Armadale Young Writers' Awards

This creative writing (prose only) competition is open to students in years 3 to 12 who reside or attend school in the City of Armadale. The categories are:

The cash prizes for each category are:

All finalists receive a trophy, certificate and a copy of the anthology containing all place-getting entries.

An overall winner chosen from all the place-getters will receive a bonus $50 gift card.

See the Information Brochure for the Hints and Tips Checklist to help you write your best story!

This is an online only competition which is open for entries from 1 to 30 June 2025.

Before you enter your story please check the following:

• Have you checked the spelling and grammar?
• Is the word count 2000 words or less?
• Is your story in the Times New Roman font, size 12?
• Is it in the correct format MS Word (.docx)?

If you answered 'yes' to all of these, your story is ready to enter!

Teachers wishing to enter multiple students' work (5 entries at a time), may do so using the online teacher's registration below.

1. All entrants must either reside or attend school within the City of Armadale, Perth, Western Australia.
2. Students must be in school years 3 to 12.
3. Entries must be prose. No poetry, scripts, graphic novels, or illustrations.
4. Entries must be the original work of the entrant, and should not be edited by another person.
5. The use of AI is not permitted.
6. Ideas should be original and not copied from movies, television or books.
7. The word limit is 2000 words or less.
8. Entries should be typed in MS Word (.docx).
9. One entry per person only. No joint entries.
10. Names should not appear on entry pages (for judging purposes), only on the entry form which must accompany each entry.
11. Quality of writing – to be grammatically correct and free of spelling errors.
12. The judges' decision will be final.
13. The City of Armadale reserves the right not to present an award.

See the full Terms and Conditions.