Creative Writing Opportunities and Competitions

Creative Writers’ Group                       

It has been wonderful to begin our Creative Writers’ Group over the last couple of weeks. This group meets in C6 each Tuesday at lunchtime to play with language, discuss our passion for literature and consider upcoming writing competitions. All students are welcome to join and should speak to their English teacher if they have any questions.

We are so fortunate at SCEGGS to have so many keen and accomplished writers. While teachers will be working towards some of the writing competitions mentioned below in class, we thought that the school holidays might provide the time and space for some keen writers to escape into the world of writing and begin to consider some of the opportunities below. We wish all our students and families a lovely holiday with plenty of reading and writing!

Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Competition

The Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Competition is one of the most prestigious Australian Poetry Competitions for school aged students. The theme for the competition this year is “In my Opinion.” Many fabulous resources and past winners of the competition can be found at their website. The School has registered for this competition, so please contact your class teacher if you would like to submit your poetry.

Open now until 30 June 2022.

What Matters Writing Competition

This is a national writing competition which encourages students to write reflectively and persuasively about topics which they are passionate about. Again, a wide range of resources are available on the website.

Open now until 6 May 2022.

Inner West Young Creatives Awards

Limited to students from the Inner West, these awards offer a range of creative opportunities for students.

Open now until 31 July 2022.

Jenny Bean
Head of English