to right: Maxine Beneba Clarke, Tara June Winch and Ellen van Neerven

Dymocks to partner with the Age, Sydney Morning Herald, and Brisbane Times for essay prize

A new essay prize for young writers has been announced for Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria by the Brisbane Times , Sydney Morning Herald, and Age respectively, supported by Dymocks.

With separate competitions running in each of the three states, entries are now open for two age categories—writers aged 14 to 18 years, and those aged 19 to 24 years. Entrants are to write a persuasive nonfiction essay in response to one of several prompts, such as ‘What makes you optimistic about the future of Melbourne or Victoria?’ or for entrants in New South Wales, ‘What do you wish more people understood?’.

The Age described the competition as ‘an exciting chance for young writers to share their ideas with a vast audience’, with editor Patrick Elligett citing the need for young people to have a platform within public discourse. The hosting publications will publish the winning essays, as well as inviting winning writers to pitch up to four additional opinion pieces in the twelve months following.

Senior editors at the respective publications will form the judging committee for each competition, alongside guest judges Ellen van Neerven (Queensland), Tara June Winch (New South Wales), and Maxine Beneba Clarke (Victoria).

The first prize winner in each state will receive a cash prize of $1000, alongside a 12-month subscription to the hosting publication, as well as additional opportunities, such as a newsroom tour. Two runners up will also be awarded in each state, each receiving $500 and a 12-month subscription.

The shortlisted pieces will be announced in mid-November, with the winner announcements to follow at the end of the month.

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Prestigious annual essay prize launched to inspire young writers

The Sydney Morning Herald , The Age and Brisbane Times are proud to announce a prestigious new annual essay prize for young writers.

The essay prize, which is supported by Dymocks Books and Tutoring, is an exciting chance for budding writers to share their ideas and unique perspective with a vast audience as the winners will be published by the mastheads.

Winners in each state will receive cash prizes totalling $12,000 courtesy of Dymocks, 12-month digital subscriptions to The Sydney Morning Herald , The Age and Brisbane Times, plus an invitation to pitch up to four additional opinion pieces in the following 12 months.

James Chessell, Nine’s Managing Director – Publishing, said: “This is a terrific opportunity for young Australians to showcase creativity and we couldn’t be prouder to launch this project with the support of Dymocks. Our mastheads are the home of Australian public interest journalism and are built on a foundation of uncompromising, high-quality writing. We hope this essay competition gives young people a platform to be thought provoking and inspiring.”

Mark Buckland, director of Dymocks Group, said: “ For almost 150 years Dymocks through Dymocks Books and Dymocks Tutoring has been committed to the written word and the impact it can have on society. We’re incredibly proud to support The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Brisbane Times in this inaugural essay competition. We hope that the competition amplifies the voices of todays’ young writers and encourages them to share through the written word their aspirations and vision for the future.”

Entries are invited in two age categories, 14-18 and 19-24 years, on a choice of essay topics. The essays will be judged by senior editors at The Sydney Morning Herald , The Age and Brisbane Times , as well as special guest judges in each state – award-winning authors Tara June Winch (NSW), Maxine Beneba Clarke (Victoria) and Ellen van Neerven (Queensland).

Writers are able to incorporate first-person narrative in their persuasive argument; creativity and innovation will be given special consideration.

Entries are due by October 2. In mid-November each masthead will announce a shortlist of writers in each age category, then the winners and runners-up will be announced in late November.

Entry forms for the essay prize can be found here for The Sydney Morning Herald , The Age and Brisbane Times .

High res pics of authors can be found HERE

For further information, please contact: Adrian Motte Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing [email protected]

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A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE YOUR WRITING PUBLISHED!

The Age and Dymocks bookstores have created an exciting new writing prize for young people.

This is a great opportunity for young writers to share their ideas with a vast audience.

All students in Years 8 to 12 are encouraged to enter.

The Age/Dymocks Essay Prize is for persuasive non-fiction writing . It is open for entry in two age groups (14-18 years and 19-24 years). There will be six winners decided by senior editors at The Age - Jewel Topsfield, Osman Faruqi, Patrick O'Neil - and special guest judge, award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke.

Click on this link to read more about why Beneba Clarke agreed to be a judge: Maxine Beneba Clarke

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

14-18 years can write up to 800 words; 19-24 years can write up to 2000 words.
Only one entry is allowed per person.
The deadline for entries is 5pm, Monday 2 October.

