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History
The Advertiser’s annual Young Writers Awards are open to students from reception to year 12. The award is run in conjunction with the South Australian English Teachers Association.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2008
winner Grace Morcom -
Year: 2006
winner The Oak Tree 2006 single work short story
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 August 2006; (p. 6-7) -
Year: 2005
winner (Young Writer of the Year) Pound 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 August 2005; (p. 42)winner (Editor's Choice Award) Can You Hear It? i "The Murray is breathing, can you hear it?", 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 August 2005; (p. 43) -
Year: 1997
winner (Group 5 Poetry Section) My Sense i "I am the absolutely nothing", 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 June 1997; (p. 22)winner (Group 5 Prose Section) The Race 1997 single work short story
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 June 1997; (p. 22)winner (Group 4 Poetry Section) Psalm Concerning the Beach i "Let me be at the place of the beach.", 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 June 1997; (p. 16)winner (Group 4 Prose Section) Bridging the Gap 1997 single work short story
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 June 1997; (p. 16)winner (Group 6 Poetry Section) Big Dog Out on the Highway i "Birds stick one wing up", 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 June 1997; (p. 16)winner (Group 6 Prose Section) People of the Sun 1997 single work short story
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 June 1997; (p. 16) -
Year: 1994
winner (Group 3 Poetry Section) Grouped i "As a flock of birds", 1994 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 August 1994; (p. 26)winner (Group 3 Prose Section) All Gone 1994 single work short story
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 August 1994; (p. 26) The Advertiser , 12 August 1994; (p. 26)winner (Group 5 Prose Section) Tormented Fish 1994 single work short story
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 August 1994; (p. 26)winner (Group 4 Prose Section) The Rise and Fall of a Python 1994 single work short story
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 August 1994; (p. 26)winner (Group 5 Poetry Section) The Protozoa Song i "Let us sing a song of single cells,", 1994 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 August 1994; (p. 26)winner (Group 4 Poetry Section) Reunion i "There is little in your face now,", 1994 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 August 1994; (p. 26)
Works About this Award
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Tales of Teenage Angst Dominate Awards 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 9 August 2008; (p. 20) -
The Good Times and the Sad 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 18 August 2007; (p. 10-11) A selection of entries in the prose and poetry categories. -
Yes, Poetry Does Have a Place 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 August 2006; (p. 4-8) -
Spot the Twist in a Tale that Wags the Dog 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 August 2005; (p. 42-43) -
Writing for Reality 1999 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 May 1999; (p. 4)
