Young Writers' Award

Logo for Young Writers' Award

Submissions for the 2025 Young Writers' Award will open on Monday 13 January.

2025 marks 36 years of Stanton Library and North Sydney Council celebrating the writing talent of young people in our community with our annual Young Writers' Award since 1989.

Young people aged 11 to 18 years old are invited to submit either one poem or one short story not exceeding 750 words for the Nan Manefield Young Writers’ Award.