First prize winners in each age group will receive:

A cash prize of $1000 , courtesy of Dymocks Books and Tutoring;
A 12-month subscription to The Age;
Publication of their essay in print and digital formats;
An invitation to tour The Age newsroom and meet journalists and editors;
An invitation to pitch up to four additional opinion pieces in the following 12 months.

Two runners-up in each age group will receive: A cash prize of $500, courtesy of Dymocks Books and Tutoring, and a 12-month digital subscription to The Age .

Entrants must respond to ONE of the following essay questions:

1. What makes you optimistic about the future of Melbourne or Victoria?

2. How is Victoria different from the rest of the country and how have those differences been established?

3. What is the one law you would change and why?

The entry form and further details can be found HERE

If you have any questions, simply email [email protected] with The Age Essay Prize in the subject line.

Good luck, McKinnon writers!

Ms Liz Pentland

Writer of the Month Coordinator

Finalists announced for The Age’s essay award for young writers

The shortlist for The Age/Dymocks Essay Prize is officially in. Winners will be announced in late November.

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The Sydney Morning Herald Essay Prize

Enter The Sydney Morning Herald Essay Prize to have your writing published to a wide audience! The winner will receive $1,000 and spend a day in The Sydney Morning Herald's newsroom.

Two runners-up will receive $500 and a 12-month digital subscription.

There are three essay topics to choose from, with a 2000-word limit:

What makes you optimistic about the future of Sydney or NSW?
What are t he priorities you would set for Australia and why?
What do you wish more people understood?

Entries close Monday 2 October and will be judged by senior Herald editors and Tara June Winch. The competition is open to Australian residents aged below 24.

Learn more and enter!

The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Brisbane Times partner with Dymocks for inaugural essay competition

James Chessell: “We hope this essay competition gives young people a platform to be thought-provoking and inspiring”

The Sydney Morning Herald , The Age and Brisbane Times have teamed up to announce a prestigious new annual essay prize for young writers .

Writers are able to incorporate first-person narrative in their persuasive argument; creativity and innovation will be given special consideration.

Entries are due by October 2. In mid-November each masthead will announce a shortlist of writers in each age category, then the winners and runners-up will be announced in late November.

Entry forms for the essay prize can be found here for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Brisbane Times .

Top image, left to right: Maxine Beneba Clarke, Tara June Winch and Ellen van Neerven

Dymocks to partner with the Age, Sydney Morning Herald, and Brisbane Times for essay prize

A new essay prize for young writers has been announced for Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria by the Brisbane Times , Sydney Morning Herald, and Age respectively, supported by Dymocks.

The shortlisted pieces will be announced in mid-November, with the winner announcements to follow at the end of the month.

Category: Awards Local news

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Prestigious annual essay prize launched to inspire young writers

The Sydney Morning Herald , The Age and Brisbane Times are proud to announce a prestigious new annual essay prize for young writers.

Winners in each state will receive cash prizes totalling $12,000 courtesy of Dymocks, 12-month digital subscriptions to The Sydney Morning Herald , The Age and Brisbane Times, plus an invitation to pitch up to four additional opinion pieces in the following 12 months.

Mark Buckland, director of Dymocks Group, said: “ For almost 150 years Dymocks through Dymocks Books and Dymocks Tutoring has been committed to the written word and the impact it can have on society. We’re incredibly proud to support The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Brisbane Times in this inaugural essay competition. We hope that the competition amplifies the voices of todays’ young writers and encourages them to share through the written word their aspirations and vision for the future.”

Entries are invited in two age categories, 14-18 and 19-24 years, on a choice of essay topics. The essays will be judged by senior editors at The Sydney Morning Herald , The Age and Brisbane Times , as well as special guest judges in each state – award-winning authors Tara June Winch (NSW), Maxine Beneba Clarke (Victoria) and Ellen van Neerven (Queensland).

Writers are able to incorporate first-person narrative in their persuasive argument; creativity and innovation will be given special consideration.

Entries are due by October 2. In mid-November each masthead will announce a shortlist of writers in each age category, then the winners and runners-up will be announced in late November.

Entry forms for the essay prize can be found here for The Sydney Morning Herald , The Age and Brisbane Times .

High res pics of authors can be found HERE

For further information, please contact: Adrian Motte Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing [email protected]

Monday, August 28, 2023

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The Age launches new essay award for young writers

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Essay prize entry form

Maxine Beneba Clarke distinctly remembers the first time she was published. The award-winning novelist, poet and children’s book writer had a story appear in The Big Issue.

It’s one of the reasons she agreed to be the guest judge in a new essay competition launched by The Age, an initiative designed to encourage young writers to have their voices heard.

