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History
The State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award is a short story competition of 2,500 words or less open to Queensland residents aged 15-25. It has categories for writers aged 15-17 and 18-25 with multiple prizes for the 18-25 category including $2000 awarded to the first place recipient and $500 to the runner-up.
Subcategories
Latest Winners / Recipients (also see subcategories)v1535
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Year: 2019
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Year: 2018
winner (Writers aged 18-25) Everyone Will Be There 2018 single work short story
— Appears in: State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award Website 1998-;winner (Writers aged 15-17) These Broken Souls of Ours 2018 single work short story
— Appears in: State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award Website 1998-; -
Year: 2017
winner (18-25 year category) Every Idea I Had For My Australian Literature Short Story Collection 2017 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award Website 1998-;winner (15 - 17 year category) We Cut Strings 2017 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award Website 1998-; -
Year: 2016
winner (15-17 age category) Oblivion 2016 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award Website 1998-;winner (18-25 age category) An Overflow of Dust 2016 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award Website 1998-; -
Year: 2015
winner (18-25 year category) Surface 2015 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award Website 1998-; Award Winning Australian Writing 2016 2016; (p. 68-75)
Works About this Award
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Top Young Writers Vie for State Recognition 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 July 2013; (p. 50) -
Writing Award Bridges the Confidence Gap 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 August 2012; (p. 18) -
Young Author Found Her Road to the River of Life 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18-19 September 2010; (p. 22) -
Coastal Tale Impresses 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Westside News , 7 October 2009; (p. 12) -
Young Writers Award Winners 2008 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Uncovered : State Library of Queensland Magazine , Summer no. 2 2008; (p. 9)
