Poetry Writing Prizes and opportunities

Sienna Weir Prize for Poetry

Sienna was a vibrant young woman with a passion for English, and in particular, poetry writing. She wrote and studied poetry from Primary School through to University and completed English at the highest level at SCEGGS, where she excelled in her HSC results and completed an Extension 2 Major Work. To celebrate her life, her family wanted to help foster a love of poetry in young writers and have sponsored a poetry workshop and Speech Night Prize aimed at students in Years 6 and 7.

This year we are excited to invite Australian poet, Jane Gibian, to SCEGGS to work with a small group of Year 6 and 7 students. The students will spend a day in Week 8 of Term 3 learning about poetry, writing and drafting their own pieces while also receiving feedback from Ms Gibian. Their work will be published by the school and considered for the Speech Night prize.  Students are invited to apply for this opportunity by submitting one or two pieces of poetry to either Ms Cristi Wilsmore (Year 6 students) or Ms Jenny Bean (Year 7 students) at the email addresses below. Students may submit any pieces they have composed this year (including pieces they may have worked on in class or submitted for other competitions).  All entries must be submitted electronically by Friday 28 June. We look forward to reading your work!

• Cristi Wilsmore
• Jenny Bean

Dorothea Mackellar Writing Competition

The Dorothea Mackellar Writing Competition entries are due this Sunday 30 June. Students can submit entries themselves using the login details here.

Red Room’s Poetry Forest Competition

This competition encourages students to compose poems which have a positive message on climate change. This competition is open until Friday 27 September. More information can be found here.

The Poetry in Action Poetry Award

Over the last two weeks Years 7 – 10 have all viewed Poetry in Action performances. This group also runs their own poetry competition which gives students the opportunity to win up to $500 and have their work performed in a future production – how exciting!

More information can be found here.

Jenny Bean
Head of English