Maxine Beneba Clarke encourages young writers to be bold. Credit: Simon Schluter

The Age’s senior writer Jewel Topsfield, along with culture editor Osman Faruqi and opinion editor Patrick O’Neil, will also help judge the entries.

Writers can incorporate first-person style into their persuasive argument; creativity and innovation will be given special consideration.

Entries are due by October 2. A shortlist of 10 writers in each age group will be announced in mid-November and the winners announced in late November.

The Age/Dymocks Essay Prize - entry form

Writers should choose ONE of the following essay questions:

1. What makes you optimistic about the future of Melbourne or Victoria?

2. How is Victoria different from the rest of the country and how have those differences been established?

3. What is the one law you would change and why?

Entry criteria:

Your essay should be your original work; it should not be written by AI or plagiarised;
Competition open to people aged 14 to 24 years of age on 2 October 2023;
The competition is open to Australian residents only;
Students aged under 18 need parental permission to enter;
14-18 years can write up to 800 words; 19-24 years can write up to 2000 words. Word lengths will be strictly enforced (+/- 10 per cent);
See above for judging criteria;
Only one entry is allowed per person.

Prize details:

The first prize winners in Victoria in each age group will receive:

A cash prize of $1000, courtesy of Dymocks Books and Tutoring;
A 12-month subscription to theage.com.au
Publication of the essay in print and digital formats;
An invitation to tour The Age newsroom and meet journalists and editors;
A certificate;
An invitation to pitch up to four additional opinion pieces in the following 12 months.

Two runners-up in each age group will receive:

A cash prize of $500, courtesy of Dymocks Books and Tutoring;
A 12-month digital subscription to theage.com.au
A certificate.

Entry form here . If you have any questions, please email [email protected] with The Age Essay Prize in the subject line

Entries for The Age/Dymocks Essay Prize close on October 2.

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ALEXIS WRIGHT | PRAISEWORTHY

2024 Stella Prize Winner

Alexis wright – praiseworthy.

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About the book

Fierce and gloriously funny, Praiseworthy is a genre-defiant epic of climate catastrophe proportions. Part manifesto, part indictment, Alexis Wright’s real-life frustration at the indignities of the Anthropocene stalk the pages of this, her fourth novel.

That frustration is embodied by a methane-like haze over the once-tidy town of Praiseworthy. The haze catalyses the quest of protagonist Cause Man Steel. His search for a platinum donkey, muse for a donkey-transport business, is part of a farcical get-rich-quick scheme to capitalise on the new era of heat. Cause seeks deliverance for himself and his people to the blue-sky country of economic freedom.

Praiseworthy belies its elegy-like form to stand firm in the author’s Waanyi worldview and remind us that this is not the end times for that or any Country. Instead it asks, which way my people? Which way humanity?

About the author

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Alexis Wright is a member of the Waanyi nation of the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The author of the prize-winning novels Carpentaria and The Swan Book , Wright has published three works of non-fiction: Take Power , an oral history of the Central Land Council; Grog War , a study of alcohol abuse in the Northern Territory; and Tracker , an award-winning collective memoir of Aboriginal leader, Tracker Tilmouth. Her books have been published widely overseas, including in China, the US, the UK, Italy, France and Poland. She held the position of Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne. Wright is the only author to win the Stella Prize twice. Her latest novel is Praiseworthy , which received the Queensland Literary Award for Fiction in 2023. She is the inaugural winner of the Creative Australia Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature.

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Letter from the 2024 Stella Prize Chair, Beejay Silcox

The deliberations for this year’s longlist were the shortest in Stella Prize history. After more than five months of solid reading, and with a pool of 224 entries, it took less than 20 minutes for us to lock down our finalists, so fervent was our consensus. The books on this list have emphatically – joyfully – earned their place.

The swiftness of our decision feels particularly remarkable given the astonishing quality of this year’s entrants. After years of pandemic enervation and isolation, it feels as if something new is brewing in Australian letters – a literature of ambition.

“Ambitious” is a barbed little word in this country, especially for women. But it’s a word we are determined to rescue from the misogyny, faint praise and tall poppy sneering.

The books on our longlist distinguished themselves with their irrepressible ambition. They are books that rattle our cages and dismantle our cultural scripts – books that brim with ideas and desires. Some are genre-bending and genre-busting; others are genre masterclasses. Some are quietly potent; others are bombastic and irrepressible. But they all demand – command – our full-hearted, full-minded attention. Tales of recalibration and reckoning.

With one exception, the longlisted books take narrative form: novels, memoirs, essays. Even the dyed-in-the-wool poets on our panel agreed that this was a mighty year for prose. The future of the Australian narrative is retina-burning bright.

And, once again, nearly half of the books on our have longlist come from small/indie publishing houses, testament to the vital role these publishers play in diversifying the Australian literary landscape – our cultural conversation is so profoundly enriched by their risk-taking.

It has been an honour to chair the 2024 Stella Prize, and to read alongside such a compassionate and insightful panel. My deepest thanks to my fellow judges: Eleanor Jackson, Bram Presser, Yves Rees and Cheryl Leavy.

It is my second year in a row reading for Stella. Since August of 2022, I’ve read close to 500 works by Australian women and non-binary writers. The heartbeat of Australian writing is here. These writers deserve a global readership. It is culturally damning that the great majority of them struggle to eke out a sustainable career at home.

Just one reason why the Stella Prize matters.

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2024 Stella Prize Judges

Cheryl (she/they) is from the Kooma and Nguri Nations in western and central Queensland. The 2022 winner of the Oodgeroo Noonuccal Poetry Prize, Cheryl has performed at the Brisbane and Byron Writers Festivals, Queensland Poetry Festival and with Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra. Cheryl is currently working on a children’s book based on her poetry. It will be published by UQP in 2024. She has served on many arts boards, including the Brisbane Writers Festival, where she established and chaired the First Nations Advisory Council.

Eleanor (she/they) is a Filipino-Australian poet, performer, arts producer, and advocate. Eleanor is the author of Gravidity and Parity (Vagabond Press), which was Highly Commended in the 2022 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards and the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) Mary Gilmore Award 2022, and winner of Small Press Network Book of the Year 2022. She is also Chair of Peril magazine, which is dedicated to Asian-Australian arts and culture, and producer of the Melbourne Poetry Map. She is a former Vice-Chair of the Stella Prize and Board Member of the Queensland Poetry Festival.

Beejay (she/they) is a writer, literary critic, and the Artistic Director of the Canberra Writers Festival. Her reviews and cultural commentary regularly appear in national arts publications and are increasingly finding an international audience, including in the Times Literary Supplement , The Guardian , and The New York Times . An award-winning creative writing teacher, Beejay has taught workshops across the globe, including in the US and Cairo. Her short stories and essays have been selected for a number of Australian anthologies.

Bram (he/him) is a semi-reformed punk rocker, recovering academic, lapsed lawyer, occasional critic, and full-time dad. His novel, The Book of Dirt (Text Publishing), won the National Jewish Book Award for Debut Fiction (US), the Voss Prize, and three categories at the NSW Premier’s Awards. His stories have appeared in numerous journals and collections. He was co-founder of Melbourne Jewish Book Week, and writes the novella focussed Substack A Book For Ants . Bram has previously judged the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, The Age Book of the Year, and SMH Young Novelist Award.

Dr Yves Rees (they/them) is a writer and historian living in Naarm. They are a Senior Lecturer in History at La Trobe University, co-host of Archive Fever podcast, and author of All About Yves: Notes from a Transition (Allen & Unwin). They are also co-editor of Nothing to Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia (Allen & Unwin) and Transnationalism, Nationalism and Australian History (Palgrave). Dr Rees was awarded the 2020 ABR Calibre Essay Prize and a 2021 Varuna Residential Fellowship. Their writing has featured in The Guardian , The Age , Sydney Review of Books , Australian Book Review , Meanjin , Griffith Review , and Overland . They have judged the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and the Calibre Essay Prize. Their next book is forthcoming with NewSouth in 2024.

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Woolf Essay Prize 2024

The Woolf Essay Prize 2024 has now closed. Check back here in January 2025 for the 2025 competition!

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In 1928, Virginia Woolf addressed the Newnham Arts Society on the Subject of ‘Women and Fiction’, and from this talk emerged her seminal text, A Room of One’s Own . Newnham is very proud of its place in the history of women’s education, and we are delighted in the continuation of the Woolf Essay Prize. A Room of One’s Own raises a number of questions surrounding the place of women in society, culture, and education, and the competition allows students to contemplate these themes and ideas while developing the independent research and writing skills essential to university-level study.

This year, the Woolf Essay Prize is open to all Women in Year 12 (or equivalent), regardless of school or country. For more information, including the question list, word limit, and submission details, please consult the Information and Questions document. The deadline for submission is 09:00am BST on Monday 8th July 2024. For any queries not answered here, please contact [email protected] .

The Woolf Essay Prize will run separately to our Essay Writing Masterclass Programme , which encompasses a variety of subject interests.

This prize may be of particular interest to those studying English Literature, History, Politics, Philosophy or Sociology, but we absolutely welcome entries from interested students studying any combination of subjects.

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Please note information submitted as part of this competition will be used by the College for the purposes of assessing your essay as part of the Woolf Essay Prize. Certain personal details (questions 24-33 in the submission form) may also inform research which includes evaluation of the effectiveness of this programme for different types of participant, and equalities monitoring. All essay submissions are retained by the College permanently in the College Archive, with winning entries additionally published on the Newnham College website. If you have any questions about the use of your data, please contact [email protected] in the first instance.

Information about how your personal information will be used by us in connection with the administration of this event/activity, and for related purposes, is available here .

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RSTMH Student Essay Competition

RSTMH aims to support our members, Fellows and wider networks from the very start of their Careers. Our Student Essay Competition invites students to explore a wide range of challenging and interesting topics of global health and tropical medicine each year.

2024 RSTMH Student Essay Competition: How could the use of AI improve global health outcomes in LMICs?

The RSTMH Student Essay Competition is open for applications. The essay topic this year is “How could the use of AI improve global health outcomes in LMICs?”.

The Competition is for students studying global health as a degree, or any degree with a component of global health or medicine. It is open to current, full-time, students, based anywhere in the world. Evidence of student status must be provided at the point of submission.

The essay should clearly set out your personal perspective and specific view, with evidence to back up your choice. The essay must demonstrate a combination of scholarship, original thought, and analysis.

The essay should be submitted by 12:00pm BST 21 August 2024

Submit your application here

Length: The essay should be between 1,500 and 2,000 words, excluding references, footnotes, and tables. A 150–200-word summary should also be submitted together with the essay. Please note that if the summary is omitted; the essay will not be considered.

References: All sources must be appropriately acknowledged using references numbered in the order in which they appear in the text with brackets e.g. (2) For reference 2. References do not count as part of the word count.

Format and presentation: The essay must be in English. Please try and organise the essay into a logical succession of headed sections, where possible. Only one essay per person can be submitted.

Originality: The essay should be entirely your own original work and should not have been previously published. The use of AI is not permitted. All essays will be checked for plagiarism, and we encourage you to refer to an academic writing handbook such as this one produced by LSHTM for guidance .

The winner(s) will be decided by the RSTMH Education and Training Committee. Highly commended essays may also be selected. The decision of the Committee is final.

The panel will be assessing essays using the following criteria

How well your personal perspective links to the national or international landscape
How well structured the essay is
How easy the essay is to understand
The evidence basis for your essay, including how you make use of relevant references
How much the essay inspires or engages the reader

The prize for the winning essay is £200, plus a year's free student membership to RSTMH, either new or a renewal. We will also invite the winner to be presented with a certificate and their prize fund at an RSTMH event in 2024.

We may publish, on our website or in our newsletter, anonymized data relating to submissions to the competition. We will announce the winners name and essay title, plus that of any highly commended submissions on our website and through other communication channels. We may publish submitted essays on the RSTMH website and through our other communications channels. We may publish the winning essay in our scientific journal and on our website. By submitting an essay, you agree to these conditions.

Previous winners

2023 Zoe Raw, the University of Bristol, 'Pandemic Planet: The Terrifying Ascent of Zoonotic Diseases in an Overpopulated, Warming World during the Anthropocene’

2022 Hannah Lin, Cambridge University, "The Collateral of Conflict: The Effects of War on Health At Home and Away"

2021 K.M. Pavani Senarathne, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, "Burden of a "universal" healthcare system: The story of a common man from Sri Lanka"

2020 Mark Tan, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, "COVID-19 In An Inequitable World: The Last, The Lost, and The Least"

2019 Anouk de Cort, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, "The hidden clinical picture of climate change"

2018 Matthew Spencer, University College London

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Seungtaek Lee Awarded the 2023-24 Logic and Language Prize

The winner of the 2023-24 Logic and Language Prize is Seungtaek Lee for his essay “”Varieties of Referential Intentions.”

“Varieties of Referential Intentions” by Seungtaek Lee provides an original and well-argued defense of the thesis that the semantic contents of our use of demonstrative expressions– like ‘this’ and ‘that’ in English– are fixed by different kinds of psychological states of language users in different contexts of use–that a variety of different types of referential intentions have semantic significance in our use of language.

Established in honor of Rudolf Carnap and David Kaplan, the prize recognizes the best essay or polished dissertation chapter on logic, the philosophy of logic, or the philosophy of language. More information regarding the prize can be found here and a list of previous Logic and Language essayists can be found here .

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